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Bioenergy Review - Call for Evidence

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The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is conducting a review of bioenergy, which will review work undertaken in 2011 into the potential role of bioenergy in meeting UK carbon budgets through to 2050. You can read the full terms of the call for evidence here. The deadline for submissions is 9am on …

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, food waste operators, crop operators, commitee on climate change, bioenergy, bioenergy review, consultation, GHG emissions, bioenergy sustainability, thom koller

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EU28 on course for 420TWh biogas by 2030

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The European Commission is conducting a ‘Technical Assessment study for biogas optimal use post 2020’, with eclareon, Wageningen UR and CE Delft undertaking research and analysis into how biogas is used across the EU currently and how it could be used in the future, for electricity, heat or transport.…

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Tags: European Commission, anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, crop operators, food waste operators, deployment, renewable financial incentives, biogas to electricity, biomethane as a transport fuel, biomethane to grid, thom koller, RED, bioenergy sustainability

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ADBA presents views on sustainable bioenergy to EC

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As part of the European Commission’s Energy Union strategy a new bioenergy sustainability policy for post 2020 is being developed. The new policy would impact the AD industry with possible changes to: sustainability criteria; soil, water and air quality standards; indirect land-use change (iLUC); and, the creation of new…

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Tags: European Union, ec energy union, bioenergy, bioenergy sustainability, sustainability criteria, anaerobic digestion, biomethane, crop operators, food waste operators, redii, iLUC, thom koller

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ADBA recommendations to EC on new bioenergy sustainability policy

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A new bioenergy sustainability policy for post 2020 is being developed as part of the European Commission’s Energy Union strategy. New sustainable bioenergy policy could have profound impacts on AD and bioresources with possible changes to: sustainability criteria; soil, water and air quality standards; provisions aimed at limiting indirect…

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Tags: European Commission, ec energy union, bioenergy, bioenergy sustainability, sustainability criteria, anaerobic digestion, biomethane, crop operators, food waste operators, redii, iLUC, thom koller

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How will the new sustainable bioenergy policy affect you?

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As part of the European Commission’s Energy Union strategy a new bioenergy sustainability policy for after 2020 is being developed, with a consultation now open. New sustainable bioenergy policy could have profound impacts on AD and bioresources with possible changes to: Sustainability criteria; Competition between different sectors (energy, industrial…

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Tags: European Commission, bioenergy, bioenergy sustainability, sustainability criteria, anaerobic digestion, biomethane, food waste operators, crop operators, 7% cap, iLUC, redii, circular economy package

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Help shape our view on the future of the RHI

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Following the announcement of the 2016-21 RHI budget in the Spending Review, work within DECC is continuing on the two packages which will dictate the short and longer-term future of the scheme. These are first some immediate regulatory changes to extend the scheme rules in 2016-17, and second preparing for…

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Tags: DECC, RHI, renewable heat, biomethane, financial incentives, renewable financial incentives, Matt Hindle, food waste, crop operators, bioenergy, bioenergy sustainability, bioenergy sustainability criteria, crop feedstocks

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Crop operators to emphasise best practice

ADBA’s crop operators group met in Cambridge last week, to discuss the key issues affecting the operation and development of crop-based anaerobic digestion. The group is keen to lead work over the coming year to share best practice, and demonstrate the very positive contribution the industry is making…

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Tags: crop operators, bioenergy, bioenergy sustainability, bioenergy sustainability criteria, anaerobic digestion, biogas, crop best practice, Matt Hindle

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Carbon Calculator guidance: deadline for comments next week

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As we reported earlier this week, the updated carbon calculator has now been published.  Operators or developers who are expecting to use the calculator to demonstrate compliance with sustainability criteria now have the opportunity to start using the new version, and highlight any problems or issues.  DECC have…

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Tags: RHI, DECC, Ofgem, financial incentives, biomethane to grid, crop operators, biomethane, Matt Hindle, bioenergy sustainability criteria, bioenergy sustainability, sustainability criteria, carbon calculator

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New carbon calculator published with biogas & biomethane updates

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Ofgem have today released an updated version of the Biomass and Biogas Carbon Calculator, which is available to download (along with an updated user guide) here. The calculator can be used to demonstrate the greenhouse gases emitted by crop-based anaerobic digestion, which are limited under RO and RHI sustainability criteria.…

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Tags: DECC, Ofgem, Defra, RHI, FIT, Feed-in-Tariff, RO, calculator, carbon calculator, bioenergy sustainability, bioenergy sustainability criteria, crop operators, Matt Hindle

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Bioenergy sustainability: urgent feedback needed for carbon calculator

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Last week, we met E4tech to go through possible revisions to the carbon calculator which can be used to demonstrate compliance with sustainability criteria in the RO and RHI. This round of changes will be limited, but still covers some important issues – and they need some urgent input…

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Tags: DECC, RHI, crop operators, biomethane, bioenergy sustainability, bioenergy sustainability criteria, crop feedstocks, purpose grown crops, renewable financial, Matt Hindle

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Crop feedstocks for AD: getting the facts

This week, Defra has published experimental statistics on the areas of non-food crops grown in the UK. This includes the areas of oilseed rape, sugar beet, wheat, miscanthus, short rotation coppice and straw crops grown in the UK for use as bioenergy. They can be found in full here, with…

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Tags: bioenergy, bioenergy sustainability, crops, DECC, farming, Matt Hindle, sustainability criteria

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