Anaerobic Digestion plant given go ahead in Nottinghamshire
The plant, which will begin construction in September 2012, will be built at a derelict quarry site adjacent to the applicant’s farm. It will produce biogas which will be used to provide electricity to the farm and a neighbouring concrete plant, with surplus being sold to the Grid. Heat generated will be used for drying […]
Help for farms to get £25,000 funding
The Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme (FFIS) grants, which were announced on 21st May, are being offered by the government to help farmers and foresters to cut their costs and improve the environmental performance of their operations. But applying can be time consuming, and Defra will only consider applications that are completed correctly. So not-for-profit […]
Wet weather heightens slug risk in potato crops
According to Norfolk-based grower and independent potato specialist, Andrew Alexander, there is a real need for vigilance and preparation for the possibility of entering a season totally unlike the last two. “Already this year planting has been very stressful,” notes Andrew. “We are only two thirds of the way through planting at a time when […]
Produce World makes significant progress on environmental targets
The report outlines the progress made on each of the four pillars of the programme: Environmental Stewardship, Workplace Culture, Responsible Sourcing and Community Impact. During 2011 the Group set itself a target of reducing landfill by 10 per cent and CO2 emissions by 6 per cent, both of which were exceed by considerable margins. In […]
Select Committee: “Green investment should play a key role in the UK’s economic recovery”
The Environmental Audit Committee’s report ‘A Green Economy’ reinforces the REA’s call for the Government to put renewable energy at the heart of its economic recovery and employment strategy. The REA/Innovas report ‘Renewable Energy: Made in Britain’ showed the UK sector employed over 100,000 people and turned over £12.5 billion in 2010/11. However, the UK […]
Farmers urged to get a head-start on NVZ appeals
Designations are reviewed by Defra every four years and the NFU had hoped farmers would get a minimum of three months to get their appeal ready, as they did during the previous review. NFU head of policy services Andrew Clark said: “Since farmers must provide evidence to support an appeal, and the designation method and […]
STA welcomes delay to solar tariff cuts
The Solar Trade Association welcomed Secretary of State Ed Davey’s confirmation today that DECC will be delaying the next round of cuts to the Feed-in Tariff for solar PV. Energy Minister Greg Barker said that this decision was the result of “listening carefully to industry”. Sales have been slow in April and May since the […]
STA asks Minister to help address malaise in the solar market
After carefully studying the deployment figures of solar PV, it is clear that the UK market has stalled since 1st April [2], when new energy efficiency criteria came into effect for the Feed-in Tariff (FIT). Total installed capacity for the past four weeks was 17MW [3], against a four-weekly average of 71MW over the past […]
Biogen to pay almost £10,000 after stream polluted
The Environment Agency said the pollution was avoidable and it should have been notified sooner so that the incident could have been better managed. A large quantity of digestate from an anaerobic digester overflowed when a pump was left on overnight at the company’s Clapham Biogas Plant on 19 November 2010. A member of Biogen […]
