DECC miss opportunity for FIT tariff consultation
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today [19 Feb] announced that it will not be consulting on action to address FIT degression for small scale AD. This goes against previous statements including the letter we received from the Minister before Christmas. ADBA, the REA and industry colleagues have been pushing hard for […]
Urgent action needed to rescue 10% renewable transport target, REA warns Government
The REA today calls on Government to set a trajectory for achieving the binding 2020 renewable transport target before the next election, or risk missing out on jobs, investment and cost-effective emissions savings as companies take their biofuel projects elsewhere. The call comes the same day as the Government’s final biofuels statistics for 2012/13 reveal […]
REA welcomes Environment Agency’s new Biomethane Quality Protocol
The REA welcomes the publication of the Environment Agency’s Quality Protocol (QP) for biomethane, published yesterday. The QP confirms “end-of-waste” status for biomethane, reducing the costs of waste handling controls for green gas producers. Companies active in the growing green gas market can download the QP for free from the Green Gas Certification Scheme (GGCS) […]
REA & STA challenge Government to set out its 2030 vision for renewables
The REA and STA are disappointed by the lack of ambition for renewable energy in the European Commission’s proposed 2030 energy and climate change framework, published today [1]. The framework sets a binding greenhouse gas target of 40% reduction (vs 1990 levels) and sets a binding renewable energy target for the EU as a whole […]
Three ministers to be quizzed by Lords on generating value from our waste
Three Ministers will give evidence next Tuesday 14 January to the Lords Committee investigating the potential wealth to be generated from waste. Michael Fallon MP, Minister of State for Business and Energy at BIS and Minister of State for Energy at DECC, Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State for Climate Change at DECC, and Dan […]
Green Gas Certification Scheme joins new EU biomethane trading initiative
Work has begun developing the world’s first international green gas trading initiative, with REAL’s Green Gas Certification Scheme (GGCS) representing the UK in a Letter of Intent with five other national biomethane organisations across the EU. Biogas from anaerobic digestion can be upgraded to biomethane and injected into the gas grid or used as […]
ADBA conference calls for more focus on nutrient recycling
Chairing the debate Tony Juniper said: “We have pretty much all the technologies we need for the circular economy” and AD has “absolutely immense potential”. But despite the strategic importance of nutrients, the driver for AD remains focussed on renewable energy. Patrick Holden, Founding Director of the Sustainable Food Trust, said: “There is certainly not […]
Ampair announces exclusive negotiations to acquire Westwind
Ampair, the Dorset-based wind turbine manufacturer, is pleased to announce that it is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Westwind, the Belfast-based wind turbine manufacturer. Westwind relocated from Australia to the UK several years ago and now offers the widest range of MCS certified turbines of any manufacturer. Ampair’s managing director David Sharman said “this acquisition […]
Government must make more of anaerobic digestion
Speaking ahead of the ADBA National Conference [3 Dec] where he will be chairing a session, Tony Juniper*, said: “A range of cutting edge technologies offer the opportunity to achieve economic and job creation benefits while at the same time meeting environmental goals. Government really needs to wake up to this basic fact and to […]
