Tuesday, 06 April 2021
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by Sophie Archer

Environmental compliance requirements for RHI

Did you submit an RHI application for a new boiler by the 31 March 2021 deadline? Was it over 1 MWth input and operating on biomass? Or maybe under 1MWth but operating on waste wood? If you did not know already, you may require an environmental permit for both the operation of the boiler and RHI
Friday, 19 March 2021
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by Elisa Evans

Final Green Gas Support Scheme design released

Announced with very little fanfare yesterday was the outcome of the government’s consultation into the future support for Green Gas, cunningly called the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS). On first glance, and as entirely expected, this looks very much like a continuation of the RHI for Biomethane
Thursday, 18 March 2021
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by Mike Bond

The Spring Budget: its impact on Climate Change

I recently wrote the following for AHDB GrowSave and it was an interesting thought worth sharing here: At a time of such fragility for the battered economy, the Spring Budget was always going to be a challenge: could the Chancellor maintain progress on existing issues such as climate change, whilst
Thursday, 11 March 2021
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by Elisa Evans

ADBA 2021 Annual Conference

Catch up here if you missed it.  I recently attended the ADBA National Conference on 16/17 February. Due to the pandemic, it took place online featuring a variety of speakers from across the AD industry including Dr Jonathan Scurlock from the NFU.
Tuesday, 09 March 2021
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by Joshua Robinson

Is your electricity Authorised Supply Capacity in check?

Your Authorised Supply Capacity could be one of the biggest unnecessary costs you’re paying for on your electricity bills and you might not even know. Once you have arranged fair supply contracts for your Half Hourly electricity supplies, it’s easy to assume that what you’re paying isn’t costing
Friday, 19 February 2021
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by Jon Swain

Clean Heat Grant: Now is the time to have your say.

As part of ‘The future support for low carbon heat’ consultation, in April 2020, the Government set out proposals for the Clean Heat Grant. This scheme will provide support for heat pumps, and in targeted circumstances, biomass boilers in both domestic and small non-domestic buildings, through an
Thursday, 18 February 2021
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by Thomas Wilkins

RHI Extension applications

After attending the Ofgem extension application workshop last week we know more about what to expect and timeframes. The extension applications, until 31 March 2022, are only available to participants that cannot receive a tariff guarantee, this is for:
Thursday, 17 December 2020
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by Sophie Archer

Regulatory Position Statements for new combustion plants

If you have a new Medium Combustion Plant (MCP) or Specified Generator (SG) and have applied for a bespoke environmental permit, or soon will, the Environment Agency (EA) is providing additional support for applicants in England and Wales from 02 October 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
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by Sophie Archer

Is your Anaerobic Digestion plant still exempt?

Across the UK, there are Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plants that process biodegradable feedstocks to produce digestate and biogas. Large sites and those that process waste feedstocks require environmental permitting. However, any AD plant in England that meets either, or both, of the following is
Tuesday, 06 October 2020
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by Sophie Archer

The Right Wood?

For those with biomass boilers, renewable heat is a critical aspect of their business. However, what you buy and use on site can carry more weight than most would think.

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