• Malaby Biogas is first to benefit from WRAP AD Loan Fund

  Wiltshire-based company Malaby Biogas has become the first recipient of a loan from a £10m anaerobic digestion fund launched in July last year by Defra and administered by WRAP...

  Posted: 16 January, 2012

• BCS Consults AD Industry on End of Waste Proposals

  The Biofertiliser Certification Scheme will eventually be aligned with any new criteria and the Joint Research Centre's Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (JRC-ITPS) has produced a document called Technical Report for End of Waste Criteria on Biodegradable Waste – 2nd Technical Working Document 11th October 2011 which you can download and which includes the new proposals...

  Posted: 11 January, 2012

• CIWM produces new Training and Skills Matrix

  As part of the DEFRA Anaerobic Digestion Action Plan (skills sub group), the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has drafted a matrix which seeks to highlight different skills and training needs of a variety of people and roles either directly or indirectly related to Anaerobic Digestion...

  Posted: 1 December, 2011

• New Government investment for low emission goods vehicles announced

  Capital funding of £8 million will be made available by the government in 2012 to encourage the UK’s road freight industry to buy and use low emission medium and heavy goods vehicles. The planned investment, announced today by the government in its Autumn Statement, will be managed by the Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org). The funding includes £6...

  Posted: 30 November, 2011

• Defra Rural Community Renewable Energy Fund launched

  Targeting £100m of Rural Development Programme for England funding to help rural businesses  Launching a £15m Rural Community Renewable Energy Fund to help communities meet the upfront cost of developing Renewables projects Reducing Regulation on farms - e.g...

  Posted: 29 November, 2011

• Ofgem - Applications for RHI open from Monday 28th November

  Ofgem is accepting applications for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)  from Monday 28 November 2011.  Ofgem Guidance for applications: Volume One of the Guidance describes the eligibility requirements of the RHI and how prospective participants can become accredited or registered as applicable...

  Posted: 24 November, 2011

• WRAP launches "Driving Innovation in AD Challenge"

  Programme Overview The ‘Driving Innovation in AD’ challenge is a two phase programme of work. Once applicants have detailed their idea/solution to one or both of the projects they will be selected to undertake a feasibility study, indicating the viability of their projects...

  Posted: 15 November, 2011

• BIOMASTER Project - Biomethane production and use for transport

  BIOMASTER is a project, co-funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe-Programme and is comprised of 17 partners, coming from Austria, Italy, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom...

  Posted: 8 November, 2011

• UK Solid & Gaseous Biomass Carbon Calculator launched

  Download the calculator on this link The manual can also be found on the same link or accessed in the file below ...

  Posted: 1 November, 2011

• RHI goes ahead - DECC estimates a late November start

  The Renewable Heat Incentive (which includes biomethane injection to grid) was prevented from going ahead at the end of September due to objections from the European Commission on the large (1MW+) biomass tariff...

  Posted: 26 October, 2011

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