Foreword
The big news in the energy sector
this month has been the announcement from the UK’s department for Business,
Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), of its strategy to close all fully
coal-fired power plants in the UK by 2025. This announcement has obviously been
welcomed by the renewables sector, as it is another concrete commitment to
greener energy in the UK. It is, however, not a hard and fast solution, as
investment needs to be made elsewhere in renewables in order to account for the
coal plant closures.
One option that is available to all coal-powered
generators is to convert to biomass power, or to co-firing (as co-fired plants
will still be allowed). Of course, converting to biomass does not come without
cost, and so many coal-burners will have to make significant........
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- UK sets out coal phase-out strategy
- Biomass ROCs to be capped
- Scotland announces funding for low-carbon
energy
- China plans for widespread CHP installations
Markets
- UK renewables generation continues rise
- Renewables to be as cost-effective as fossil
by 2020
- UK renewables spending lags behind
Research & Development
- E-Fuel releases ethanol-powered generator
- AkzoNobel to build Hydrogen plant in bid to
cut emissions
Biomass Heat and Power
- Drax welcomes BEIS decision on ROC cap
- RWE requests biomass conversion for Dutch
coal plants
- EPH group acquires 2 Italian biomass plants
Biogas
- "Dry" biogas generation process
developed
- Farm AD to contribute to Scotland's energy
goals
- Mixed outlook in European Biogas report
- Foresight Group acquires AD portfolio
- Veolia assists Scottish Water in becoming
energy self-sufficient
- Millerhill AD plants acquired by Ancala
Energy from Waste
- Key milestone for Energy Works power plant
- Edinburgh EfW plant halfway to completion
Events
ROC Prices