ADBA Scottish
Conference, 23rd May 2024 – NNFCC, the Bioeconomy Consultants,
launched their annual ‘Anaerobic Digestion Deployment in the UK Report’ for
2024.
The last 12
months have been busy in the AD space; inevitably periods of change and
instability bring risks and uncertainty for investors, developers and operators
alike, and so new market activity has been somewhat limited. However, there has
been a lot of market movement over the same period, with sites looking to
consolidate or grow, to strengthen positioning, to reduce costs and improve
performance and profitability.
The Green Gas
Support Scheme (GGSS) Mid-Scheme Review helpfully confirmed an extension of the
Scheme, which is hoped will allow better alignment with the Simpler Recycling
reforms, delivering more feedstock to AD facilities and supporting an increased
capacity. Alongside this, the recent call for evidence on the Future Policy
Framework provided a positive indication that significant future growth is
necessary, and a more flexible market-led framework is expected, to support
growth at an accelerated pace post-GGSS.
NNFCC’s AD
Deployment in the UK report is a valuable tool for investors, developers and
suppliers with an interest in the industry. It is available for purchase from
www.nnfcc.co.uk and purchasers will receive a PDF copy of the report containing
the latest market commentary and a comprehensive database of all operational
and planned AD facilities in the UK, including detail on location, status,
commissioning date, energy output capacity and feedstock treatment capacity, by
type.
Lucy Hopwood,
Business Development Director and Lead Consultant for Bioenergy & Anaerobic
Digestion at NNFCC says:
“Collectively,
these [anticipated policy] actions provide much needed confidence and indicate
to the industry that biomethane is here to stay and that growth must continue,
at a significantly faster pace than in recent years to meet our future energy
needs.”