York 5th April 2023 – NNFCC, the Bioeconomy Consultants, won the ‘Best
Anaerobic Digestion & Biogas Support Services: Professional’ category at
this years’ AD and Biogas Industry Awards, held during the World Biogas Expo and
World Biogas Summit 2023 at the NEC, Birmingham (29th – 30th March).
NNFCC offers advisory
services to businesses operating across the entire bioeconomy, providing
strategic oversight, technical guidance, and policy or regulatory translation
services. The team ensure developments are aligned with the current and future
policy landscape, are positioned to benefit from current and future incentives,
and remain compliant with all regulatory requirements, deadlines and
obligations. As a result, NNFCC have built a strong reputation as AD and
biomethane policy guru’s, reducing development and investment risk, and
maximising returns and profitability for businesses operating in this
space.
NNFCC also brings
together developers, investors and operators, to build strong and resilient businesses
and development teams, whilst also supporting transactions with technical and
commercial feedstock due diligence, and competitor analysis.
A special mention to Business
Development Director and Lead Consultant for Bioenergy and Anaerobic Digestion,
Lucy Hopwood who was also Highly Commended in the ‘Women in Biogas’ category.
Lucy says:
“It is an honour and privilege
to receive two awards in recognition of our services to the AD & Biogas
industry in our 20th year in business. Our longevity and continuity
in the sector is widely acknowledged, along with the impact we’ve made at company,
local and national level supporting developers, investors, operators and
Government over the years.
We are very lucky to have such
a fantastic and highly adaptable team at NNFCC and would like to express our
thanks to every one of them for being part of the company’s success. Our people
have a broad range of skills and experience, and an ability to effectively
switch between technical strands whilst remaining aware of synergistic
opportunities where multiple components of the bioeconomy can be brought
together. We believe it is the breadth and depth of knowledge across all
sectors that makes the business stand out.”
Alison Cartwright, Senior
Project manager at CNG Services comments:
“NNFCC have a wealth of
knowledge on the AD and biogas industry gathered by working with many different
companies…they are approachable and offer value for money, always delivering
high quality advice in a timely manner.”
Maxwell Bagnall, owner of
Biodynamic UK Limited says:
“Lucy Hopwood has been
the most influential and important advisor to our business in our 9-year
history in the biogas sector. We met in 2013 when we were still considering
developing an AD plant and from the very first meeting it was clear that she
was an expert in the AD market, policy and regulation. Her advice not only
helped us navigate some crucial issues, but also gave us comfort in our
approach and was an important part of our decision to go forward, not least by
helping us bring comfort to funding partners with her knowledge and professionalism.
She has made many
important introductions for us over the years, helping us grow our business and
the sector in general.”
Matthew Flint, Director of EOS Project
Developments, says:
“I have engaged the NNFCC team over more than a decade working in the AD industry, for an array of different
needs to support my own businesses as a developer, asset manager and third
party consultant. These range from the ongoing support with Ofgem submissions,
reporting and compliance, to facilitating introductions to project funders that
have led to the construction and development of £25m+ AD assets.
At times the team have
gone above and beyond the basic scope of engagement to ensure critical Ofgem
deadlines can be met, to mitigate serious financial risks to our business, and
to deliver services one would ordinarily not expect from anyone other than a
Director or Senior Manager of a business, let alone a third party professional
consultant providing a fixed price service whilst also managing a portfolio of
other clients.. The day-to-day consistency and professionalism of the whole
organisation make NNFCC a worthy winner of this award.”
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