Foreword
We begin with plenty of positive
market news. Over recent weeks, generation and capacity statistics have been
released for several areas and technologies, all of them being good news for
bioenergy.
Staying close to home at first,
this month NNFCC published our fifth annual Anaerobic
Digestion Deployment in the UK report. This contains information on AD
plants, capacity and feedstocks at both the regional and national level.
Despite a difficult year for AD both economically and politically, the sector
has still managed to grow in the UK over the course of 2017, with plenty of
promise for the future.
Data released by the International Renewable
Energy Agency have indicated.........
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- Pressure on UK government to decarbonise
heat sector
Markets
- UK Bioenergy reaches new highs in 2017
- 5GW increase in global bioenergy capacity
- Predictions for US biomass generation in
2018
- Huge growth in European AD predicted
Research & Development
- £5m investment in North-East England's bioeconomy
- Heat network possibility for Northallerton
- EDF looking to invest in energy storage
Biomass Heat and Power
- Poland to explore CoalSwitch biomass
opportunities
- Drax join Bloomberg in pushing for UK coal
phase-out
Biogas
- NNFCC publishes 5th edition of
its Anaerobic Digestion Deployment in the United Kingdom report
- Surge in French biomethane injection
- Neste begins biobased propane production
- EnviroChemie acquires Clearfleau
- Third AD acquisition for Olleco
Energy from Waste
- Council rejects Oldham Energy from Waste
plant plans
- Hope for proposed EfW plant as council
softens stance
Events
ROC Prices