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The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, to point out that the UK's anaerobic digestion (AD) sector is facing significant challenges. In their letter, they highlight that several plants are closing and others are at risk of shutting down, potentially threatening over 2TWh of renewable electricity by 2030. The sector produces over 13TWh of biogas and 7TWh of renewable gas, contributing to clean power objectives and supporting small businesses, farms, and communities. However, they argue that lack of support for the clean power sector makes these targets difficult to maintain.

ADBA requests that the government treat biomethane equally with other renewables under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme and establish suitable support schemes to replace existing tariffs and certificates prior to their expiration date. Finally, it believes that biomethane production deserves more recognition for its contribution UKs national energy infrastructure. As highlighted in their recent net zero study, supporting AD means a reduced need for over-capacity in intermittent renewables, lower energy transmissions costs through the use of existing gas grid, and a lower demand for expensive green hydrogen.

Similar opinions are being echoed by experts in Brussels for Europe’s biomethane industry. The Grid Ready Forum, a focused and expert-driven event, has recommended accelerating biomethane injection into Europe's gas grids to boost energy security...

Other News this Month Includes:  

Policy

• Trade body calls on Chancellor to support anaerobic digestion to achieve the UK’s energy security and net zero ambitions
• Experts call on policy makers to secure and accelerate the injection of growing volumes of sustainable European biomethane
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Markets

• Future Biogas and AstraZeneca bring the UK’s first unsubsidised biomethane plant online
• Bioenergy market update: Pellet industry insights
• Waga Energy increases its green syndicated loan to €124 million

Research & Development

• New hydrogen power projects to boost growth
• University of Surrey's carbon capture technology may make UK a forerunner
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Biomass Heat and Power

• px Group announces new managing director for Power & Renewables
• BAT invests 4.7 mln euro in biomassfuelled heating plant in Croatia
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Energy from Waste

• Incineration costs skyrocket for Scottish councils
• Incinerator to be built after government approval
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Biogas

• Biogas in France: TotalEnergies starts its 2nd largest unit in Normandy
• Anaergia to provide advanced technologies for two anaerobic digestion facilities in Italy being developed by QGM
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Carbon Capture

• Business leaders urge backing of Acorn project
• Stockholm Exergi to build one of the world’s largest facilities for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
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Events

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