UK ENGLAND The start a new system of tariffs for biogas and renewable heat. The program, which is modeled after a successful Canadian initiative to index the rates, inflation and hopefully boost action to protect investors in the biofuel sector.
However, critics complain that this leaves the transaction during the anaerobic digestion plants in the dust.
The anaerobic digestion, Biogas Association (ADBA), expressed bewilderment DECCs a decision to reduce the level of support for anaerobic digestion of the shape 11p/kwh published in the summer of 2009 a consultation document 9p/kwh (0.10) (the plants above 500kW), which is less than the current commercial value of anaerobic digestion (AD) is the Renewable Obligation Certificate (ROC) system.
Although the ADBA and other industry lobbied heads of the change of the feed in tariff (FIT) low level of anaerobic digestion plants will unchanged or stagnant at 11.5 p / kWh.
Lets Blog recycling, ADBA noted that the financial viability of the biggest obstacles to the anaerobic digestion of a healthy industry in the United Kingdom. The organization’s lobbying intensely for both the final price (FIT), and renewable heat incentive (RHI) must be determined to what he felt was an appropriate level.
Lord Redesdale, Chairman of the Executive ADBA
ADBA called for tariffs, which will come into force in April 2011, to be set at 168p a therm-energy equivalent of about 100 cubic meters of natural gas combustion.
ADBA executive chairman Lord Redesdale said: How will this industry, or remains as only a few plants dotted around the country really depends on the support structure to control and financially viable.
The big change is that it will be the RHI. Nobody else will consider whether the subsidy, which is great, and it has a significant impact in the industry.
The Blog of biofuels international information to support this level, there is no incentive for operators of our era, the current ROC system, the new Fit, which aims to support small farms (less than 5 MW ) are seeking a simpler alternative to the ROC.