David Collins

Conference Chair

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1. David Collins Head of UK Biogas Group, REA
3. Gaynor keeps up the pressure - 50 MPs, balloon, 150,000 cards
5. REA / IBBK Biogas Engineering Course at Fernbrook Bio AD Plant
7. 7 Organics Recycling Group
8. Renewable Energy Assurance Limited Owned by REAL End of Waste certification for outputs from aerobic composting PAS100 & CQP REAL partnership with DIN CERTCO EN 13432 ASTM D 6400 ISO 17088 EN 14995 REAL partnership with Vinçotte ‘OK compost HOME’ criteria Biogas and ORG Sector Groups 8 Home compostable packaging & plastics Compostable (commercially) packaging & plastics Compost Certification Scheme
9. Aims of Group • Objective: – to promote the sustainable management of biodegradable resources, covering both aerobic and anaerobic technologies through: • Creating and maintaining policy incentives • Encouraging proportionate sector regulation • Encouraging good working practice within the industry • Informing and disseminating relevant information • Stimulating a healthy and open culture for debate • Supporting members on technical issues REAL: • Promoting and developing REAL’s Compost Certification Scheme • Promoting and providing compostable packaging & biobased certification services (in partnership with scheme owners) 9
10. REA Sector Groups Bioenergy Group (Energy from Waste, Gasification, Pyrolysis, Sewage Gas & Landfill Gas) Chair: Alex Young (Cobalt) REA Staff: Paul Thompson Biogas Group (Anaerobic Digestion / Biogas, Biomethane) Chair: John Baldwin (CNG Services ) REA Staff: David Collins Geothermal (Deep Geothermal - NB not Heat Pumps) Chair: Ryan Law (Geothermal Engineering) REA Staff: Stuart Pocock Resource / Technology Ocean Energy Group (Wave & Tidal) Chair: Max Carcas (Pelamis Wave Power) REA Staff: Steph Merry Gasification & Pyrolysis Working Group Chair: Hilary Stone (Imperial) REA Staff: Brittany Vogel Cross-cutting Renewable Power Group (Electricity Trading / Connection Issues, RO) Chair: TBC REA Staff: TBC Finance Group Chair: Michelle Davies (Eversheds) REA Staff: Gaynor Hartnell Renewable Transport Fuels Group (Biodiesel, Bioethanol, Biogas) Chair: Richard Stark (British Sugar) REA Staff: Clare Wenner Onsite Group (All technologies covered by the Renewable Heat Incentive & Feed-In Tariffs) Chair: Chris Miles, Econergy REA Staff: Mike Landy Solar Trade Association Biomass Power Biomass Power & CHP (from WID exempt Fuels, Energy Crops & Co-firing) Chair: David Williams, ECO2 REA Staff: Paul Thompson Biomass Heat (Heat only Biomass (from Wood Chip, Pellets & other WID exempt Fuels) Chair: Bruno Prior, Forever Fuels REA Staff: Paul Thompson Sustainability Group Chair: Nigel Burdett REA Staff: Paul Thompson PR Group Chair: Max Aitken REA Staff: Paul Thompson Organics Recycling Group (Biodegradable resource management, incl aerobic and anaerobic treatment processes . Close links with bioenergy & biogas groups.) Chair: Alex Maddan (Agrivert) REA Staff: Jeremy Jacobs
13. Prices REA Members: Day delegate rate: £500 Day delegate rate, Drinks & Dinner: £550 Dinner only: £125
15. 30 placements from UK at German AD Plants, Factories, Laboratories – expenses covered
16. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Dec-10 Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Feed-in Tariff Development Number of Plants & Installed Capacity Plant Numbers TIC - MWe
17. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Dec-10 Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Effect of Feed-in Tariff on ROC take-up Cumulative Installed Capacity From December 2010 FiTs ROCs
18. Capacity 2.5% 5% 10% 20% <500kWe <2.3 2.3 - 4.5 4.5 – 9.0 >9.0 >500kWe <19.2 >19.2 -38.4 >38.4 – 76.9 >76.9 Degression Thresholds from 1st April 2014 MWe • Consultation response - objective was to reserve capacity for < 250 kWe AD • Result is the opposite • Pre-accreditation also counts • Extension rule change in 2011 pulls larger projects into 499kWe to get 14.02p • Could trigger whilst there is still unused capacity >500kWe • In 2011 deployment <500kWe – close to the current trigger point
19. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2012 FiTs Deployment for sub 500kWE with current trigger Sub 500kWe 5% Trigger 10% Trigger
20. David Collins dcollins@r-e.a.net http://www.biogas.org.uk 07973 111 972 AD Portal - http://www.biogas-info.co.uk/