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Enhancing Anaerobic Digestion Permitting and Best Practices: Insights from ADBA Training Meeting

The ADBA Training and Safety Working Group meeting on 20 November 2013 highlighted key issues surrounding AD permitting and best practice guidelines. The Environment Agency (EA) expressed concerns about safety incidents and emphasized the importance of a proactive industry response. Key actions include the upcoming publication of EA Technical Guidance, engagement through the Biowaste Regulatory Forum, and ongoing BREF processes aimed at refining European Waste Treatment standards. Operators are encouraged to contribute evidence and insights to enhance compliance and best practices in anaerobic digestion.

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Enhancing Anaerobic Digestion Permitting and Best Practices: Insights from ADBA Training Meeting

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  1. Permitting, BREF and best practice Matt Hindle, ADBA Training and Safety WG 20 November 2013

  2. EA concerned about incidents

  3. EA concerned about incidents

  4. What’s going on? • EA/Defra leading a number of actions... • Biowaste Regulatory Forum convened • EA Technical Guidance due to be published shortly • BREF process underway • ... but keen to see industry take a lead too • Using Practical Guide to AD • Supporting ADBA best practice scheme • Want to see other proactive work

  5. Technical Guidance • What is it? • EA guidance to officers and operators on permit compliance • Suggests ‘indicative’ BAT, but other techniques allowed • Will inform EA approach to BREF process • When will it come in? • First draft published last year, significant issues raised • ADBA commented on second draft in September • Final publication expected shortly

  6. BREF process • What is it? • Revision of European Waste Treatment BREF • Crosses technologies/techniques • How do we influence? • Through EA/UK government • Through European Biogas Association • Directly to the Commission • Final draft/implementation from late 2015/early 2016

  7. BREF process: timetable

  8. BREF – immediate actions • Operators • We need opinions/evidence on the existing proposals, • especially following the Seville meeting • Need operators to volunteer to fill in the questionnaire • Biofilters • Identified as a particular evidence gap • ESA leading a piece of work on MBT sites • Need to ensure AD operators represented too

  9. Keeping track

  10. Other issues • FIT degression • Joint industry campaign underway • Looking to raise profile through MPs • Gathering evidence of projects affected • RHI • Government response expected by end November • Should include news on support above 200kWth • Full review in 2014 • PAS110 • Full consultation document to be released in next few weeks

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