High Court quashes decision against Arc21 EfW project
31 May 2023
Northern Ireland-based project is planned to process up to 300,000t/yr and has been recommended for approval four times
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Ofgem confirms investigation of Drax’s biomass-profiling
Drax appointed a third party to verify its biomass sustainability and profiling data last year
UK consults on policies to end biodegradable waste to landfill
Measures include plans to eliminate food waste to landfill by 2030 and burying no more than 10% of municipal waste by 2035
Only one facility approved so far under UK biomethane-support system
Government scheme has rejected five applications, with only one so far gaining full approval since the scheme opened for applications in late 2021
Video update as Protos EfW plant takes shape
UK: Facility is due to process 500,000t/yr when it opens in 2024
Metsä and Andritz to develop demo-lignin product plant
Finland: Final investment decision “expected” later this year
Consultation launched on permit variation for Drax’s carbon capture project
UK: Variation to permit looks to install carbon capture technology on unit two "and/or" unit one at the biomass-fired Drax facility
Varme boss calls for more UK carbon capture support as EfW project progresses
Company’s first UK-based facility will be developed with CCS “from day one”
Further consultation on 1.2Mt/yr EfW project
Government has asked interested parties to comment on recent updates, focusing on air quality impacts and adaptive management related to the Wash special protection area (SPA)
TotalEnergies expands biogas portfolio further
Oil giant has taken a 20% stake in Finland-based biogas business with plans to development biomethane-producing plants in Europe and the US
Directors face eight-month jail sentences for running illegal waste site
UK: Rare non-suspended custodial sentence for East Coast Recycling Properties directors
Plastic recycling facilities release huge quantities of microplastics into the water, study finds
UK: 13% of the mass of plastic waste brought to an unnamed recycling plant ended up discharged into water
Essex's new waste tender to focus on four and seven-year deals
UK: EWB understands the new deals will allow waste to be landfilled, until EfW projects in the region come into operation from 2026 onwards
Project Updates
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Italy: Eni and Rina to partner on HVO production
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UK: Civil service unions pause strike action after offer of ‘meaningful talks’
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Hungary: MOL buys Szarvas biogas plant
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Lithuania: Country’s first EfW plant turns 10
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Spain: Girona EfW owner signs turbogenerator deal
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EU: Governments agree ban on destruction of unsold textile products
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EWB Comment and Analysis
EWB Insight report: Mar/Apr 23
This report: The EA under the spotlight, CCS joy for two EfWs, while Drax and Lynemouth forced to wait, Newport-based EfW goes into administration and a Stoke-based facility faces being mothballed
EWB Insight report: Feb 2023
This month: Interest in biogas facilities continues to rise, Sweden holds stance on bioenergy, Northacre gains planning consent, and our regular full facilities update
EWB Insight report: Dec/Jan 2023
This report covers the unusual move by FCC to start the permitting process for an EfW facility it does not yet have the rights to develop, the entry into force of the UK generator levy, Aviva’s plans to sell a stake in its Newport EfW plant and more problems for the delayed MGT Teesside biomass-fired project
EWB Insight report : Nov 2022
This month: Nature Energy sold for €1.9bn, row over banning UK waste exports, a big waste deal for Biffa, developments in CCS and a full facilities round up
EWB Insight report: October 2022
This month: Another twist in Essex’s troubled waste-tendering process, EfW progresses towards EU ETS, UK twice rules out energy recovery moratorium and the waste company waiving levies totalling £4.75m (€5.45m)
EWB Insight report: September 2022
This month: Essex waste deal and Viridor’s Tilbury EfW plant, Fortum targets UK-based EfW developments and Northacre developers look again at gasification technology
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