On July 21, 2015 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced a consultation period on proposed changes to the feed-In tariff accreditation.
The consultation is relatively short and runs up to the 19th August. DECC has indicated an announcement soon after.
For the biogas industry this is likely to mean the abolition of pre-accreditation. This makes it possible in the future to lower the feed-in tariff (FiT) during the development phase of anaerobic digestion projects up to 5mW capacity. To date, pre-accreditation has helped secure a feed-in tariff rate and positive investment climate: Operators had security of promised feed-in tariffs when their plant went live within twelve months from the pre-accreditation, so this year could be used for the final engineering and the construction.
With the announced changes, the fast realisation of projects currently under development is critical. Only when projects are implemented quickly, can you then calculate the quarterly digressions of the feed-in tariff. An example of the competitive advantage offered by WELTEC BIOPOWER is the 500kw agricultural biogas plant which was recently built near Cullompton (Devon). The experienced team of engineers and biologists constructed and commissioned the plant fast, on time and within budget, to a tight deadline. The construction team arrived on site in August 2014, and a successful G59 test was achieved in December 2014. The flexible modular design of the stainless steel tanks as well as container solutions for the CHP, control unit and pump block were the key factors for assembly to commissioning after only a few months.
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