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Biomass and biomass chp - Policy
This section provides information on the current UK and EU policies relating to biomass and biomass CHP. This includes the latest on current levels of biomass heat and power and targets for increasing uptake.
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- Biomass action plan (Europe)
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- 0381-GovC
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- Commission of the European Communities, January 2005
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- External PDF File
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- www.ec.europa.eu/energy/res/biomass_acti...
- This European action plan sets out measures to increase the development of biomass energy from wood, wastes and agricultural crops by creating market-based incentives to its use and removing barriers to the development of the market. Illustrating the European direction for cutting dependence on fossil fuels, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and stimulating economic activity in rural areas.v show details
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- Building Regulations 2000: Part L (Conservation of fuel and power)
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- 0157-GovC
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- UK Government, January 2006
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- External Web Link
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- www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/profes...
- Approved Document L: Conservation of fuel and power is split into four parts; new dwellings, existing dwellings, new buildings other than dwellings, existing buildings other than dwellings.v show details
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- Building Regulations 2000: Part L2A Conservation of fuel and power (emissions factors)
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- 0485-GovC
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- Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, April 2006
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- External PDF File
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- www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_...
- A document on the conservation of fuel and power in new buildings, other than dwellings.v show details
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- Building regulations 2000: Part J (Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems)
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- 0382-GovC
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- January 2002
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- External Web Link
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- www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/profes...
- Although Part J applies to the accommodation of any combustion installation and liquid fuel storage system with the Limits of Application, the guidance in this Approved Document has been prepared mainly with domestic installations in mind, such as those comprising space and water heating systems and cookers and their flues, and their attendant oil and LPG fuel storage systems.v show details
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- Climate change and sustainable energy act 2006
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- 0099-GovC
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- UK Government, January 2006
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- External Web Link
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- www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2006/20060019.h...
- An act with the principal purpose of enhancing the UK's contribution to combating climate change.v show details
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- Government renewable energy policy
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- 0515-GovC
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- Department of Energy and Climate Change
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- External Web Link
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- www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_d...
- This the policy page on the DECC website which links to various policy documents.v show details
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- Microgeneration strategy: Power from the people
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- 0160-GovC
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- DTI, January 2006
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- External Web Link
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- www.berr.gov.uk/files/file27575.pdf
- A strategy which is designed to create conditions under which microgeneration becomes a realistic alternative or supplementary energy generation source for the householder, for the community and for small businesses. Technologies are introduced, issues to be tackled identified and actions laid out for the DTI. Annex A (p45) provides details of existing support measures for microgeneration and Annex C (p48) covers biomass and micro hydro issues specifically. (DTI URN 06/933).v show details
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- Planning for renewable energy: A companion guide to PPS22
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- 0314-GovC
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- Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, January 2004
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- External PDF File
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- www.communities.gov.uk/documents/plannin...
- This guide discusses the planning and development of renewable energy schemes across England. This is a 'must-read' for anyone dealing with any aspect of renewable energy planning applications. For information specific to health and safety, see Technical Annex part 8 Wind (from paragraph 49, p171).v show details
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- Pollution prevention and control regulations (England and Wales)
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- 0383-GovC
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- Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs , January 2009
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- External Web Link
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- www.berr.gov.uk/files/file16069.pdf
- Pollution prevention and control is a regime for controlling pollution from certain industrial activities. These web pages cover policy and procedures and consultation papers and offer links to further documents and specific information.v show details
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- The renewables obligation
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- 0136-GovC
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- BERR information pages, March 2009
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- External Web Link
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- www.berr.gov.uk/energy/sources/renewable...
- These pages explain the renewables obligation and include key stages of its development and proposed future changes. The renewables obligation requires licensed electricity suppliers to source a specific and annually increasing percentage of the electricity they supply from renewable sources. The current target is 7.9% for 2007/08 rising to 15.4% by 2015/16. There were two consultations in 2007 that looked at the long term reform of the renewables obligation; explanations and links to these can be found within these web pages.v show details
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- UK biomass strategy
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- 0488-GovC
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- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, May 2007
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- External PDF File
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- www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_d...
- The UK Government's Biomass Strategy 2007, which looks at the future of biomass and brings together policies for energy, transport and industry. It also builds on the aims, objectives and vision in the 2004 Defra/DTI strategy for non-food crops and uses.v show details
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- UK renewable energy strategy
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- 0105-GovC
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- BERR, January 2008
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- External Web Link
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- www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_d...
- The UK Renewable Energy Strategy was launched in spring 2009, following the major consultation carried out in 2008. The consultation sought views on how to drive up the use of renewable energy in the UK, as part of our overall strategy for tackling climate change and to meet our share of the EU target to source 20% of the EU's energy from renewable sources by 2020. As part of the move to a low-carbon economy the government aims to introduce, we need a dramatic change in renewable energy use in electricity, heat and transport. The UK signed up to the EU Renewable Energy Directive in 2009, which includes a UK target of 15 percent of energy from renewables by 2020. This target is equivalent to a seven-fold increase in UK renewable energy consumption from 2008 levels: the most challenging of any EU Member State. While such an increase is ambitious, and will be challenging, the Department is fully committed to meeting the target.v show details
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- Waste incineration directive
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- 0385-GovC
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- Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs , January 2009
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- External Web Link
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- www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20022980.htm
- This directive is aimed at minimising the impact of negative environmental effects on the environment and human health resulting from emissions to air, soil, surface and ground water from the incineration and co-incineration of waste. The waste incineration directive is being implemented mainly through the existing permitting requirements of the pollution prevention and control (England and Wales) regulations 2000 ("the PPC regulations"). See pollution prevention and control for further information.v show details
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- Biomass heating: A practical guide for potential users
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- 0490-GovN
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- The Carbon Trust, January 2009
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- External Web Link
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- www.carbontrust.co.uk/publications/publi...
- A publication aimed at businesses and public sector organisations interested in implementing a biomass heating project. It provides a detailed introduction to the policy background of the technology, covering key issues such as sustainability and fuel supply, as well as going on to provide a detailed introduction to technicalities of fuel and plant operation.v show details
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- Planning performance agreements for renewable and low carbon projects
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- 0506-GovN
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- Advisory Team for Large Applications (ATLAS), September 2009
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- External Web Link
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- www.atlasplanning.com/page/lowcarbon.cfm
- The Renewable and Low Carbon PPA programme is aimed at local planning authorities and their development partners who wish to pursue a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA) for schemes which incorporate renewable heat and electricity technologies and/or a low carbon approach to development.v show details
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