ADBA National Conference 2016 Review
TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE
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ptly titled ‘Opportunities in a Changing World’, ADBA’s National Conference 2016 aimed to cut through the year’s political upheaval and look towards a brighter future. Attracting over 200 attendees, 32 speakers and fifteen exhibitors, the event addressed the biggest challenges and
opportunities currently facing the AD sector, including R&I, food waste, green gas, on-farm AD, biomethane and the deregulation of the water sector.
Held at One Great George St, Westminster on 8 December 2016, one of the Conference’s first presentations was from Matthew Bell, Chief Executive of The Committee on Climate Change. Matthew explained that in order to meet the requirements of the Fifth Carbon Budget, action on climate change needs to be spread across all sectors. While some areas, such as waste and industry, are seeing real progress, others – such as transport – have stagnated. Matthew stated that there is potential for AD to play a role in several of these lower-growth areas, including generating low carbon heat for domestic, public and commercial buildings; decarbonising HGVs and buses; and providing an efficient biofertiliser.
ADBA’s Chief Executive, Charlotte Morton, brought home the scale of AD’s potential. “If we harness the potential of R&I, the AD industry can be eight times bigger than it is today,” she told delegates. However, Charlotte was also realistic about the challenges the industry is facing, pointing to the renewable energy ‘black hole’ that is looming large as a result of the FIT being squeezed into non-existence, the RO closing in March and the then uncertainty around the RHI tariffs (which at the time of the Conference were still awaiting confirmation).
And with one-third of all food grown around the world being wasted, the fact that England has still not introduced mandatory separate food waste collections continues to be a cause for concern. As Charlotte concluded, “We need to act local but think global.”
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“As a first-time attendee, I found the Conference useful for getting a picture of where the AD industry is currently – what the challenges are, and where future growth is likely to come from. As our firm has worked on a number of international projects, it was also good to hear about the launch of the World Biogas Association and the global opportunities for AD.” James Wood-Robertson, Legal Director, DLA Piper UK LLP
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