Farming Monthly National January 2015 | Page 46

| Renewables Containerised engine at Shropshire Biogas CHP unit 2014 Edina success in booming Biogas generation 2014 has seen unprecedented growth for power generation from all forms of biogas and Edina has been the forerunner in this sector both in the UK and Ireland. I n spite of FiT (feed in tariff) degression and the uncertainty surrounding eligibility for the Renewable Heat Incentive, the installation of AD plants has continued to grow and prove a sound investment provided the right planning and analysis has taken place initially. Over 39 units have been ordered this year alone, adding another 44 MWe of power from renewable sources supporting the Government strategy of a Low Carbon Economy. The high quality Edina manufactured container, allied to the proven reliability of the MWM gas powered genset, has been the deciding factor with developers and Edina’s 24/7 maintenance operation gives total reassurance to investor's requirements. In June 2014 Edina gensets were delivered to Perth, Western Australia for the first commercial AD plant on that continent with other units being exported to Latvia, Africa and soon to Germany. Edina has supplied over 80% of the new equipment for the UK water industry under the AMP 5&6 programmes. MWM is the original and world's oldest manufacturer of gas powered gensets. Edina is the sole distributor for MWM in the UK and Ireland. Over 39 units have been ordered this year alone, adding another 44 MWe of power from renewable sources supporting the Government strategy of a Low Carbon Economy. For advice on your biogas project please call 0161 432 8833, email [email protected] or visit www.edina.eu Boost in small scale AD before tariff cut DECC has released Feed-in Tariff (FIT) deployment data for November 2014 which highlights that many developers made pre-accreditation applications in September in order to avoid the full force of Feed-in Tariff cuts, which are brought about by the degression policy. D ECC’s data shows that 18 anaerobic digestion (AD) plants under 250 kWe were pre-accredited to the