Converting farm waste to renewable energy can enjoy extra income through two government incentive schemes

1. USING FARM WASTE TO BENEFIT
FROM GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES
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Using waste to generate heat and electricity can attract
incentives through two government renewable energy regimes

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You’re a farmer
The margins for producing
food are low
Input costs are rising and
farmgate prices are falling
You’re looking for new
income streams
Have you thought about
anaerobic digestion?

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Anaerobic digestion has been about for decades
In Exeter in 1895 they used the process to fuel street lamps
Technology has
improved
So have
efficiencies
So have the
economics

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Anaerobic digestion uses your organic farm
waste and turns it into something valuable
It turns it into a biogas and a biofertiliser
Got you interested?
The biogas can be used to
generate heat and electricity
The biofertiliser can be spread over land,
replacing some chemical fertilisers
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There’s more!
Generating energy from
waste means you can
apply for an extra subsidy
In fact, you can apply for two
government incentives for
renewable energy

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The Feed-in Tariff (FiT) is for the electricity
you generate from your waste
The payment you get depends on:
Whether it’s used
on the farm
Or if you sell it
to the grid

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On Farm
For every kWh of energy you
produce you receive a payment
• Plants up to 250kW currently receive 10.13p/kWh
• Plants 250kW - 500kW receive 9.36p/kWh
• Plants above 500kW receive 8.68p/kWh
note – 2015/16 prices used

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But be warned
These prices may fall under what’s called ‘degression’
Changes have to be factored into any calculations you make
You can read more here

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To the Grid
You can also sell some of your
renewable electricity to the grid
• For this you’ll receive a
minimum of 4.85p/kWh
• But negotiate and you
can get up to 6p/kWh

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But be warned
Connection of your renewable electricity
generation to the grid isn’t easy
There are costs involved
Sometimes big ones

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But FiTs aren’t the only incentive
for anaerobic digestion
There is a chance to get …
Double subsidy
RHI (renewable heat incentive) and FiTs are two of the
government incentives for renewable energy

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Generating electricity from
biogas also produces heat
Capture the heat and you can use it to:
heat livestock
buildings
heat water heat your
offices

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For every kWh of heat
you’ll get paid
This is through another government
incentive for renewable energy
Biogas combustion
up to 200kWth
Biogas combustion
from 200-600kWth
Biogas combustion
over 600kWth
7.62p
per kWh
5.99p
per kWh
2.24p
per kWh
Ofgem

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Anaerobic digestion has been
around for decades.
Thanks to government incentives for renewable energy
it could provide your farm with security for decades to come

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Why wait?
Start benefiting now!

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• Anaerobic digestion can turn your organic farm waste into
something valuable, so use it.
• You can use it to generate heat and electricity.
• Make sure you know what government incentives are available for
renewable energy.
• There are costs involved (sometimes big ones) but they can pay off.
• Renewable energy could provide your farm with security for
decades to come.
Takeaways:

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