Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. No. 84 of 2016). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere, Energy, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Climate change Air quality/air pollution Emissions Environmental standards Pollution control Standards Protection of environment Energy conservation/energy production Renewable energy Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Certification Timber Endangered species Protection of species Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Order amends the Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009. Amendments principally concerns the use of biomass to generate electricity. Fuel derived from bacteria to the fuels shall now constitute biomass for the purposes of that Order. Other amendments redefine circumstances in which NIROCs (Northern Ireland Renewable Obligation Certificates) are to be issued in respect of electricity generated from biomass and concern greenhouse gas emission criteria for solid and gaseous biomass and reporting requirements on the proportion of the biomass that is likely to have come from a protected or threatened species of wood listed in Appendices I, II or III of CITES. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. No. 154 of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Ozone layer, Air quality/air pollution, Certification, Pollution control, Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy, Waste management, Organic waste, Recycling/reuse, Bioenergy Source: FAO, FAOLEX