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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