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Renewables Obligation Closure Etc. (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 1234 of 2017).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Air & atmosphere, Energy, Environment gen.
Keyword
Farming Crops/grasses Agricultural development Air quality/air pollution Climate change Pollution control Energy conservation/energy production Renewable energy Certification Bioenergy Biofuel Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend the following Orders (the “Renewables Obligation Orders”)— the Renewables Obligation Order 2015 (the “ROO”); the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009 (the “ROSO”); and the Renewables Obligation Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 (the “ROONI”). The changes made by these Regulations to the Renewables Obligation Orders concern, among other things, the term “waste”, references to residue, the duty of operators of generating stations (other than microgenerators) that generate electricity from bioliquid to provide Ofgem with information about the energy content of the bioliquid produced from certain categories of crop, increase of minimum greenhouse gas emissions savings that must be achieved, restrictions on using default values, conditions for the issue of renewables obligation certificates (“land criteria”).

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009 (S.S.I. No. 140 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

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

Renewables Obligation Order 2015 (S.I. No. 1947 of 2015).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

Keyword: Ozone layer, Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy, Certification, Bioenergy, Waste management, Recycling/reuse, Data collection/reporting, Endangered species, Protection of species, Timber

Source: FAO, FAOLEX