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