Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 (S.S.I. No. 225 of 2011). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere, Energy, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Ozone layer Air quality/air pollution Certification Pollution control Energy conservation/energy production Renewable energy Data collection/reporting Bioenergy Organic waste Waste management 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 (Scotland) Order 2009 by, among other things: implementing Articles 17 to 19 of Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources; inserting new articles 17AA, 17AB and 58A relating to certificates for offshore wind generating stations; making provision with respect to information to be provided to the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority where electricity is generated from biomass; modifying definitions that preclude from eligibility for renewables obligation certificates any generating station which has already receive capital or revenue funding under a statutory grant programme operated by either the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State. The Directive is implemented with respect to fossil-derived bioliquid and determination of fossil fuel proportion of waste and of biomass which is composed of fossil fuel. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2009 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Bioenergy, Biofuel, Renewable energy, Basic legislation, EIA, Climate change, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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