Revision of the rules Following a technical review by UKAS, discussions with industry, and a consultation process, we have finalised the new version of the BCS Scheme Rules...
Posted: 21 December, 2018
Category: General
The accompanying document to the BCS Scheme Rules is the BCS Position on Technical Requirements, available to download below. This document provides clarification on specific technical requirements...
Posted: 21 December, 2018
Category: General
Zero Waste Scotland is about to carry out a survey of the biogas and composting sectors in Scotland, which will result in sector reports for each being published in 2019. To deliver this work, Zero Waste Scotland have commissioned Stonehaven-based Enscape Consulting (http://www.enscape...
Posted: 30 October, 2018
Category: General
REAL is pleased to announce that it has appointed Dr Thomas Aspray to act as Technical Advisor to the Biofertiliser and Compost Certification Schemes. Thomas brings many years’ experience to this role, most recently at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh...
Posted: 29 October, 2018
Category: General
On Monday 24th September, Grissan Portside Ltd became the 80th anaerobic digestion (AD) operator to achieve certification of the digestate (biofertiliser) produced at its plant in Banffshire, Scotland...
Posted: 1 October, 2018
Category: General
The next meeting of the BCS Operators' Forum will be taking place near Derby on Wednesday 31st October! The meeting is scheduled to start at 12.00 and finish around 15.00 with lunch provided...
Posted: 14 September, 2018
Category: General
We issued our biannual newsletter for the Biofertiliser Certification Scheme this week. In this newsletter, we shared industry-related news, scheme developments, and updates on the Research Hub...
Posted: 31 July, 2018
Category: General
REAL is drafting a tender invitation document for the development of a Proficiency Testing (PT) Scheme covering analytical parameters from PAS 110 and PAS 100. This forms part of our ongoing efforts to make the Biofertiliser and Compost Certification Schemes more robust...
Posted: 26 July, 2018
Category: General
After the Environment Agency published its new charging scheme effective from 1st April 2018, REAL carried out another cost comparison exercise to compare the average annual costs for renewal of certification and deployment of waste digestates in England...
Posted: 9 July, 2018
Category: General
Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd (REAL) has published its first annual report for the Biofertiliser Certification Scheme providing an overview of the scheme in 2017. In summary, there was a total of 70 certified AD plants in the UK in December 2017...
Posted: 27 June, 2018
Category: General
The next meeting of the BCS Operators' Forum will be taking place near Peterborough on Wednesday 13th June! The meeting is scheduled to start at 12.00 and finish around 15.00 with lunch provided...
Posted: 30 April, 2018
Category: General
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) is running an event titled 'Saving our Soils: Understanding & Improving Soil Health' on Wednesday 20th June in conjunction with the AD Network and British Society of Soil Science...
Posted: 27 April, 2018
Category: General
Please note that this event is registered for BASIS CPD points REA is running a one day course focused on HACCP planning for AD operators and developers, with focus on digestate safety and quality...
Posted: 5 April, 2018
Category: General
We have recently published a document on our website presenting an indication of the costs associated with certification of digestates to renew product status and average costs of deployment of waste digestates under waste management regulations...
Posted: 19 March, 2018
Category: General
New Research HUB launched today will support R&D in the organics recycling sector Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd (REAL) is setting up a Research HUB to fund or support R&D work in the organics recycling sector Hub will support growth in the composting and anaerobic digestion...
Posted: 15 March, 2018
Category: General
Please note that this event is registered for BASIS CPD points Calling all Anaerobic Digestion operators.........
Posted: 7 March, 2018
Category: General