FAQs

The government has wanted to support biogas injection fo some time and decided that the RHI is the best place to do this, probably because the gas grid is the primary source of heating fuel in the UK.

Chapter 4 of the government’s RHI announcement says

Biomethane injection into the grid

Biomethane for injection into the gas grid will be eligible for the RHI. As in the case of biogas combustion, biomethane produced from landfill gas will not be supported from the launch of the scheme. Subject to affordability, we intend to support landfill gas which is converted to biomethane pending ongoing work on setting appropriate tariff levels.

Once the biomethane is in the gas grid it will receive no further Government incentives for its use.