FAQs

It is gas produced from biomass sources. The legal definition is about to change to include most applicable conversion processes (at present it only applies for anaerobic digestion).

Chapter 4 of the government’s RHI announcement says under the heading for:

Heating from biogas combustion

Several stakeholders noted that the definition of biogas in section 100 (3) of the Energy Act 2008 would only have allowed for the support of biogas through anaerobic digestion. We will support biogas produced by a range of methods including: anaerobic digestion, also gasification, pyrolysis and from sewage gas. We will amend the primary legislation through the RHI regulations and proposed text for draft regulations to effect this amendment are published alongside this document.