Options appraisal for AD facility

Stopford conducted an options appraisal for a consortium of farmers who are looking to install a 250 kW anaerobic digestion facility for the treatment of their cattle slurry. The study evaluated how resultant revenue streams could be maximised by considering income arising from power and biomethane sales, energy offset savings, the award of climate change Levy Exemption Certificates (LECs), plus revenue generated through three government schemes aimed at incentivising renewable energy deployment; the Renewable Obligation Scheme; Feed in Tariffs (FITs) and the forthcoming Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).