Changes are afoot with regards using waste wood in RHI accredited biomass boilers. The Environment Agency (EA) has just released a Regulatory Position Statement affecting anyone who produces, transports, stores, processes, trades, uses (including burning it in boiler) or disposes of waste wood.
The crucial change for traders and users of waste wood for biomass is that only clean, untreated pre-consumer waste wood can be legitimately used in a non- Waste Incineration Directive (WID) boilers. All post-consumer waste irrespective of whether it is untreated (e.g. Grade A and B) or not will automatically be classified as hazardous material. These changes are effective immediately and will have major implications for RHI participants which are summarised in the table below.
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Guidance on this change to the regulations is expected imminently from the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL).
If you are trading waste wood or using waste wood in your biomass system please give us a call so we can discuss your options for:
C4E and our expert affiliates can help you take all the necessary steps to achieving compliance and make sure you keep getting uninterrupted RHI payments.
Please call C4E in the first instance on 0117 9089057 or contact us.
