Eligible renewable sources
The following table lists eligible renewable sources:
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Sources
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Eligibility
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Landfill gas
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Yes
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Sewage gas
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Yes
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Hydro exceeding 20 megawatts declared net capacity (dnc)
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Only stations commissioned after 1 April 2002
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Hydro 20 megawatts or less dnc
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Yes
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Onshore wind
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Yes
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Offshore wind
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Yes
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Co-firing of biomass
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Yes. (There are no restrictions on the amount of co-firing a generator can undertake. However, suppliers can only meet 12.5 percent of their obligation from co-fired ROCs.)
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Other biomass
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Yes
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Geothermal power
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Yes
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Tidal and tidal stream power
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Yes
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Wave power
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Yes
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Photovoltaics
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Yes
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Energy crops
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Yes
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This table shows the eligibility of energy derived from waste:
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Type of generating station
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Mixed waste
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Waste that is purely biomass
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Energy crops, agricultural waste and forestry material
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Incineration
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Ineligible
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Pyrolysis, gasification and anaerobic digestion
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Eligible for the biomass fraction of waste
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Combined heat and power (CHP)
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Eligible for the biomass fraction of waste produced as good quality CHP [ 2] |
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Co-firing
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Ineligible
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Eligible [ 1] (There are no restrictions on the amount of co-firing a generator can undertake. However, suppliers can only meet 12.5 percent of their obligation from co-fired ROCs.) |
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Notes:
- Subject to a maximum fossil-derived energy content of 12.5 percent.
- CHP stations must be accredited under the CHP Quality Assurance Scheme to be eligible. Schemes that comply fully with the Good Quality benchmark receive Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) on the electricity generated from the biomass fraction of the waste. For schemes that comply partially, this is scaled back depending on their efficiency.
- Only stations first commissioned or re-equipped on or after 1 January 1990 (except micro-hydro and co-firing stations) are eligible.
- All stations must be located within the UK, its territorial waters or the Continental Shelf.
Where to get more information on the Renewables Obligation
The RO is administered by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem). You can find out more on the
Ofgem website, or contact:
Renewables Administrator, The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets,
9 Millbank, London SW1P 3GE
Fax: 020 7901 7387
For information on the underlying policy, contact:
Grace Brown, Renewables Financial Incentives, Department of Energy & Climate Change, 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HH
Tel: 0300 068 5210