ofgem review group on energy market issues for biomethane projects (emib) update on issues rea...
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Ofgem Review Group on Energy Market Issues for Biomethane Projects (EMIB)
Update on Issues
REA Biogas Groupthe voice of the UK Biogas industry
since 2004
15 November 2011John Baldwin
Chair, REA Biogas Group
Biomethane Facility Ownership Issues
Biomethane Producer
Funding Ownership Maintenance NetworkOperator
Option 1(UK DN Model)
Zero RAV
Option 2(German Model)
Service Charge Funded through
RAV
Option 3(Dutch Model)
Plant built to Network Operator Specification
Set Specification (NEA)
Option 4GT Licence model Connected system
Option 5 Part ownershipOdorant facility
Part ownership
•Ownership of Odorant Plant
• Producer Owns • Should not impede GS(M)R Compliance
• Work to GDN Specification• Avoid plant duplication downstream
• GDN Owns• Some technical issues
• GDN accepts available signal from upstream Producer plant• Avoid plant duplication downstream
•Need Standards of Service …
Biomethane Facility Odorant Plant
Biomethane Facility Standards of Service Issues
Standards of Service needed for efficient operation (Options 4 & 5)
•Non-contestable Works Standards• Initial inquiry stage
• Network Capacity Enquiry Standard• Free indication (facilitate rapid go/no go decisions)• Provision of Chargeable Capacity Enquiry (facilitate operator certainty)
• Pre construction phase• Construction Standards (Valve/Telemetry etc.)• Chargeable Feasibility Study
• Response Time • Charging
• Quotation Accuracy• Construction Phase
• Commencement of Works Date• Substantial Completion Date• Notification of Contract Variation
Note: If odorant is included this also part of non contestable works
Biomethane Facility Standards of Service Issues
Standards of Service needed for efficient operation (Options 4 & 5)Cont.
• Contestable Works Standards• GDN Provision of Requirements Specification• GDN Evaluation of Producer Design
• Turnaround time• Chargeable?
• Standard Charges or Bespoke• Producer builds to accepted specification then assume no further
acceptance process
Note: Ideally BtG plant suppliers would pay for this so that their plant is 'approved' technically for use
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