# The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2011, Regulation 31: Biogas produced from gasification or pyrolysis


(1) This regulation applies to participants producing biogas using gasification or pyrolysis and generating heat from that biogas in an accredited RHI installation.
(2) The participant may only use solid biomass or municipal waste as feedstock to produce the biogas.
(3) Where the participant uses municipal waste as feedstock—
(a) paragraphs (2), (3), (6) and (7) of regulation 28 apply to the proportion of solid biomass contained in the municipal waste used for feedstock in the same way as for the proportion of solid biomass contained in municipal waste used to generate heat; and
(b) paragraphs (4) and (5) of regulation 28 apply.
(4) Where the participant uses solid biomass (not being solid biomass contained in municipal waste) as feedstock—
(a) paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (7) of regulation 29 apply to the contamination of solid biomass used for feedstock in the same way as for solid biomass contaminated with fossil fuel used to generate heat; and
(b) paragraphs (5) and (6) of regulation 29 apply.
(5) Where the Authority so requests, the participant must arrange for samples of the municipal waste or solid biomass used (or to be used) as feedstock in the biogas production plant, or of any gas or other substance produced as a result of the use of such municipal waste or solid biomass, to be taken by a person (and analysed in a manner) specified by the Authority, and for the results of that analysis to be made available to the Authority in such form as the Authority may require.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111516393/regulation/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-heat-incentive-scheme-regulations-2011/regulation-31
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