Regulation 47 Interpretation

In this Part—

• “greenhouse gas criteria” means the criteria set out in Schedule 3;

• “land criteria”, except in regulation 48(3)(a), means—

  1. (a)

     the criteria set out in Part 2 of Schedule 4 in relation to solid biomass which is wood or wholly derived from wood, except energy crops; or

  2. (b)

     the criteria set out in Part 3 of Schedule 4 in relation to other solid biomass including energy crops;

• “permitted location” means a place—

  1. (a)

     in respect of which the participant has a right to harvest the solid biomass; and

  2. (b)

     which is no more than 50 miles from the plant in which the solid biomass is used;

• “self-supplied” means—

  1. (a)

     obtained by or on behalf of the participant from a permitted location; or

  2. (b)

     waste wood which is obtained by or on behalf of the participant from the place where it first becomes waste;

• “sustainable biogas” means—

  1. (a)

     biogas which—

     1. (i)

        meets the greenhouse gas criteria; and

     2. (ii)

        is made wholly from feedstock which is solid biomass which meets the land criteria;

  2. (b)

     biogas which is made wholly from feedstock which is waste;

  3. (c)

     biogas which consists of a combination of any of the biogas listed in paragraphs (a) and (b);

• “sustainable biomethane” means biomethane which, save for ingredients which are added as part of the biomethane production process—

  1. (a)

     is made wholly from feedstock which is waste;

  2. (b)

     meets the greenhouse gas criteria and is made wholly from feedstock which is solid biomass which meets the land criteria; or

  3. (c)

     consists of a combination of any of the biomethane listed in paragraphs (a) and (b);

• “sustainable solid biomass” means—

  1. (a)

     solid biomass which meets the greenhouse gas criteria and the land criteria;

  2. (b)

     solid biomass which is—

     1. (i)

        self-supplied;

     2. (ii)

        used in an accredited RHI installation with an installation capacity of less than 1MWth; and

     3. (iii)

        either—

        1. (aa)

           an approved sustainable fuel; or

        2. (bb)

           a fuel in respect of which the Secretary of State has made a declaration under regulation 51(5);

  3. (c)

     solid biomass which is waste, or is wholly derived from waste;

  4. (d)

     solid biomass which consists of a combination of any of the solid biomass listed in paragraphs (a) to (c).