| Renewable electricity technologies |
Current support, ROCs/MWh[1]
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Proposed ROC support/MWh[2]
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Other proposed changes |
| Advanced gasification |
2 |
2 in 2013/14 and 2014/15; 1.9 in 2015/16 and 1.8 in 2016/17
Call for evidence |
Proposed change to definition and merger with advanced pyrolysis |
| Advanced pyrolysis |
2 |
2 in 2013/14 and 2014/15; 1.9 in 2015/16 and 1.8 in 2016/17
Call for evidence |
Proposed change to definition and merger with advanced gasification |
| Anaerobic digestion |
2 |
2 in 2013/14 and 2014/15; 1.9 in 2015/16 and 1.8 in 2016/17 |
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| Biomass conversion |
No current band but eligible to claim 1.5ROCs under current banding arrangements |
1
Call for evidence |
Proposal for a new band. |
| Co-firing of biomass |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Changes proposed to add fossil derived bioliquids. |
| Co-firing of biomass (enhanced) |
No current band but 0.5 ROCs under current banding arrangements |
1
Call for evidence |
Proposal for a new band. |
| Co-firing of biomass with CHP |
1 |
1 |
Changes proposed to add fossil derived bioliquids, to exclude enhanced co-firing and to close this band to new accreditations from 1 April 2015. |
| Co-firing of energy crops |
1 |
1 |
Changes proposed to the definition of energy crops and to exclude enhanced co-firing. |
| Co-firing of energy crops with CHP |
1.5 |
1.5
Call for evidence |
Changes proposed to the definition of energy crops, to exclude enhanced co-firing and to close this band to new accreditations from 1 April 2015. |
| Dedicated biomass |
1.5 |
1.5 to 31 March 2016
1.4 from 1 April 2016 |
Changes proposed to exclude biomass conversions and to add fossil-derived bioliquids |
| Dedicated energy crops |
2 |
2 in 2013/14 and 2014/15; 1.9 in 2015/16 and 1.8 in 2016/17 |
Changes proposed to the definition of energy crops and to exclude biomass conversion. |
| Dedicated biomass with CHP |
2 |
2 in 2013/14 and 2014/15 |
Changes proposed to add fossil derived bioliquids, to exclude biomass conversion and to close this band to new accreditations from 1 April 2015. |
| Dedicated energy crops with CHP |
2 |
2 in 2013/14 and 2014/15
Call for evidence |
Changes proposed to the definition of energy crops, to exclude biomass conversion and to close this band to new accreditations from 1 April 2015. |
| Energy from waste with CHP |
1 |
0.5
Call for evidence |
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Geothermal |
2 |
2 in 2013/14 and 2014/15; 1.9 in 2015/16 and 1.8 in 2016/17 |
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| Geopressure |
1 |
1 |
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| Hydro-electric |
1 |
0.5 |
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| Landfill gas |
0.25 |
0
Call for evidence
|
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| Microgeneration |
2 |
2 in 2013/14 and 2014/15; 1.9 in 2015/16 and 1.8 in 2016/17 |
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| Onshore wind |
1 |
0.9 |
|
| Offshore wind |
2 in 2013/14; 1.5 from 2014/15 onwards |
2 in 2013/14 and 2014/15; 1.9 in 2015/16 and 1.8 in 2016/17 |
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| Sewage gas |
0.5 |
0.5
Call for evidence
|
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| Solar photovoltaic |
2 |
2 in 2013/14 and 2014/15; 1.9 in 2015/16 and 1.8 in 2016/17 |
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| Standard gasification |
1 |
0.5
Call for evidence |
Proposed change to definition and merger with standard pyrolysis |
| Standard pyrolysis |
1 |
0.5
Call for evidence
|
Proposed change to definition and merger with standard gasification |
| Tidal impoundment (range) – tidal barrage (<1GW) |
2 |
2 in 2013/14 and 2014/15; 1.9 in 2015/16 and 1.8 in 2016/17 |
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| Tidal impoundment (range) – tidal lagoon (<1GW) |
2 |
2 in 2013/14 and 2014/15; 1.9 in 2015/16 and 1.8 in 2016/17 |
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| Tidal stream |
2 |
5 up to a 30MW project cap.
2 above the cap. |
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| Wave |
2 |
5 up to a 30MW project cap.
2 above the cap. |
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