- actual value method
means the calculation method provided for in Part 2;
- AD
means electricity generated from gas formed by the anaerobic digestion of material which is neither sewage nor material in a landfill;
- additional capacity
means generating capacity which— (a) forms part of an accredited generating station, and (b) does not form part of the original capacity of that generating station;
- advanced fuel
means a liquid or gaseous fuel which is produced directly or indirectly from the gasification or the pyrolysis of— (a) waste, or (b) biomass;
- advanced gasification/pyrolysis
means electricity generated from an advanced fuel which— (a) in the case of a gaseous fuel, has a gross calorific value of at least 4 megajoules per metre cubed at 25 degrees Celsius and 0.1 megapascals when measured at the inlet to the generating station, and (b) in the case of a liquid fuel, has a gross calorific value of at least 10 megajoules per kilogram at 25 degrees Celsius and 0.1 megapascals when measured at the inlet to the generating station;
- anaerobic digestion
means the bacterial fermentation of organic material in the absence of free oxygen;
- animal excreta
means excreta produced by animals and includes biomass wholly derived from excreta produced by animals;
- banding provision
means a provision of articles 33 to 40, and • “network operators” are persons authorised by a licence under section 6(1)(b), (c) or (da) of the Act....
- banking day
means a day on which banks are generally open in the City of London excluding Saturdays and Sundays.
- base rate
means the rate announced from time to time by the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England as the official dealing rate.
- biomass
means fuel which—
- biomaterial
means the biodegradable part of— (a) products, waste and residues of biological origin resulting from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), forestry and related industries (including fisheries and aquaculture), and (b) industrial, commercial and municipal waste;
- building mounted solar PV
means electricity generated from the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity by equipment not installed on the ground either— (a) directly, or (b) on a frame, plinth or other structure installed— (i) on the ground, and (ii) wholly or mainly for the purpose of supporting that equipment;
- buy-out fund
means the fund held by the Authority on the 1st September in the settlement period, being the aggregate of— (a) amounts received by the Authority under article 67 relating to the renewables obligation for the relevant period, (b) amounts held by the Authority by virtue of articles 70(4)(b), 71(4), 76(5) and 77(6)(b), and (c) any interest earned on those amounts;
- capped combustion unit
means a combustion unit of a relevant fossil fuel station other than any of the following— (a) an exempt combustion unit;
- capped combustion unit allowance
means A x 125,000 ROCs, where A is the number of the generating station’s relevant capped combustion units;
- capped generating station
means a relevant fossil fuel station that includes at least one capped combustion unit and no exempt combustion units;
- CFD
has the meaning given in section 6(2) of the Energy Act 2013;
- CHPQA
means the Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance Standard, Issue 6, October 2016 and Guidance Note 44 (Use of CHPQA in respect of the Renewables Obligation and Contracts for Difference), Issue 6, October 2016;
- closed landfill gas
means electricity generated— (a) from landfill gas (other than electricity generated using the heat from a turbine or engine), and (b) in a month in which the generating station generates electricity only from gas formed by the digestion of material in a landfill which has finally ceased to accept waste for disposal;
- co-firing of regular bioliquid
means electricity generated from regular bioliquid burned in a combustion unit in a month in which— (a) the energy content of the biomass burned in that combustion unit is less than 100% of the energy content of all of the energy sources burned in that combustion unit during that month, and (b) the generating station generates electricity partly from fossil fuel and partly from renewable sources;
- co-firing of regular bioliquid with CHP
means electricity generated from regular bioliquid burned by a qualifying CHP station in a combustion unit in a month in which— (a) the energy content of the biomass burned in that combustion unit is less than 100% of the energy content of all of the energy sources burned in that combustion unit during that month, (b) the station generates electricity partly from fossil fuel and partly from renewable sources, and (c) the fossil fuel and regular bioliquid have been burned in separate combustion units;
- combustion unit
means a boiler, turbine or engine;
- commencement day
means the day on which the Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2018 comes into force;
- compliant UK supplier
means a UK supplier which, at the end of the late payment period, has discharged or is treated as if it had discharged in full every UK renewables obligation imposed on it in respect of the relevant period;
- consumer prices index
means— (a) the consumer prices index (for all items) calculated and published by the Office for National Statistics, or (b) where the index is not published for a month, any substituted index or figures published by the Office for National Statistics;
- continuously forested area
means land of an area of more than one hectare which includes— (a) trees more than five metres tall providing a tree canopy cover of more than 30%, or (b) trees collectively having the capacity to provide a tree canopy cover of more than 30% which— (i) are more than five metres tall, or (ii) have the capacity to grow to a height of more than five metres;
- dedicated biomass
means electricity generated from regular bioliquid or regular biomass by a generating station— (a) which is not a relevant fossil fuel station, and (b) in a month in which it generates electricity only from biomass;
- dedicated biomass with CHP
means electricity generated from regular bioliquid or regular biomass by a qualifying CHP station— (a) which is not a relevant fossil fuel station, and (b) in a month in which it generates electricity only from biomass;
- dedicated energy crops
means electricity generated from energy crops by a generating station— (a) which is not a relevant fossil fuel station, and (b) in a month in which the station generates electricity only from energy crops or only from biomass;
- default percentage
means— (a) in relation to bioliquid described in the first column of Part A or Part B of Annex 5 to the Renewables Directive— (i) the percentage (if any) which corresponds to that description in the third column of Part A or Part B of that Annex, or (ii) where a percentage corresponding to that description is not set out in the third column of Part A or Part B of that Annex, the percentage which complies with the provision corresponding to that description in the second column of Part A or Part B of that Annex, (b) in all other cases 0%;
- default value method
means the calculation method provided for in Part 3;
- delivery body
means— (a) the person operating the national transmission system for Great Britain (“the national system operator”), or (b) if the national system operator's functions under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2013 have been transferred to an alternative delivery body, that body;
- designated electricity supplier
has the meaning given by article 7(1);
- designated for nature protection purposes
means designated pursuant to the law of the United Kingdom or of any part of the United Kingdom or pursuant to the law of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom, for the purpose of protecting the natural environment;
- development
has the meaning given in section 55(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
- disaggregated default value
means, in relation to a bioliquid described in the first column of a table in Part D or Part E of Annex 5 to the Renewables Directive, the value which corresponds to that description in the third column of that table in Part D or Part E of that Annex;... •... • “greenhouse gas emissions from the use of fossil fuel” means the value given in paragraph 19 of Part C of Annex 5 to the Renewables Directive as the fossil fuel comparator for bioliquids used for electricity production;
- emission saving from soil carbon accumulation via improved agricultural management
has the same meaning as in Part C of Annex 5 to the Renewables Directive;
- energy crops
means— (a) a perennial crop planted at high density, the stems of which are harvested above ground level at intervals of less than twenty years and which is one of the following— (i) Acer pseudoplatanus (also known as sycamore), (ii) Alnus (also known as alder), (iii) Betula (also known as birch), (iv) Castanea sativa (also known as sweet chestnut), (v) Corylus avellana (also known as hazel), (vi) Fraxinus excelsior (also known as ash), (vii) Populus (also known as poplar), (viii) Salix (also known as willow), (ix) Tilia cordata (also known as small-leaved lime);
- energy from waste with CHP
means electricity generated from the combustion of waste (other than an advanced fuel or a fuel produced by means of anaerobic digestion) in a qualifying CHP station in a month in which the station generates electricity only from renewable sources and those renewable sources include waste which is not biomass;
- environmental quality assurance scheme
means a voluntary scheme which establishes environmental or social standards in relation to the production of woody biomass;
- excepted generating station
means a generating station—
- excluded capacity
has the meaning given in article 45;
- exempt purpose
has the meaning given in paragraph 7;
- feed-in tariff scheme
means a scheme of financial incentives which the Secretary of State establishes, or for the administration of which the Secretary of State makes arrangements, in exercise of the power in section 41(1) of the Energy Act 2008;
- forest
means land of an area more than one hectare which includes trees providing a tree canopy cover of at least 20%;
- Forestry Commission Field Book 9
means Forestry Commission Field Book 9, 2nd edition 1993, entitled “Classification and Presentation of Softwood Sawlogs”;
- fossil derived bioliquid
means bioliquid produced directly or indirectly from— (a) coal, (b) lignite, (c) natural gas (within the meaning of the Energy Act 1976), (d) crude liquid petroleum, or (e) petroleum products (within the meaning of the Energy Act 1976);
- gasification
means the substoichiometric oxidation or steam reformation of a substance to produce a gaseous mixture containing two or all of the following: oxides of carbon, methane and hydrogen;
- geopressure
means electricity generated using naturally occurring subterranean pressure;
- geothermal
means electricity generated using naturally occurring subterranean heat;
- grace period generating station
has the meaning given by article 6;
- greenhouse gas criteria
means— (a) in the case of bioliquid, the criteria set out in Schedule 1, (b) in all other cases, the criteria set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2;
- greenhouse gas emissions from the use of fossil fuel
means the value given in paragraph 19 of Part C of Annex 5 to the Renewables Directive as the fossil fuel comparator for bioliquids used for electricity production;
- ground mounted solar PV
means electricity generated from the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity by equipment installed on the ground either— (a) directly, or (b) on a frame, plinth or other structure installed— (i) on the ground, and (ii) wholly or mainly for the purpose of supporting that equipment;
- high-range co-firing
means electricity generated from energy crops or regular biomass burned in a combustion unit in a month in which— (a) the energy content of the biomass burned in that combustion unit is at least 85% but is less than 100% of the energy content of all of the energy sources burned in that combustion unit during that month, and (b) the generating station generates electricity partly from fossil fuel and partly from renewable sources;
- high-range co-firing with CHP
means electricity generated from energy crops or regular biomass burned by a qualifying CHP station in a combustion unit in a month in which— (a) the energy content of the biomass burned in that combustion unit is at least 85% but is less than 100% of the energy content of all of the energy sources burned in that combustion unit during that month, (b) the station generates electricity partly from fossil fuel and partly from renewable sources, and (c) the fossil fuel has been burned in a separate combustion unit from the energy crops or regular biomass;
- hydro generating station
means a generating station driven by water (other than a generating station driven by tidal flows, waves, ocean currents or geothermal sources) and includes all turbines supplied with water by or from the same civil works, except any turbine driven by a compensation flow supplied by or from those civil works in a natural water course where there is a statutory obligation to maintain that compensation flow in that water course (in which case that turbine and associated infrastructure is to be regarded as a separate hydro generating station);
- hydroelectric
means electricity generated by a hydro generating station;
- in writing
includes the provision of such information by electronic mail, facsimile or similar means which are capable of producing a document containing the text of any communication.
- ineligible electricity
means electricity which is generated using the RO capacity of a generating station and which is—
- integrated pest management
has the meaning given in Article 3(6) of Directive 2009/128/EC establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides;
- interconnector
means so much of an electric line or other electric plant as subsists wholly or primarily for the purposes of the conveyance of electricity between a transmission or distribution system in Great Britain and an equivalent system in another country (including Northern Ireland);
- investment contract
has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Energy Act 2013;
- land criteria
means the criteria set out in Schedule 3;
- landfill
has the meaning given by Article 2(g) of Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste;
- landfill gas
means gas formed by the digestion of material in a landfill;
- landfill gas heat recovery
means electricity generated using the heat from a turbine or engine, where that turbine or engine is generating electricity from landfill gas;
- large hydro generating station
means a hydro generating station which has, or has had at any time since 1st April 2002, a declared net capacity of more than 20 megawatts.
- late payment period
means the period beginning with the 1st September and ending with the 31st October in the settlement period;
- lightly forested area
means land of an area of more than one hectare which includes— (a) trees more than five metres tall providing a tree canopy cover of between 10% and 30%, or (b) trees collectively having the capacity to provide a tree canopy cover of between 10% and 30% which— (i) are more than five metres tall, or (ii) have the capacity to grow to a height of more than five metres;
- low-range co-firing
means electricity generated from energy crops or regular biomass burned in a combustion unit in a month in which— (a) the energy content of the biomass burned in that combustion unit is less than 50% of the energy content of all of the energy sources burned in that combustion unit during that month, and (b) the generating station generates electricity partly from fossil fuel and partly from renewable sources;
- low-range co-firing with CHP
means electricity generated from energy crops or regular biomass burned by a qualifying CHP station in a combustion unit in a month in which— (a) the energy content of the biomass burned in that combustion unit is less than 50% of the energy content of all of the energy sources burned in that combustion unit during that month, (b) the station generates electricity partly from fossil fuel and partly from renewable sources, and (c) the fossil fuel has been burned in a separate combustion unit from the energy crops or regular biomass;
- micro hydro generating station
means a hydro generating station which—
- microgenerator
means a generating station which has a declared net capacity of 50 kilowatts or less;
- mid-2008 additional capacity
means additional capacity which formed part of a generating station on or before 25th June 2008;
- mid-range co-firing
means electricity generated from energy crops or regular biomass burned in a combustion unit in a month in which— (a) the energy content of the biomass burned in that combustion unit is at least 50% but is less than 85% of the energy content of all of the energy sources burned in that combustion unit during that month, and (b) the generating station generates electricity partly from fossil fuel and partly from renewable sources;
- mid-range co-firing with CHP
means electricity generated from energy crops or regular biomass burned by a qualifying CHP station in a combustion unit in a month in which— (a) the energy content of the biomass burned in that combustion unit is at least 50% but is less than 85% of the energy content of all of the energy sources burned in that combustion unit during that month, (b) the station generates electricity partly from fossil fuel and partly from renewable sources, and (c) the fossil fuel has been burned in a separate combustion unit from the energy crops or regular biomass;
- mixed gas
means gas formed by the anaerobic digestion of sewage together with— (a) renewable waste (other than sewage), or (b) biomass (other than sewage).
- mixed generating station
means a relevant fossil fuel station that includes at least one capped combustion unit and at least one exempt combustion unit;
- mixed generating station estimate
means a number of ROCs equal to the sum of— (a) the capped combustion unit allowance, and (b) the exempt combustion unit estimate;
- mixed value method
means the calculation method for greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of bioliquids provided for in paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 to 18 of Part C of Annex 5 to the Renewables Directive, but using one or more disaggregated default values for the bioliquid when carrying out the calculation set out in paragraph 1 of Part C of that Annex;
- municipal waste
has the same meaning as in section 21 of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003;
- mutualisation fund
means the aggregate at any given time of the amounts (excluding any amounts repaid under article 76(2)) received by the Authority under articles 74 and 76 (together with any interest earned on those amounts) in relation to the relevant period;
- mutualisation period
means the obligation period immediately following the settlement period;
- nominated person
has the same meaning as it has in the Electricity from Non-Fossil Fuel Sources Saving Arrangements Order 2000.
- non-compliant UK supplier
means a UK supplier which, at the end of the late payment period, has not discharged or is not treated as if it had discharged in full every UK renewables obligation imposed on it in respect of the relevant period;
- Non-Fossil Fuel Order
means any of the following Orders— (a) the Electricity (Non-Fossil Fuel Sources) (England and Wales) Order 1997, and (b) the Electricity (Non-Fossil Fuel Sources) (England and Wales) Order 1998;
- Northern Ireland
has the same meaning as in Article 54(1) of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.
- Northern Ireland certificate
means a renewables obligation certificate issued by the Northern Ireland authority under the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 and pursuant to a NIRO Order;
- obligation level
means the number of UK ROCs that a designated electricity supplier is required to produce in respect of each megawatt hour of relevant electricity that it supplies to customers in England and Wales during an obligation period in order to discharge its renewables obligation for that period as determined under article 13A(3) or (4).
- obligation period
means the period starting on 1st April 2016 and ending on 31st March 2017 or any subsequent period of 12 months (ending with the period of 12 months ending on 31st March 2037), except for the purposes of article 95;
- offshore waters
means— (a) waters in or adjacent to the United Kingdom which are between the mean low water mark and the seaward limits of the territorial sea, and (b) waters within an area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964;
- offshore wind
means electricity generated from wind by a generating station that is offshore;
- offshore wind turbine
means a wind turbine which forms part of a generating station which is offshore;
- onshore wind
means electricity generated from wind by a generating station that is not offshore;
- operation
includes fuel handling, fuel preparation, maintenance and the pumping of water.
- original obligation level
means the obligation level as published under article 13(3);
- permitted ancillary purposes
means— (a) in relation to fossil fuel or waste used in a combustion unit, the use of fossil fuel or waste— (i) in the combustion unit for ancillary purposes, and (ii) in a month in which the energy content of the fossil fuel or waste so used (or, where both are so used, their combined energy content) does not exceed 10% of the energy content of all the energy sources used in the combustion unit to generate electricity during that month, (b) in relation to fossil fuel or waste used by a generating station, the use of fossil fuel or waste— (i) by the station for ancillary purposes, and (ii) in a month in which the energy content of the fossil fuel or waste so used (or, where both are so used, their combined energy content) does not exceed 10% of the energy content of all the energy sources used by the station to generate electricity during that month;
- post-2013 dedicated biomass station
means a generating station which— (a) was not accredited on or before 31st March 2013, and (b) has, in any month after March 2013, generated electricity in the way described as “dedicated biomass” (including “dedicated biomass with CHP”) in Schedule 5;
- post-2016 capacity
means— (a) in relation to a generating station accredited on or before 31st March 2016, any capacity which, in the Authority's view— (i) forms part of the station from a date no earlier than 1st April 2016, and (ii) does not form part of the original capacity of the station, (b) in relation to a generating station which— (i) is accredited, and (ii) was not accredited on or before 31st March 2016, the original capacity of the station, together with any additional capacity which, in the Authority's view, forms part of the station;
- potential feed-in tariff generating station
means a generating station in relation to which support may be given in the form of financial incentives under the feed-in tariff scheme to encourage the generation of electricity by the station.
- pre-2013 capacity
means— (a) in relation to a generating station accredited on or before 31st March 2013, the original capacity of the station, together with any additional capacity, which in the Authority's view, forms part of the station from a date no later than 31st March 2013, (b) in relation to a grace period generating station, the original capacity of the station;
- primary forest
means woodland of native species, where there is no clearly visible indication of human activity and ecological processes are not significantly disturbed;
- protected or threatened species
means— (a) a species listed in Appendices I, II or III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Flora and Fauna, or (b) a species which is at risk of extinction;... • “saw log” means wood which is suitable for processing at a sawmill;
- protected source
has the meaning given in paragraph 5;
- publication date
means the date of publication of the revised obligation level under paragraph (6);
- publication day
means— (a) in the 2018/19 obligation period, the later of 1st October 2018 and the day that occurs one month after commencement day;
- pyrolysis
means the thermal degradation of a substance in the absence of any oxidising agent (other than that which forms part of the substance itself) to produce char and one or both of gas and liquid;
- qualification day
means— (a) in the 2018/19 obligation period, the later of 1st September 2018 and commencement day;
- qualifying CHP station
means a CHP station which has been certified under the CHPQA;
- Register
has the meaning given to it in article 93(1);
- registered holder
has the meaning given to it in paragraph 3 of Schedule 4;
- registered offshore wind turbine
means a wind turbine which is registered under article 91.
- registrable additional turbine
means an offshore wind turbine which—
- regular bioliquid
means bioliquid other than— (a) advanced fuel, (b) fuel produced by means of anaerobic digestion, (c) energy crops;
- regular biomass
means biomass other than— (a) advanced fuel, (b) fuel produced by means of anaerobic digestion, (c) bioliquid, (d) energy crops, (e) landfill gas, (f) sewage gas;
- relevant biomass
means biomass other than animal excreta, bioliquid, landfill gas, sewage gas or waste;
- relevant capped combustion unit
means a capped combustion unit included in the generating station on qualification day;
- relevant ceiling
means— (a) in relation to biomass used by a post-2013 dedicated biomass station to generate electricity before 1st April 2020, 79.2 grams per megajoule of electricity, (b) in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2020 and before 1st April 2025, 75 grams per megajoule of electricity, (c) in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2025, 72.2 grams per megajoule of electricity;
- relevant day
means the first day of the second month after the month in which the Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2018 comes into force;
- relevant electricity
means—
- relevant energy crops
means energy crops which are supplied to the operator of a generating station in accordance with an agreement made—
- relevant exempt combustion unit
means an exempt combustion unit included in the generating station on commencement day;
- relevant fossil fuel CHP station
means a relevant fossil fuel station which is a qualifying CHP station;
- relevant fossil fuel generating station
has the same meaning as in Schedule 2 to the Renewables Obligation Order 2009.” substitute “ “relevant fossil fuel station” has the same meaning as in Schedule 5 to the Renewables Obligation Order 2015;
- relevant fossil fuel station
has the meaning given in Schedule 5, but does not include— (a) a generating station in relation to which ROCs have been issued in respect of electricity— (a) generated before the date on which the generating station became a “relevant fossil fuel station” (as defined in Schedule 5);
- relevant material
means material, other than fossil fuel, which is, or is derived directly or indirectly from, plant matter, animal matter, fungi, algae or bacteria.
- relevant percentage
has the same meaning as in Schedule 1;
- relevant period
means the period starting on the relevant day and ending on 31st March 2019.
- relevant qualifying CHP station
means a qualifying CHP station that—
- relevant scheme
means a scheme established by the Secretary of State in exercise of the power in section 100(1)(a) of the Energy Act 2008.
- relevant supplier
means an electricity supplier which was a designated electricity supplier in the relevant period and which at the end of the late payment period had discharged or is treated as if it had discharged the whole or part of its renewables obligation for the relevant period;
- relevant target
means— (a) in relation to biomass used to generate electricity before 1st April 2020 by a station other than a post-2013 dedicated biomass station, 79.2 grams per megajoule of electricity, (b) in relation to biomass used by a post-2013 dedicated biomass station to generate electricity before 1st April 2020, 66.7 grams per megajoule of electricity, (c) in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2020 and before 1st April 2025, 55.6 grams per megajoule of electricity, (d) in relation to biomass used to generate electricity on or after 1st April 2025, 50 grams per megajoule of electricity.
- renewable electricity
means electricity which is generated from renewable sources and in respect of which UK ROCs may be issued.
- renewable sources
includes renewable waste.
- renewable waste
means waste of which not more than 90% is waste which is, or is derived from, fossil fuel;
- Renewables Directive
means Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, and in article 83 and Schedules 1 and 3 references to Annex 5 to the Renewables Directive are to Annex 5 as amended from time to time;
- renewables obligation
has the meaning given to it in article 7(1), except for the purposes of article 95;
- renewables obligation certificate
has the same meaning as in the 2009 Order.
- restored degraded land bonus
means the bonus referred to in paragraphs 7 and 8 of Part C of Annex 5 to the Renewables Directive;
- retail prices index
means— (a) the general index of retail prices (for all items) published by the Office of National Statistics, or (b) where the index is not published for a month, any substituted index or figures published by the Office of National Statistics;
- revised obligation level
means the obligation level as revised in accordance with paragraph (5).
- ROC
means a renewables obligation certificate issued by the Authority under this Order (or under the 2009 Order);
- saw log
means wood which is suitable for processing at a sawmill;
- Scotland
includes— (a) so much of the internal waters and territorial sea of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to Scotland, (b) a Renewable Energy Zone, or any part of such a Zone, which is designated by order under section 84(5) of the Energy Act 2004.
- sewage gas
means gas formed by the anaerobic digestion of sewage (including sewage which has been treated or processed);
- solar photovoltaic
means electricity generated from the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity;
- Solid Recovered Fuel
means solid fuel which— (a) complies with the classification and specification requirements in BS EN:15359:2011, (b) is prepared from a waste which is not a hazardous waste (where hazardous waste has the meaning given in Article 3(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste, as last amended by Directive (EU) 2018/851), (c) has a maximum rate of oxygen uptake of no more than 1500 milligrams of oxygen per kilogram of volatile solids per hour when measured using the real dynamic respiration test specified in BS EN 15590:2011, and (d) when subject to a methodology for the determination of particle size in accordance with BS EN 15415-1:2011, is able to pass through an opening measuring no more than 150 millimetres in all dimensions;
- standard gasification/pyrolysis
means electricity generated from an advanced fuel which— (a) in the case of a gaseous fuel, has a gross calorific value which is at least 2 megajoules per metre cubed but is less than 4 megajoules per metre cubed at 25 degrees Celsius and 0.1 megapascals when measured at the inlet to the generating station, and (b) in the case of a liquid fuel, has a gross calorific value which is less than 10 megajoules per kilogram at 25 degrees Celsius and 0.1 megapascals when measured at the inlet to the generating station;
- standby generation
means the generation of electricity by equipment which is not used frequently or regularly to generate electricity and where all the electricity generated by that equipment is used by the generating station);
- starch-rich crops
includes— (a) cereals (regardless of whether only the grains are used or the whole plant (such as in the case of green maize) is used);
- station conversion
means electricity generated— (a) from regular bioliquids, energy crops or regular biomass, (b) by a relevant fossil fuel station, and (c) in a month in which the station generates electricity only from biomass or only from energy crops;
- station conversion with CHP
means electricity generated— (a) from regular bioliquids, energy crops or regular biomass, (b) by a relevant fossil fuel CHP station, and (c) in a month in which the station generates electricity only from biomass or only from energy crops;
- sustainability information
means—
- sustainable source
has the meaning given in paragraph 6;
- the Act
means the Electricity Act 1989;
- the Forest Europe Sustainable Forest Management Criteria
means the criteria for sustainable forest management in Lisbon Resolution L2 of the third Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe held in June 1998;
- tidal impoundment
means electricity generated by a generating station driven by the release of water impounded behind a barrier using the difference in tidal levels where the station has a declared net capacity of less than 1 gigawatt;
- tidal stream
means electricity generated from the capture of the energy created from the motion of naturally occurring tidal currents in water;
- total ROC claim
means the total number of ROCs which have been claimed in respect of an obligation period, less— (a) the number of ROCs which have been issued in respect of that obligation period, and (b) the number of ROCs which the Authority has, in respect of that obligation period, decided not to issue or refused to issue under article 24.
- total UK buy-out fund
means the fund existing on the 1st September of the settlement period, being the aggregate of— (a) the buy-out fund held on that date, (b) any fund provided for in a renewables obligation order made by the Scottish Ministers which corresponds to the buy-out fund held on that date, and (c) any fund provided for in an order made under Articles 52 to 55F of the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 which corresponds to the buy-out fund held on that date;
- transmission or distribution system
means a transmission or distribution system within the meaning of Part 1 of the Act or an equivalent system in Northern Ireland;
- unit conversion
means electricity generated from regular bioliquids, energy crops or regular biomass burned in a combustion unit in a month in which— (a) that combustion unit burns only biomass or burns only energy crops, and (b) the generating station generates electricity partly from fossil fuel and partly from renewable sources;
- unit conversion with CHP
means electricity generated from regular bioliquids, energy crops or regular biomass burned by a qualifying CHP station in a combustion unit in a month in which— (a) that combustion unit burns only biomass or burns only energy crops, and (b) the station generates electricity partly from fossil fuel and partly from renewable sources;
- volatile solids
means any mass loss, corrected for moisture, when a solid is heated out of contact with air under the conditions specified, and using the methods, in BS EN 15402:2011;
- waste
has the meaning given in Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste but— (a) also includes anything derived from waste, and (b) does not include landfill gas, sewage gas or any substance intentionally modified or contaminated to fall within the meaning of “waste” given in Article 3(1) of that Directive.
- waste collection authority
has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
- wave
means electricity generated from the capture of the energy created from the motion of naturally occurring waves on water.
- wetland area
means land that is covered with or saturated by water— (a) permanently, or (b) for a significant part of the year;
- woody biomass
means biomass which— (a) is, or is derived from, wood (other than an energy crop), and (b) is not a bioliquid.