Amendments to article 2 of the 2009 Order (interpretation)3
1
Article 2 of the 2009 Order is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (1), at the appropriate place insert—
“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;
“fossil derived bioliquid” means bioliquid produced directly or indirectly from—
- a
coal,
- b
lignite,
- c
natural gas (within the meaning of the Energy Act 19769),
- d
crude liquid petroleum, or
- e
petroleum products (within the meaning of the Energy Act 1976);
“greenhouse gas emission criteria” means the criteria set out in Schedule A1;
“land criteria” means the criteria set out in Schedule A2;
“offshore”, in relation to a generating station which generates electricity from wind, means a generating station which—
- a
has its wind turbines situated wholly in offshore waters; and
- b
is not connected to dry land by means of a permanent structure which provides access to land above the mean low water mark;
“registrable additional turbine” means a wind turbine which—
- a
forms part of the capacity of a generating station which is offshore;
- b
does not form part of the capacity of the station as accredited; and
- c
was not used to generate electricity before 1st April 2011;
“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 Schedule A1 to this Order references to Annex 5 to the Renewables Directive are to Annex 5 as amended from time to time;
“sustainability information” means information submitted to the Authority by the operator of a generating station for the purpose of demonstrating that a bioliquid meets the greenhouse gas emission criteria and the land criteria;
3
In paragraph (1), for the definition of “total installed capacity” substitute—
“total installed capacity” means—
- a
in relation to a generating station, the maximum capacity at which the station could be operated for a sustained period without causing damage to it (assuming the source of power used by it to generate electricity was available to it without interruption);
- b
in relation to a wind turbine, the maximum capacity at which the turbine could be operated for a sustained period without causing damage to it (assuming there was no interruption to the wind powering it);
4
In paragraph (2), after each reference to “waste” insert “, fossil derived bioliquid”.
5
For paragraph (4) substitute—
4
The fuels referred to in paragraph (3) are—
a
fossil derived bioliquid;
b
bioliquid (not being fossil derived bioliquid);
c
biomass (not being bioliquid);
d
waste which constitutes a renewable source (not being bioliquid or biomass);
e
fossil fuel including waste (other than waste falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (d)).