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	All bioliquids and solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations ≥1MW must report against and meet sustainability criteria in order to be eligible for [[Renewables Obligation Certificate\|Renewable Obligation Certificates]] which was implimented under the [[Renewables Obligation]] in 2009. Solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations <1MW are required to report against the sustainability criteria, but receiving [[ROC]]s does not depend on meeting the criteria<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/ro/applicants/biomass-sustainability [[Ofgem]] Website: Biomass Sustainability Overview, including further links to criteria and guidance]</ref>.		All bioliquids and solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[Anaerobic Digestion]](AD) stations ≥1MW must report against and meet '''sustainability criteria''' in order to be eligible for [[Renewables Obligation Certificate\|Renewable Obligation Certificates]] which was implimented under the [[Renewables Obligation]] in 2009. Solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations <1MW are required to report against the sustainability criteria, but receiving '''[[ROC]]s''' does not depend on meeting the criteria<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/ro/applicants/biomass-sustainability [[Ofgem]] Website: Biomass Sustainability Overview, including further links to criteria and guidance]</ref>. Hence smaller projects claiming under the '''[[FIT]]''' scheme, and specifically Anaerobic Digestion projetcs, are required to report.

			The sustainability criteria for projects (and specifically [[Anaerobic Digestion]]) seeking payment under the '''[[SEG]]''', from 1st January 2020, rather than the criteria set out below, have specific guidance on reporting from [[Ofgem]], but the principles are similar<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2019/12/seg_sustainability_guidance_final_0.pdf Guidance for Anaerobic Digestion Generators: SEG sustainability criteria and Reporting Requirements]</ref>.

	==Criteria==		==Criteria==

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	All bioliquids and solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations ≥1MW must report against and meet sustainability criteria in order to be eligible for [[Renewables Obligation Certificate\|Renewable Obligation Certificates]] ~~and~~ was implimented under the [[Renewables Obligation]] in 2009. Solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations <1MW are required to report against the sustainability criteria, but receiving [[ROC]]s does not depend on meeting the criteria<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/ro/applicants/biomass-sustainability [[Ofgem]] Website: Biomass Sustainability Overview, including further links to criteria and guidance]</ref>.		All bioliquids and solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations ≥1MW must report against and meet sustainability criteria in order to be eligible for [[Renewables Obligation Certificate\|Renewable Obligation Certificates]] which was implimented under the [[Renewables Obligation]] in 2009. Solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations <1MW are required to report against the sustainability criteria, but receiving [[ROC]]s does not depend on meeting the criteria<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/ro/applicants/biomass-sustainability [[Ofgem]] Website: Biomass Sustainability Overview, including further links to criteria and guidance]</ref>.

	==Criteria==		==Criteria==

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	All bioliquids and solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations ≥1MW must report against and meet sustainability criteria in order to be eligible for [[Renewables Obligation Certificate\|Renewable Obligation Certificates]]. Solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations <1MW are required to report against the sustainability criteria, but receiving [[ROC]]s does not depend on meeting the criteria<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/ro/applicants/biomass-sustainability [[Ofgem]] Website: Biomass Sustainability Overview, including further links to criteria and guidance]</ref>.		All bioliquids and solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations ≥1MW must report against and meet sustainability criteria in order to be eligible for [[Renewables Obligation Certificate\|Renewable Obligation Certificates]] and was implimented under the [[Renewables Obligation]] in 2009. Solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations <1MW are required to report against the sustainability criteria, but receiving [[ROC]]s does not depend on meeting the criteria<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/ro/applicants/biomass-sustainability [[Ofgem]] Website: Biomass Sustainability Overview, including further links to criteria and guidance]</ref>.

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	* '''Annual profiling data.''' The annual profiling data contains information submitted by the operator regarding the sustainability characteristics of their fuel. This includes information such as: type of [[Biomass\|biomass]], the form of [[Biomass\|biomass]], country of origin and whether it was wood or derived from wood. Fuelled stations >50kW declared net capacity (DNC) are required to provide this information to [[Ofgem]] following the obligation year.		* '''Annual profiling data.''' The annual profiling data contains information submitted by the operator regarding the sustainability characteristics of their fuel. This includes information such as: type of [[Biomass\|biomass]], the form of [[Biomass\|biomass]], country of origin and whether it was wood or derived from wood. Fuelled stations >50kW declared net capacity (DNC) are required to provide this information to [[Ofgem]] following the obligation year.
	* '''Annual Sustainability Audit Report.''' The Annual Sustainability Audit Report is an independent audit report commissioned by generating stations using bioliquid fuels and stations ≥1MW using solid [[Biomass\|biomass]] and/or [[Biogas\|biogas]] fuels. The aim of the audit is to verify the sustainability information that has been submitted by the operator.		* '''Annual Sustainability Audit Report.''' The Annual Sustainability Audit Report is an independent audit report commissioned by generating stations using bioliquid fuels and stations ≥1MW using solid [[Biomass\|biomass]] and/or [[Biogas\|biogas]] fuels. The aim of the audit is to verify the sustainability information that has been submitted by the operator.

			The most recent biomass sustainability data set (2018-19) for every [[Biomass\|biomass]] facility that requires to report can be found on this link<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2018-19 Ofgem Website: Biomass Sustainability Dataset 2018-19]</ref>.

	==References==		==References==

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	All bioliquids and solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations ≥1MW must report against and meet sustainability criteria in order to be eligible for [[Renewables Obligation Certificate\|Renewable Obligation Certificates]]. Solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations <1MW are required to report against the sustainability criteria, but receiving [[ROC]]s does not depend on meeting the criteria<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/ro/applicants/biomass-sustainability [[Ofgem]] Website: Biomass Sustainability Overview, including further links to criteria and guidance]</ref>.		All bioliquids and solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations ≥1MW must report against and meet sustainability criteria in order to be eligible for [[Renewables Obligation Certificate\|Renewable Obligation Certificates]]. Solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations <1MW are required to report against the sustainability criteria, but receiving [[ROC]]s does not depend on meeting the criteria<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/ro/applicants/biomass-sustainability [[Ofgem]] Website: Biomass Sustainability Overview, including further links to criteria and guidance]</ref>.

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All bioliquids and solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations ≥1MW must report against and meet sustainability criteria in order to be eligible for [[Renewables Obligation Certificate|Renewable Obligation Certificates]]. Solid biomass and/or [[Biogas]]/[[AD]] stations <1MW are required to report against the sustainability criteria, but receiving [[ROC]]s does not depend on meeting the criteria<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/ro/applicants/biomass-sustainability [[Ofgem]] Website: Biomass Sustainability Overview, including further links to criteria and guidance]</ref>.

==Criteria==
The sustainability criteria has come from the requirements imposed via the [[Renewable Energy Directive]] (RED) and are:
* '''Land criteria:''' which focuses on the land from which the biomass is sourced
* '''Greenhouse gas (GHG) criteria:''' which account for the life cycle GHG emissions of the biomass
The RED sets out the sustainability criteria a bioliquid must meet in order to receive support under national incentive schemes. The UK government has also implemented sustainability criteria for solid and gaseous [[Biomass|biomass]].

==Reporting Requirements==
* '''Land and GHG criteria.''' For all bioliquids and stations ≥1MW using solid biomass and/or [[Biogas|biogas]] fuels, land use and GHG emission information is submitted on a monthly basis. For these stations both the land and GHG criteria must be met to be eligible for support. For stations <1MW using solid biomass and/or [[Biogas|biogas]] this information is reported annually and does not link to [[ROC]] issue.
* '''Annual profiling data.''' The annual profiling data contains information submitted by the operator regarding the sustainability characteristics of their fuel. This includes information such as: type of [[Biomass|biomass]], the form of [[Biomass|biomass]], country of origin and whether it was wood or derived from wood. Fuelled stations >50kW declared net capacity (DNC) are required to provide this information to [[Ofgem]] following the obligation year.
* '''Annual Sustainability Audit Report.''' The Annual Sustainability Audit Report is an independent audit report commissioned by generating stations using bioliquid fuels and stations ≥1MW using solid [[Biomass|biomass]] and/or [[Biogas|biogas]] fuels. The aim of the audit is to verify the sustainability information that has been submitted by the operator.

==References==