Funds are administered by the recycling and waste organisation WRAP, and are available to farms that have access to slurries or manures, and who wish to build AD plants producing up to 250kW of power.
NFU chief renewables and climate change adviser Dr Jonathan Scurlock said: “The NFU is delighted that there has been an enthusiastic response to both the business development grants and the government-backed loan scheme, administered by WRAP.
"Defra’s targeted support for small-scale AD is critically important among the actions to implement the government’s AD Strategy and build confidence in on-farm use of biogas technology.”