The Renewables Obligation Order 2015

Land criteria: woody biomass

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

3.  A consignment of woody biomass meets the land criteria if—

(a)at least 70% of the woody biomass was obtained from a sustainable source,

(b)the woody biomass is used by the RO capacity of a generating station to generate electricity in a month in which at least 70% of all of the woody biomass used by the RO capacity of that generating station to generate electricity was obtained from a sustainable source, or

(c)the woody biomass was certified by an environmental quality assurance scheme which ensures that at least 70% of the woody biomass certified by the scheme was obtained from a sustainable source.