By Renewable Energy Focus staff

The changes coming into force from 1 April include:

• The introduction of phased support for offshore wind projects, allowing developers to register groups of turbines in phases;
• Introduction of mandatory sustainability standards for biomass. There would be a transition period of mandatory reporting against the criteria from April 2011, with eligibility for ROCs from April 2013; and
• Introduction of sustainability criteria for bioliquids in line with the mandatory requirements introduced by the Renewable Energy Directive.