Biomass Sustainability Data - 16th Reporting Year

UK Ofgem Publications & Decisions

Published March 30th, 2026

Detected March 30th, 2026

Summary

Ofgem published the Biomass Sustainability Dataset for Scheme Year 23 (2024-2025), the 16th reporting year under the Renewables Obligation Order. The dataset accompanies the RO Annual Report and provides sustainability criteria data for biomass generating stations required to report against these standards. The data is available as a downloadable spreadsheet (416KB XLSX).

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What changed

Ofgem released the 16th annual Biomass Sustainability Dataset covering scheme year 23 (April 2024 to March 2025). The data publication fulfills the reporting requirements established under the 2009 Renewables Obligation Order, which mandates biomass generating stations to meet sustainability criteria. This dataset accompanies the RO Annual Report and is available as a downloadable spreadsheet (416KB XLSX file).

Biomass generating stations, renewable energy developers, and compliance teams should reference this dataset alongside the RO Annual Report chapter on biomass sustainability. The data supports compliance verification under the Renewables Obligation framework. No new obligations or enforcement mechanisms are introduced by this publication.

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Biomass Sustainability Dataset: Scheme Year 23 from 2024 to 2025

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In 2009, the Renewables Obligation Order introduced the requirements for generating stations using biomass fuels to report against sustainability criteria.

This dataset details the 16th reporting year against these criteria and accompanies the Biomass Sustainability chapter published in the Renewables Obligation (RO) Annual Report Scheme Year 23 from 2024 to 2025.