# Landfill - Co-located Energy Businesses

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Defra](/buyers/defra/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Ricardo-AEA Ltd](/contract-winners/ricardo-aea/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £49,422
- Tender value: £49,422
- Award date: 27 February 2023
- Published: 19 April 2023
- Contract start: 30 January 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Notice ID: a99aa482-c7d1-4ec4-82fe-5c4b16827a6d-637373
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f46f2503-ca5e-4d3d-87df-f1e164c32fee

## Description

Project Overview and Aims The aim of this project is to carry out a scoping study to investigate the environmental and financial issues associated with co located, Net Zero contributing businesses such as Solar Photovoltaic \(PV\) panels on open and closed landfill sites\. In 2027, the renewables obligation certificates \(ROC\) scheme - which has successfully supported landfill gas generated electricity - will end\. This project will explore business ideas which could be co-located on landfill sites and potentially provide alternative sources of revenue generation\. Many of these opportunities will exploit the underutilised electricity export facilities already in place on landfill sites, but some will be freestanding of that infrastructure e\.g\. microgeneration for crypto mining\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a99aa482-c7d1-4ec4-82fe-5c4b16827a6d-637373)