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3iN 3i Infrastructure plc, the Company’s ultimate shareholder

3i/3i Group 3i plc and the group of companies of which 3i Group plc is the parent or for which any such company is investment adviser

AFR accident frequency rate

ASP average selling price defined as revenue recognised in the year divided by exported power. It includes an element of ROC revenue, known as the recycled element, which is received following the publication of the recycle price by Ofgem

BEIS Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Board the Board of Directors of the Company

CFO Chief Financial Officer

CGU cash generating unit

CLM Captured Landfill Methane

CMM Captured Mineral Methane

CSR corporate social responsibility

EBITDA earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and impairment

EBITDA before operating exceptional items earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation, impairment, and

before operating exceptional items

FCA the UK Financial Conduct Authority

GWh gigawatt hour

HS&E health, safety and environmental

HSQ&EC health, safety, quality and environmental compliance

kWh kilowatt hour

M&A Mergers and acquisitions

MW and MWh megawatt and megawatt hour

Ofgem Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

PR Power Response

RIDDOR the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013

RO Renewables Obligation, the financial mechanism by which the Government incentivises the deployment of large-scale renewable electricity generation by placing a mandatory requirement on licensed UK electricity suppliers to source a specified and annually increasing proportion of electricity they supply to customers from eligible renewable sources or pay a penalty

ROC Renewables Obligation Certificate

RoSPA Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

TWh terawatt hour

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www.gov.uk/government/department for business innovation skills
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) merged in July 2016 to form the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). 

www.britsafe.org
The British Safety Council (BSC) is one of the world's leading health and safety organisations. Its mission is to keep people healthy and safe at work.www.ciwm.co.ukThe Chartered Institution of Wastes Management is the leading professional body for waste and resource management.

www.environment-agency.gov.uk
The Environment Agency's principal aims are to protect and improve the environment, and to promote sustainable development. It plays a central role in delivering the environmental priorities of central government and the Welsh Assembly Government through its functions and roles.

www.esauk.org
The Environmental Services Association represents the UK's waste management and secondary resources industry. Its members provide essential waste and secondary resources management services to the public and private sectors. 

www.hse.gov.uk
The Health and Safety Executive regulates and provides advice on health and safety issues throughout the United Kingdom.

www.letsrecycle.com
News and information website for the recycling and waste management industry.

www.ofgem.gov.uk
The Office of the Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) helps to secure Britain's energy supplies by promoting competitive gas and electricity markets and regulating them so that there is adequate investment in the networks, and contributes to the drive to curb climate change and other work aimed at sustainable development. 

www.r-e-a.net
The Renewable Energy Association represents renewable energy producers and promotes the use of sustainable energy in the UK.

www.rospa.com
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) promotes safety and the prevention of accidents in all areas of life - at work, in the home, on the roads, in schools, at leisure and on (or near) water.

www.scottishrenewables.com
Scottish Renewables is the forum for Scotland's renewable energy industry

www.3i.com

3i is a leading international investor focused on mid-market private equity, infrastructure and debt management.