AD & Biogas

The latest news stories and articles for anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas.

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Top tips to perfect your co-generation performance

In this feature, Tim Broadhurst, chief commercial officer at Cooper-Ostlund, discusses the importance of maximising CHP performance and how a few simple steps can boost your site performance significantly

ENER-G publishes farmers’ guide to the financial benefits of waste energy

Biogas generation specialist ENER-G has published a free guide to help British farmers gain financial benefits from turning farm waste into energy via anaerobic...

AD map eases plant location

The UK AD industry now has over 500 operational plants, and following the launch of ADBA's interactive map they’re easier to see and find...
The HRS Unicus Series of scraped surface heat exchangers are well suited to thermal hydrolysis

Thermal hydrolysis boosts biogas production

Thermal hydrolysis is a two-stage process combining high-pressure heat treatment of the feedstock followed by rapid decompression.

Whey to go: Engine replacement boosts efficiency for dairy waste AD system

FACED with an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant not operating effectively, Dr Stephen Temple – a Norfolk-based dairy farmer and co-owner of Mrs Temple’s Cheeses...
Labour has reversed a 2013 pledge to ban food waste to landfill.

Stepping up to the plate

The drive to reduce food waste looks likely to become more intense as the UK seeks to meet its commitment to halve it by...
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SPONSORED CONTENT: CCC Chair to open World Biogas Summit 2020

The World Biogas Summit 2020 will open on 6 October with a keynote address by the Rt. Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben, Chairman of the UK Committee on Climate Change.
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Over 43% more gas with biogas mixing system

A leading food waste-to-energy operation has increased its biogas yields by an average of more than 43% - due to a new digester mixing system.

May the force be with you

STEAM system and flow control specialist Valveforce has launched a range of high pressure two-way pneumatic and electric control valves to help the efficiency...

Utility pilots “transformative” AI approach in wastewater treatment

Anglian Water says transformation of its treatment and recycling processes is being made possible by trials of AI-driven software developed by Norwegian technology company...

Community Biogas Scheme in Ireland benefits from Landia Chopper Pump

A Landia chopper pump is helping a community-owned district heating scheme in Ireland save around 60,000 Euros pa. The long-shaft Landia pump has been handling...

Business rates are an unacceptable threat for anaerobic digestion operators, say industry leaders

And they will affect the UK's ability to meet its Net Zero targets With charges escalating year on year, business rates are now a real...

Plans announced for UK’s first commercial‐scale hydrothermal carbonisation facility

CPL Industries, a manufacturer of smokeless fuels and other carbon‐based products, has recently announced plans to install a commercial‐scale Hydothermal Carbonisation (HTC) facility at...

Carbon Connect responds to Government’s consultation to drastically reform the Renewable Heat Incentive

Public policy advisory body Carbon Connect has responded to the Government consultation to drastically reform the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) by calling instead for...

Firm claims biogas industry breakthrough with food waste substrate that is “near 100% free...

Food waste processing expert Gemidan, whose innovative ECOGI technology processes food waste into a high-quality pulp-based substrate for conversion into renewable energy (using AD/biogas),...
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Biogas boost expected from M&S endorsement

A major boost to the UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) & biogas industry is expected to follow M&S’s decision in early September to purchase 35,000...

Energy Alliance aims to help CHP owners access more power, faster

In an apparent industry first, gas engine specialist Gen-C will launch a new CHP partnership – the Energy+ Alliance – on stand B503 at...

New RHI consultation risks further delay to crucial reforms, says ADBA

The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresouces Association (ADBA) on 5 September stressed that BEIS’s new consultation on further amendments to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)...

ADBA compares party manifestos

Following the launch of the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative manifestos, the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has commented on the energy, climate...
Biogas facilities at an agricultural site in the Czech Republic.

Biogas trade bodies and companies call for an urgent rethink on GHG Protocol guidance...

Over 50 biogas and biomethane trade associations and companies from around the world have written to the World Resources Institute (WRI), administrator of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol,1 calling...