AD & Biogas

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

Biomethane-to-grid win

CHESTERFIELD BioGas (CBG) has been awarded a contract to supply its biogas upgrading technology for a plant that will be using organic agricultural waste...

AD boost gains r&d funding

ENVIRONMENTAL Consultancy Aqua Enviro has been given a £100,000 government grant for r&d which could help businesses cut waste costs and generate renewable energy. The...

Sustainable bio-fertiliser launch

A new nutrient-rich biofertiliser was launched on 1 October by ReFood, a leading food waste recycler in the UK. Known as ReGrow, the fertiliser...
UTZ Certified said the project simultaneously generates energy, tackles climate change and protects water resources.

A damn fine result: Coffee wastewater energy evaluated

A four-year project to evaluate the generation of energy from coffee wastewater in Latin America has demonstrated a number of benefits: Not only energy...

Biogas-powered data centre testbed

MICROSOFT and the University of Wyoming (UW) have opened a 'green' data centre, powered by the biogas generated from a nearby wastewater treatment plant,...
1.4MW wastewater treatment installation using fuel cells (image courtesy of FuelCell Energy)

Fuel cells: Why and how

THE fuel cell technology used for the Cheyenne Biogas Power Plant is supplied by FuelCell Energy, based in Danbury, Connecticut. Fuel cells have efficiency...
An AD solutions provider can evaluate the feedstocks and other factors to come up with an optimal approach.

A quick guide for AD newcomers

By integrating an anaerobic digestion system into the production process, food and beverage manufacturers can improve sustainability and generate increased profit. Nick Simpson of...

Amended BSI spec for digestate

BSI, the business standards company has revised the PAS 110 Specification for whole digestate, separated liquor and separated fibre derived from the anaerobic digestion...
Grundon Waste Management's Clayton Sullivan-Webb, Harry Waters of Agrivert and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond

PAS 110-certified digester gets cabinet seal of approval

FOREIGN Secretary Philip Hammond recently visited Agrivert’s West London Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facility at Trumps Farm in Surrey. The facility, a joint venture between Agrivert...
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Grant for AD-boosting microwave hydrolysis work

Environmental Consultancy Aqua Enviro has been given a £100,000 government grant for r&d which could help businesses cut waste costs and generate renewable energy. Yorkshire...
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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...
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Satellite data certifies biomass

BIOMASS and bioenergy firms required to certify the origin and sustainability of wood biomass will soon have access to more accurate data to support...
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Banking on biogas

MODULAR waste-to-energy innovator SEaB Energy has been shortlisted for the RBS Innovation Gateway, which called on innovators and small businesses (SMEs) to come forward...
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New Bioenergy site benefits from Whites Concrete’s Rockwall

Pre-cast concrete wall panels made by Whites Concrete have been successfully installed at a new Bioenergy Centre in Pollington near Selby, North Yorkshire. Offering less...
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Biomass innovation rewarded

RENEWABLE energy developer Eco2 has been recognised with a major prize at this year’s British Renewable Energy Awards. CEO David Williams accepted the new...
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Surveying the AD landscape

Envirotec asked Richard Gueterbock of Clearfleau a few questions about the state of the AD market in the UK, and where his own company's...
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Nosing out the controversy over AD plant emissions

IN March local campaigners succeeded in blocking plans to build an energy-from-waste plant in Ramsbottom in the Greater Manchester area. Concern over the smell...
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Biogas from food waste: Preparing it for the grid

Chesterfield BioGas looks at how to get rid of unacceptable components in the output gas from an anaerobic digester (AD), when a major part...
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AD and the industrial sector

Clearfleau, a UK company that designs and builds on-site AD plants for liquid bio-degradable residues, looks at how AD is used in sectors like...
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Protocol clarifies biogas roadmap

THE Environment Agency has developed a Quality Protocol for biomethane which was launched in February. Formulated with support from WRAP, and funded by LIFE+, the...