Work starts on first UK offshore wind tower factory
Argyll, Scotland, gets £27m South Korean investment
Work on the UK’s first offshore wind tower factory officially started in Argyll on 7 July at...
UK is home to first ever global biogas awards
Biogas projects from as far afield as Australia, Denmark, Turkey and Holland were celebrated at "the first ever global AD & Biogas Industry Awards"...
Sand filtration system gives final polish to wastewater following AD installation at maltster
Hydro International has installed a sand filtration solution to cope with increased wastewater capacity following the completion of new anaerobic digestion facilities at...
Best practice scheme launched at AD & Biogas 2016
ADBA has today published three ‘checklists’ as the first step towards a comprehensive Best Practice Scheme for the anaerobic digestion sector.
The scheme is...
UK biogas grows 30% in a year, says report
Almost a third more biogas energy is being produced in the UK compared to this time last year, according to new figures from industry...
Business rates hike threatens viability of rooftop solar
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has raised the alarm about a possible six- to eightfold rise on business rates for rooftop solar coming into...
Wastewater expert showcases options for “getting more from your AD plant”
At the UK AD & Biogas exhibition on 6 and 7 July Huber Technology will be presenting and advising on “getting more out of...
Optimising engines for biogas
Jarmo Vihersalo of ExxonMobil offers an overview of biogas generation, and some thoughts on running engines to optimise performance, an area where his own...
Brexit shouldn’t get in way of realising new vision for Scottish renewables industry
In his opening remarks to the Scottish Renewables’ Onshore Wind Conference in Glasgow on Wednesday 29 June, its chief executive Niall Stuart said: “The...
Innovation award for rotor sail suggests coming-of-age for wind power in marine vessel propulsion
Norsepower Oy, a developer of the renewable energy-powered vessel technology, has announced that it has received the ‘Innovation of the Year’ accolade at the...
High five for pump and mixer maker shortlisted for ADBA awards
Pump and mixer manufacturer Landia has been shortlisted for five industry awards by ADBA, the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association.
Landia’s GasMix digester mixing system...
Brisk AD set up
WARWICKSHIRE based AD plant manufacturer Weltec Biopower has reported the placement of orders for two new agricultural biogas plant projects in England and Northern...
Waste gasification plant starts 2nd phase
Aerospace and security firm Lockheed Martin is to proceed with the second phase of the development and construction of a 5MW waste-to-energy plant in...
Sainsbury’s stores run on energy from supermarket food waste
IN partnership with UK food waste recycler ReFood, a number of Sainsbury’s supermarkets across the country are now powered by green gas. Produced entirely...
Losses as Teeside gasification scrapped
PLANS to build a couple of ground-breaking plasma gasification energy-from-waste plants in Teeside have been scrapped, seemingly because of challenges with the technology.
The announcement...
Energy consultancy to deliver hydrogen demo project on Orkney
Edinburgh based Systeng Consulting has announced its appointment as part of a project management team that will deploy a renewable-based integrated energy system in...
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...
Norfolk AD plant gets grid-ready with propane enrichment system
A new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Norfolk is generating grid-ready biogas to heat 4,500 homes, with propane enrichment supplied by Flogas – a...
Firm highlights priorities for pumps in the AD sector
T-T Pumps will be appearing at the AD & Biogas show in July, showcasing what the firm says is a growing range of cost-effective...
Additive boosts AD performance and stability
OMEX Environmental is introducing a new powder additive for the anaerobic digestion and biogas market, Nutromex® Biopack. Nutromex® Biopack is described as "a unique...
