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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Fortunes ebb and flow for UK tidal power

TIDAL power equipment supplier Atlantis Resources was awarded a £7.5 million two-year contract in late August to support further development of the MeyGen tidal...
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Rivers of gold?

The UK has been somewhat slow to exploit renewable heat from rivers and waterways, says one academic, as DECC unveils a national map highlighting...
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Grid-connected project makes waves for tidal power in Wales

WALES’ first full-scale tidal energy generator was unveiled on 7 August at Pembroke Port by The First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones. The DeltaStream device...
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Re-design for energy recovery units

ATLAS Copco has announced a complete re-design of the stand-alone, retrofit energy recovery units for its GA compressors. The new ER range now offers...
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Fish-friendly hydropower coup

OXFORDSHIRE-based Hallidays Hydropower was recently commissioned to undertake the three-month installation of an Archimedes Screw at the Old Swan & Minster Mill, a hotel...
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UK renewables: Legislative outlook

DOMINIC FitzPatrick, partner and Head of Energy (UK) at the international law firm Taylor Wessing has written a detailed white paper analysing the legislative...
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Growth high for clean energy

Wind, solar and other renewable power capacity grew at its strongest ever pace last year and now produces 22% of the world's electricity, according...
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SITA sites to become solar farms

NATIONAL recycling and waste management firm, SITA UK, and Somerset-based British Solar Renewables (BSR) have agreed a deal that could see a number of...
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NAPIT dispels ‘heat pump myths’

The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) is working with ground source heat pump manufacturer Kensa to help dispel what it sees...