Feedstock specialist claims first with productivity-optimised blend

Amur is addressing the anaerobic digestion market with the launch of a feedstock blended to a specification designed expressly to optimise productivity - a...

Biogas firm extols the benefits of a part that is ‘more than just a...

A case study from pumps and mixers expert Landia, on how its equipment is supporting the efforts of an innovative AD firm The tagline on...

A sweet solution: turning winery waste into jelly

Researchers in Turkey have proposed a new sustainable solution for winery waste. In a new study published in SCI’s Journal of the Science of Food and...

Trade body releases revamped AD industry guide

The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has (on 3 October) released the second edition of The Practical Guide to AD, a key guidance...

If you build it…

Will they come? A new study explores the effects of kerbside compost collection programs in New South Wales, Australia. Most organic household waste ends up...

Modelling methane-eating bacteria holds promises for fuel and chemicals production

Nature is full of surprises – not to mention solutions. A research team including scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable...

Scottish seaweed sparks idea to boost electric vehicle batteries

Materials from Scottish-grown seaweed could help to improve the life-span and charge time of lithium-ion batteries used for the likes of electric vehicles, with...

Food waste recycling: Demand doubles in Devon

The amount of food waste sent for recycling by Devon businesses has more than doubled in 18 months according to new figures from Andigestion,...

Drilling down to details

Geothermal energy plants could address all of the UK's heating requirements, according to a number of estimates.1 Whatever the reality of such claims, the...

Report highlights scale of opportunity in Scottish bioeconomy sector

New report highlights 27million tonnes of ‘bio’ material that could add value to Scotland’s economy A new report from Zero Waste Scotland, Biorefining Potential for...

First-of-a-kind biorefinery for dairy waste reaches pilot plant stage

In a bid to enhance the value of waste in the dairy processing industry, the EU-funded AgriChemWhey project is testing and proving the techno-economic...

Revealed: UK progress towards zero food waste to landfill (according to a new report...

Food waste recycling specialist ReFood released a new report on 3 July, which aims to details the UK’s progress in eliminating food waste from...

Edinburgh biochar firm secures £1m investment to open first production facility

Edinburgh-based Carbogenics - the developer of proprietary technology that enhances the efficacy and applicability of anaerobic digestion - has raised more than £1m in...

Transatlantic flight runs on100% SAF

The first transatlantic passenger flight powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was completed on Tuesday 28 November by Virgin Atlantic, with the journey...

Pumpkin waste the biggest scare this Halloween, says ReFood UK

Comment from Philip Simpson, commercial director at ReFood UK Halloween is now officially the third biggest holiday celebrated in the UK, preceded only by Christmas...

Biodegradable vs. compostable vs. oxo-degradable plastics: A straightforward explanation

Kevin Ireland of Green Dot Bioplastics, a Kansas-based manufacturer of bioplastics and biocomposites, clarifies some commonly-used - and misunderstood - terms. As consumer demand for...

Millions of household products to become biodegradable within seven years: New roadmap

Industry-wide targets to improve the sustainability of key ingredients in millions of household products in seven years have been set by a task force...

Innovate UK supports testing of aviation biofuel

UK-based technology company Renovare Fuels has been awarded support by Innovate UK for aviation fuel testing through the Sustainable Aviation for Clean Growth programme....

Making fuel from the FOG fraction of AD waste

A new partnership will increase the sustainability potential of organic and food waste recycling, say the firms behind it. Bisviridi is a new company...