What Does The Election Result Mean for Renewable Energy
Those in charge of pressure relief valve purchases for their organisations may be wondering what impact the election result may have on the renewable energy industry. Infamously dubbed the ‘climate election’, one of the stand-out moments for the campaign was when Boris Jonson was replaced by an ice sculpture at a Channel 4 debate on […]
Tyne And Wear To Get New AD Plant
February 2020 will see a new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant opening in Tyne and Wear. Bioenergy Insight reported that the new facility will have the capacity to deal with 70,000 tonnes of food waste. This waste will generate heat for nearly 2,000 homes in the local area and will mean that commercial properties in Newcastle […]
Can We Reach Net Zero By 2030?
Ambitious business owners looking for pressure vacuum relief valves will have been considering how feasible some of the climate demands in recent months are. This year has seen protests by Extinction Rebellion bring city centres to a halt, and the Labour Party Conference pass a motion to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030. This […]
Award For Salmon Waste-To-Biogas Plant
A facility in Scotland that converts dead salmon into biogas has won an environmental award. The project is a collaboration between the Scottish Salmon Company, Comhairle nan Eilean Sair, the Pure Energy Centre and Community Energy Scotland. Together they have formed the Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH). OHLEH has won this year’s Scottish Environment […]
New Biogas Plant to be Constructed in Wardley, Gateshead After Funding Secured
A new biogas plant is set to be constructed in Wardley, Gateshead after Wardley Biogas received funding of £17 million to support the scheme. Once it is operational it will recycle food waste from the North East and turn it into gas to be used in the region’s heat, power and transport sectors, Gas World […]
Calls For Greater AD Investment In Scotland
The Scottish government needs to invest more heavily in anaerobic digestion (AD) plants, as well as communicating the benefits of recycling to households, if it is to implement its ban on biodegradable waste going to landfill by 2025. Herald Scotland reported on comments made by Robert Etherson, founder and partner of Energen Biogas, who said […]
Bioenergy Production Up In Q2
The amount of bioenergy produced in the UK was up in the second quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2018, the latest figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy show. In the latest UK Energy Statistics report, the share of energy produced with renewable sources was up overall […]
Department Of Energy Invests $5.1m In AD
The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its plans to boost the anaerobic digestion (AD) industry by investing $5.1 million (£3.93 million) in the sector. It will be awarding the money to Colorado State University (CSU), with researchers at the education establishment working towards the DOE office’s ‘Renewable Energy from Urban and Suburban Wastes’ project […]
WBA Highlights Ways To Support Decarbonisation
The World Biogas Association (WBA) has recently released a series of recommendations for governments, financial institutions and other decision makers about how they can support the biogas industry as they move towards decarbonisation. Among the key recommendations are to introduce policies that promote the collection and capture of biodegradable waste and making anaerobic digestion (AD) […]
COP26 Will Highlight Importance Of AD In UK
Glasgow has been announced as the host of next year’s UNFCCC Conference Of Parties 2020 (COP26) after Turkey withdrew from the bid. This move could be positive for the country, emphasising the growing anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas sector here in the UK. The UN Climate Change manager Niclas Svenningsen said this would show how […]
