Positive Impact Of Biogas On Emissions Highlighted
Biogas has the potential to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 13 per cent. That’s the finding of research by the World Biogas Association (WBA) Energy Live News reported on the findings, which highlight a number of ways in which biogas could contribute to this emissions reduction. One of the most obvious is in this […]
Wensleydale Cheese Producing Biogas
More and more businesses are coming to realise the benefits of going green. One that’s recently taken the plunge is Wensleydale Creamery in Yorkshire. The company is best known for its Wensleydale cheese, and now it’s also helping to power local homes using a by-product of the cheese production process. Leftover whey will now be […]
UK Government Calls For Net-Zero Emissions By 2050
When it comes to renewable energy sources, public and private support for the likes of aerobic digestion plants which use our emergency relief vents is growing day by day, and such is the government’s support for it, that they’ve shifted the goal posts for carbon emissions by 2050. As part of the 2008 Climate Change […]
Biogas Reliable Source Of Energy For Future
Biogas is a more reliable and predictable source of renewable energy than wind or solar power, which means a greater focus should be placed on developing the biogas sector. This is according to Antti Heikkila, from Vaisala, who recently wrote an article for Environmental Technology about how the anaerobic digestion (AD) process can be optimised […]
AD Trade Body Highlights Need For Consistent Food Collections
With many anaerobic digestion plants, which include pressure relief valves , reliant on food waste, the UK trade body for anaerobic digestion has highlighted the need for more regular and consistent collections for food waste. With the UK government consulting on recycling consistency in England, the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has called for […]
AD Ideal At Making Sewage Valuable Again
Most of us regard sewage as waste, but anaerobic digestion (AD) can make it an incredible valuable source of energy again, providing significant financial gains in the process. CCO of CooperOstlund Tim Broadhurst told Environment Journal Online how important AD is in recycling wastewater and sewage. He noted that the sludge produces methane during decomposition, […]
Government Announces 4m Fund To Cut Food Waste
T he government has handed out £4 million worth of grants to help reduce the amount of food waste that’s generated in England. According to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the money will be used by four redistribution companies in England whose aim is to share out the surplus food from […]
Severn Trent AD Upgrade Presented Challenges
Upgrading 12 anaerobic digesters at Severn Trent’s largest sewage treatment works (STW) presented a number of challenges but also allowed the company to realise several benefits. Water & Wastewater Treatment revealed the extent of the work carried out by the company when it converted the conventional digesters it had been using into ones utilising a […]
Biogas Buses Take To The Streets Of Nottingham
The first of Nottingham City Transport’s (NCT’s) new biogas buses took to the streets of the city for the first time this week (15 April), with 67 new double decker buses now running on the biofuel. NCT invested £20 million in the new bus fleet, and received support from the Office of Low Emission Vehicles, […]
Prestige Funds Announces 23m For New UK Biogas Plant
Kent will benefit from a new biogas plant thanks to a £23.2 million investment from Prestige Funds. The provider of renewable energy finance has revealed it will pay for the construction of a 2.5MWe (700 nm3/h biomethane) ‘gas to grid’ anaerobic digestion (AD) plan in the southern county. This comes in addition to the £40 […]
