Manufacturers Encouraged To Use AD To Control Food Waste Problem
Manufacturers of food and drink need more incentives to use anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities so they can produce energy from their waste instead of leaving it to rot. According to Alpheus Environmental, a subsidiary of the Anglican Water Group, food and drink providers find it cheaper to invest in other renewable energy schemes, including wind […]
How A No-Deal Brexit Will Harm AD Sites In Republic Of Ireland
There are two months to go before Britain leaves the European Union (EU), but no withdrawal agreement has been finalised, resulting in concerns about how Brexit will impact a lot of people and businesses. One of the industries that could be damaged if no exit plan is formalised is the renewable energy sector in the […]
Pubs Should Tackle Food Waste
UK pubs generate a vast amount of food waste every year. In fact, it costs the industry an estimated £357 million and generates CO2 emissions equivalent to 600,000 cars. Morning Advertiser shared these figures from the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP), as well as speaking to Andrew Stephen, CEO of the Sustainable Restaurants Association […]
Indian Air Force Launches Biofuel Flight To Reduce Carbon Footprint
India has shown its commitment to becoming greener by launching its first Indian Air Force (IAF) flight powered by a biofuel blend. The aircraft was filled with a mix of ten per cent bio-jet fuel that was produced from the flowering plant Jatropha, which has interested scientists for a while for its use as a […]
More Food Waste Going To AD In England
The amount of food being sent for anaerobic digestion (AD) in England has increased in that past year. This is according to the latest figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), with Materials Recycling World revealing that 386,000 tonnes of food was sent to AD in England last year, an increase […]
Green Energy Responsible For 50% Of Wales Power Consumption
Wales is certainly doing its bit for the environment, with almost half of its power supply made up of renewable energy. The government’s Energy Generation in Wales report showed 48 per cent of electricity in the country came from green power, which is an increase of five percentage points from the previous year. Despite this […]
All North Devon Food Waste Goes To AD
North Devon Council has announced that none of the food waste it collects will be sent to landfill, with all the food now going to an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant instead. The North Devon Gazette revealed that the council’s lorries now collect between 54 and 60 tonnes of food waste every week from households in […]
Plans For New Yorkshire AD Plant Revealed
Plans for a new anaerobic digestion plant, containing vacuum relief pressure valves , have been submitted for a site in East Yorkshire, according to Insider Media . Based within the Gibson Lane waste transfer site at Melton, the project would comprise of a number of smaller buildings, and would include twin digester units and a […]
AD Potential Highlighted In Green GB Week
Green GB Week , an initiative launched by the government in the UK to celebrate clean growth and how it’s providing opportunities within the country’s economy, got underway on 15 October. Over the course of the week, it will be looking at how individuals, as well as businesses, can contribute to the country’s clean growth. […]
Total Signs Deal With Saudi Aramco
Oil giant Total has signed a joint development agreement with Saudi Aramco for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) to construct a giant petrochemical site in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. This represents another milestone for the project, which will provide feedstock to other petrochemical chemical plants also located in Jubail, on the eastern coast of the […]
