Renewable Funding Being Held Back By Commercialisation Pressures
Pressure relief valves are essential to any energy project, and so is funding for the project. Despite this, a new report from Imperial College London and Strathclyde University in Glasgow has argued that some forms of renewable energy in the UK have failed to achieve the growth expected of them due to unrealistic expectations of […]
UK Needs To Step Up On Renewable Heat
The announcement earlier this month that the government is once again delaying the introduction of legislation to reform the renewable heat incentive (RHI) presents a “significant threat to the UK’s ability to meet its climate goals”, according to chief executive of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) Charlotte Morton. She said that further delaying […]
Biogas Could Power 15 Million Homes By 2050
A new report from gas distribution network Cadent has revealed that collectively, domestic and food waste, along with agricultural residues, sewage waste and energy crops, could produce enough biogas to heat between seven and 15 million homes by the year 2050. According to the company’s recent Bioenergy Market Review , renewable gas produced from waste […]
Bristol Bio-Bee Collects And Runs On Waste
Breather valves are being given a new lease of life as part of a scheme that will see waste collected for biofuel, by truck in Bristol. The BioBee truck is going to be the first vehicle of its kind to run on and collect waste, in the UK. The truck will be used to collect […]
Scottish Ministers Proposed Fracking Ban
Tank breather valves are essential for all forms of bioenergy , which may be even more in demand now that fracking has been completely banned by the Scottish Government. There is currently a moratorium on fracking to obtain gas from the ground in Scotland, which Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse told MSPs should continue indefinitely, on […]
Biomethane Well Placed To Meet Higher Renewables Targets
The Department for Transport (DfT) has proposed that targets for renewable fuel supplies be increased to 2020, maintaining this new level until 2030 in order to provide industry with long-term policy stability. This announcement has been welcomed by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) following its consultation on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation. Biomethane […]
Evian Builds First Carbon-Neutral Production Facility
Natural mineral water drinks brand Evian has announced that it has unveiled its first-ever carbon-neutral production facility, a milestone in the company’s commitment to achieving worldwide carbon-neutral status by the year 2020. Numerous initiatives have been rolled out at the bottling site to help the company reduce its carbon footprint. For example, between 2008 and […]
Double Decker Bio-Gas Bus Trialled In Bristol
Those production plants using vacuum relief valves to produce biogas will undoubtedly be interested to see how a new ’biogas bus’ trial goes, when it is launched in Bristol this week. Beginning on 21 st August, the trial by First will examine how the bus copes with the demands of the city centre public transport, […]
Severn Trent To Invest 20m In New Anaerobic Digestion Treatment Plant
Severn Trent, one of the biggest water and waste water treatment firms in the UK, has announced that it’ll be investing approximately £20 million in a new food waste and green gas facility at its site in Spondon, Derby. Some 50,000 tonnes of food waste will be turned into renewable gas each year , which […]
Biggest Biogas Lorry Trial Hits The Road
Biogas-fuelled lorries are about to hit British streets in force as the largest trial of natural gas-powered vehicles gets underway. Funded by the UK Office for Low Emission Vehicles, an offshoot of the Department for Transport, the project involving 81 lorries of various sizes is a joint initiative between the government and Innovate UK’s Low […]
