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Posted in August 2013

Party Conferences: What's on the ADgenda?

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As the party conference season kicks off in Glasgow, the week has started with stories about the debate within the Lib Dems on the direction of the economic recovery. Yesterday, however, the Lib Dems did agree on the importance of green growth to economic prosperity, adopting a policy paper on…

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Tags: climate change targets, Conservatives, DECC, Defra, financial incentives, food waste, green growth, Labour, Lib Dems, Matt Hindle, party conferences, sustainability

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Lords inquiry into building a bio-waste economy

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An opportunity to raise the profile of the AD industry as well as set out how government can better support research and development (R&D) and the growth of the AD sector has been presented with the launch of a Lords inquiry into stimulating a bioeconomy. The inquiry will…

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Tags: R&D

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Entry submissions for your free company listing in ADBA Members' Directory 2013/14 open next we

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I know many of you have been looking out for this which is why I’m happy to let you know that next week your company will receive an email with the link and information to submit your free company listing in our new print ADBA Members’ Directory 2013/14. Published each…

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Tags: ADBA members, ADBA Members' Directory

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Influential report makes long term case for renewables

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An overarching report on the potential role of renewables in the UK’s energy mix has concluded that there should be a minimum ‘low regrets’ level of renewable energy deployment, to guard against low deployment from nuclear generation and carbon capture and storage (CCS). The report, published last week by…

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Tags: decarbonisation target, Policy Connect

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SEaB Energy wins patents for its mobile power plant solution

ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE SEaB Energy has secured patents from the US and the UK for its multi award-winning, portable power plants that use microbial technology to turn food and other biowastes into energy and revenue. SEaB Energy’s now patented system is the first to market with a unique,…

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Tags: food and drink, micro AD, on-farm

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Making business-led innovation decisions

On Tuesday this week, while many of you were at RWM, I attended a workshop for another NERC project in nutrient recovery from waste. This time looking at how businesses make decisions when thinking about how to innovate and make the most of their waste. The researchers wanted to know…

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Tags: Cranfield, innovation, NERC, R&D, rothamsted

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ADBA advocates source segregation & landfill ban - EU waste targets review

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In what could prove an important platform for the long term development of waste policy in the UK, the European Commission has recently finished consulting on their review of waste targets. Our response to the review focused particularly on the Waste Framework Directive and Landfill Directive, arguing that European legislation…

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Tags: European Commission, landfill ban, Landfill Directive, source segregation, Waste Framework Directive

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Ofgem publishes draft RHI guidance

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Ofgem has published the latest draft Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) guidance document, covering RHI eligibility and how to apply for the scheme. The guidance includes advice on what is included within the capacity of a biogas CHP installation, eligible and ineligible heat uses, metering requirements and registration for biomethane producers. …

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Tags: eligibility criteria, Jordan Marshall, Ofgem, RHI

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UK farmers are sitting on £24m biomethane "goldmine"

Farmers could be sitting on a £24-million “goldmine”, according to new research into biomethane A new study has shown that medium to large farms could stand to make millions from producing renewable methane for the gas industry.production. Entitled Biomethane for Gas Grid Injection, the report details how the UK…

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Tags: biomethane, Rob Heap Consulting

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Kirk upgrades Anglian Water sewage treatment works at Colchester

ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE Kirk Environmental, part of Kirk Group, has completed the upgrade at the existing sludge treatment works in Colchester, Essex, as part of a series of special anaerobic digestion projects for Anglian Water. In 2010 Anglian Water treated the wastewater from an equivalent residential population of six million.…

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Tags: construction, wastewater treatment

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ENER-G launches funded AD solution to tackle rising energy and effluent costs

ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE Anaerobic digestion (AD)  technology, that can combat rising water effluent and energy costs, is being made available to the processing industry at no capital cost. Biogas specialist ENER-G has launched a outsourced anaerobic digestion service. This includes the design, installation and operation of AD renewable energy…

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Chesterfield BioGas tech to upgrade gas at ReFood Widnes site

ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE Chesterfield BioGas (CBG) has secured a contract to supply a biogas upgrader to a major UK project for converting food waste to gas for injection into the national grid. The company sees it as evidence that the market for renewable energy production in the UK is…

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Tags: contract news, food waste, gas-to-grid, upgrading

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ADBA makes case for biogas in response to Heat Inquiry

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We have submitted our response to the parliamentary Heat Inquiry, which is examining how heat demand as well as emissions and costs from heat, can be reduced and wider sustainability issues around heat generation. Role of AD in heat generation Our response emphasised the flexibility of biogas as a renewable…

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Tags: biomethane to grid, heat, Heat Inquiry, Jordan Marshall, landfill ban, preliminary accreditation, RHI, source segregation

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Government promises greater financial support for on-farm AD

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Good news for small scale on-farm AD could be in the offing following Defra’s response to the Ecosystem Markets Task Force report. The Task Force report, which was written by business and industry leaders, made a number of recommendations to support the growth of on-farm AD, including an assurance…

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Tags: AD loan fund, Defra, Ecosystem Markets Task Force report, Green investment Bank, Jordan Marshall, on-farm AD, source segregation, Wrap

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Public enthusiasm for renewable energy, concerns over energy security

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DECC’s latest survey of public attitudes has demonstrated the consistently strong support for renewable energy, as well as reflecting the public’s concerns over climate change, increases in energy bills and long term energy security. 76% of those surveyed support the use of renewable energy, while there is also increasing…

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Tags: DECC, Jordan Marshall, public attitudes

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