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Impacts of trace element supplementation on anaerobic digestion performance

New research has been published showing that "Trace element supplementation improves the anaerobic digestion performance". In particular, "Fe, Ni, Co are the most desirable trace elements in the anaerobic digestion system". Knowledge of trace elements is clearly an area that all AD operators must have. Profitabilility depends on it. It…

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Tags: Malaysia, r&d dissemination, R&D

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Government to invest record £26 billion in science by 2021

The Government has announced that it will be investing £26.3 billion in science up to the year 2021. This is approximately £6bn per year. This funding is key to the long-term success of the AD sector, as research funding to AD researchers via bodies like the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences…

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Tags: R&D, r&d funding, research councils, bbsrc, EPSRC, innovate uk

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Digestate phosphorus - £113k pa operational cost savings and income of £20k

Two research papers have been published on the extraction of phosphorus from digestate and use in agriculture. Phosphate rock is included in the EU list of ‘critical raw materials’ and is ranked 20th in an index of commodity price volatility, so is an important food security as…

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Tags: r&d dissemination, R&D, R&D forum, anaerobic digestion, biogas, food waste, water sector, digestate, phosphates, phosphate, phosphorus

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Biomethane and biogas 10% degression on 1 April

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The RHI biomethane tariff is set to be reduced by 10% on 1 April 2016. Biogas heat will also be degressed by 10%. For biomethane, load factors lower than those originally estimated by operators have had the effect of reducing the government's expected commitment.  All the tables can be found here.

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Tags: DECC, anaerobic digestion, biogas, RHI, renewable financial incentives, financial incentives, crop operators, food waste operators, Renewable Heat Incentive

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Energy Game Changer and UK-India and UK-China funding opportunities

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Innovate UK, the UK government's innovation branch, is providing funding to support innovation in a number of fields: The Energy Game Changer provides funding of up to £1.5 million in technical feasibility studies to encourage new entrants to the energy sector and stimulate the adoption of disruptive technologies. …

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Tags: R&D, r&d funding, anaerobic digestion, biogas, adba r&i forum, r&i forum 2016, r&i forum

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Anaerobic gut fungi and tiny red crystals - the glamour of increasing biogas yields

Two research papers have been published this week on how to improve biogas production.  The first considers the glamourous world of herbivore anaerobic gut fungi. Harper Adams and the University of California have been studying the fungi with a view to establishing a "straight-forward platform, mimicking the conversion…

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Tags: r&d dissemination, r&i forum, adba r&i forum, R&D forum, r&i forum 2016, research and innovation r&i forum, innovation

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Falling income and increasing regulatory scrutiny: attend the R&I Forum

The AD industry is coming under pressure from multiple fronts: Feed-In Tariffs have halved and biomethane in the Renewable Heat Incentive could do the same over the next year; Levy Exemption Certificates have been scrapped altogether; Wholesale energy prices are falling and show no signs of recovery; Gate fees for…

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Tags: R&D, r&i, r&i forum, adba r&i forum, Wrap, digestate, food waste operators, crop operators, biogas, anaerobic digestion, renewable financial incentives, financial incentives, DECC, Defra

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“World class” anaerobic membrane event

Last Thursday I attended a workshop organised by the Anaerobic Digestion Network on the use of membranes in anaerobic bioprocesses. I didn't know what a membrane was before attending, so luckily one of the Southampton University PhD students gave me a brief description before the event started. Membranes are…

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Research & innovation (R&I) Forum 2016 - are you innovating?

We at ADBA want to hear from all the innovators in the sector. What technologies will change the sector? As an industry, we now need to innovate to continue to grow. Your industry needs you! And we want to showcase the best industry-changing research and innovation at our annual Research …

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Tags: r&i forum, adba r&i forum, research and innovation r&i forum, R&D

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ADBA members invited to visit Centre for Process Innovation

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The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) have kindly invited ADBA members to visit its facility. This will be on Thursday 7th January. The Centre uses applied knowledge in science and engineering combined with state of the art facilities to enable its clients to develop, prove, prototype and scale up…

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Tags: anaerobic digestion, centre for process innovation, cpi, biogas, research and development, R&D, r&d dissemination

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Role for macroalgae in AD: part of the £100bn bioeconomy?

Two new research papers on use of macroalgae (seaweed) for use in AD have been published.  The first of these, "Bio-methane potential test (BMP) using inert gas sampling bags with macroalgae feedstock", outlined the biogas potential from certain strands of algae and gave the following useful results: "Dried laminaria…

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Tags: macroalgae, r&d dissemination, R&D, Ollie More, anaerobic digestion, biogas, seaweed

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New European Commission €21m funding for bioenergy research projects

The ERA-NET Bioenergy has launed a new round of funding open to research proposals on novel bioenergy concepts. Proposals may focus on different bioenergy value chains or energy uses (heating/cooling, electricity, transport biofuels), but in all cases, the question of economic, environmental and social sustainability of the…

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Tags: R&D, r&d funding, Ollie More, bioenergy, Bioenergy research, biogas, anaerobic digestion, innovate uk

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European funding DECC workshop

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), in collaboration with the Knowledge Transfer Network will be hosting an industry engagement event on Tuesday 1st December in Birmingham to promote the new European funding opportunities under the ERA-Net scheme. This event will be an opportunity to learn about…

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Tags: Ollie More, era-net, european research area network, EU, Europe, research, research and development, bioenergy, Bioenergy research, birmingham, DECC, knowledge transfer network, will bushby

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Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) highlights role of biogas in fish farming

The FAO, an arm of the United Nations, has highlighted the role anaerobic digestion has to play in fish farming. The report, "A Guide to Recirculation Aquaculture", Page 73 of the guide in particular demonstrates how biogas can form part of an integrated, environmentally-sound, recirculation system.  As demand for food…

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Tags: r&d dissemination, R&D, Ollie More, food and agricultural association, fao, united nations, un, fish farming, recirculation aquaculture

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CPI and University of Manchester research on succinic acid

The University of Manchester, and ADBA members the Centre for Process Innovation, will be working on an exciting new project to produce a valuable bioresource, succinic acid, from glycerol, a by-product of the biodiesel manufacturing process. Succinic acid (HOOC-(CH2)2-COOH) is a globally important chemical used in the manufacture…

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Tags: r&d dissemination, R&D, Ollie More, cpi, glycerol

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