Posted on 14 Dec, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

In the wake of a “historic” agreement reached at the Paris Climate Change conference, with a commitment to keep global temperatures well below 20C, the UK government’s revised green gas strategy could place anaerobic digestion (AD) at the heart of UK carbon abatement efforts.  ADBA…

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Tags: press release, paris climate change conference, carbon abatement, greenhouse gases, green gas, government, David Cameron, renewable heat, FIT, fossil fuels, food waste, fertiliser, landfill, decarbonise, farming, transport, heat, electricity, Charlotte Morton, Derek Sivyer

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Posted on 08 Dec, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

Biogas generated from vegetable waste

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Tags: member's press release, schmack biogas, viessmann group, biomethane, épaux-bézu, france, agricultural, farming, EU, biogas, FIT, biowaste, organic residues, vegetable waste, catch crops, renewable heat, Charlotte Morton, Derek Sivyer

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Posted on 04 Dec, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

The £1.15 billion allocation for the RHI budget by 2021, announced during the Chancellor’s Spending Review statement last week, could support the construction of an additional 140 biomethane plants – a fourfold increase on current numbers and with the combined potential to heat almost 500,000 homes. The data, released today…

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Tags: press release, spending review, biomethane, RHI, market report, forecast, carbon abatement, energy security, jobs, DECC, natural gas, indigenous gas, municipal waste, food waste, farming resilience, food production, resource management, HGVs, FIT, waste treatment, fifth carbon budget, committee on climate change, CCC, greenhouse gas emissions, agriculture, fossil fuel emissions, renewable energy, manure, landfill, digestate

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Posted on 26 Nov, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

Premier food waste to green energy firm Biogen has been awarded 3 sought after certifications for its environmental, quality management and health & safety systems. The certifications, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001, were awarded by UKAS accredited auditors ISOQAR, and set Biogen apart as one of only a handful of anaerobic digestion …

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Tags: member's press release, food waste, green energy, Biogen, health & safety systems, certification, ukas accredited, renewable electricity, national grid, biofertiliser, kate lister, compliance, iso 9001, iso 14001, ohsas 18001, isoqar, activ, control system, Derek Sivyer

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Posted on 26 Nov, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has today heaped pressure on the government increase the pace of carbon abatement, particularly within the farming and waste treatment industries.   The CCC’s fifth carbon budget, covering the period 2028-2032, is aimed at ensuring that the UK remains on course to…

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Tags: press release, committee on climate change, CCC, matthew bell, carbon abatement, co2, waste treatment, farming, GHG emissions, fifth carbon budget, food waste, n2o, methane, manure management, fuel efficiency, fertiliser, fossil fuel emissions, manure, landfill, low-carbon, green energy, feed-in tariff, FIT, ADBA National Conference, Renewable Heat Incentive, RHI, HGV, road emissions, hinkley point c, baseload energy

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Posted on 25 Nov, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, today unveiled plans in today’s Spending Review and Autumn Statement announcement to extend the Renewable Heat Initiative (RHI) with additional funding for new projects until the end of this Parliament. The Government’s energy policy “reset” announced last…

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Tags: press release, budget, Autumn Statement, spending review, chancellor of the exchequer, george osborne, RHI, green gas, heat, renewable heat target, Parliament, HM Treasury, domestic gas, biomethane, biogas, national grid, House of Commons, energy & climate change committee, Charlotte Morton, Derek Sivyer

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Posted on 24 Nov, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

The AD Network will be holding a free workshop for AD Network members on January 14th 2016 at Southampton University entitled  "Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment and Energy Recovery". Featuring presentations by the top experts in this field it is a rare opportunity to access the most up-to-date work…

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Tags: member's press release, AD network, southampton university, anaerobic membrane, bioreactors, wastewater treatment, energy recovery, jules van lier, david stuckey, barry heffernan, charles banks, veolia, imperial college, delft technical university, Derek Sivyer

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Posted on 18 Nov, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

Marking a major shift in UK energy policy, the Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, is today expected to unveil plans to prioritise support for indigenous sources of gas, as she announces the phasing out of coal-fired power stations by 2023. As part of the Department of Energy & Climate Change’s …

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Tags: press release, DECC, government, amber rudd, energy, policy, green gas, indigenous gas, coal-fired power, energy security, baseload energy, renewable, food security, farming resilience, hinkley point c, nuclear, RHI, Autumn Statement, ADBA National Conference, FIT, Charlotte Morton, Derek Sivyer

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Posted on 17 Nov, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

A report published yesterday by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), which used data collated from ADBA’s 2015 market report, has shown that seven per cent of the UK’s indigenous gas was supplied by biogas from anaerobic digestion (AD) and landfill gas last year. In 2014,…

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Tags: press release, post, parliamentary office of science and technology, RHI, biomethane, biogas, heat, 2015 market report, indigenous gas, landfill gas, gas-to-grid, natural gas, amber rudd, DECC, government, Minister, spending review, green gas, ADBA National Conference, DfT, SGN, IGEM, Charlotte Morton, Derek Sivyer

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Posted on 17 Nov, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

Severn Trent (UK) has recently completed a successful introduction of a novel monitoring technology for anaerobic digesters at the Spernal Sewage Treatment Works (STW), located to the southeast of Redditch, treating most of central, northern and eastern areas of the town. The monitoring technology, called AnaSense®,…

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Tags: member's press release, severn trent, sewage treatment works, redditch, anasense, sludge, metabolic condition, cogeneration, carbon credits, applitek, biochemical, AD process control, Derek Sivyer

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Posted on 17 Nov, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

The plant manufacturer Agraferm is founding a subsidiary and planning to build three plants by 2017

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Tags: member's press release, Agraferm, biogas, biomethane, germany, waste recycling, asia, seoul, korea, environment, pollution, GHG emissions, bta international gmbh, eike liekweg, dr.-ing. kyong-hee choi, Derek Sivyer

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Posted on 13 Nov, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

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ADBA has been at the heart of WRAP’s efforts to support the Defra Minister, Rory Stewart MP, in a push for recycling consistency among councils. More information about this work has now been released by the resources body. The aim of the WRAP-led steering group has been to…

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Tags: blog, Wrap, food waste, Defra, rory stewart, Parliament, recycling, harmonisation and consistency working group, food waste collections, harmonised collections, local authorities, councils, marcus gover, Charlotte Morton, Derek Sivyer

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Posted on 13 Nov, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

ADBA has written to the chair of the Commons Energy Select Committee, Angus MacNeil MP, asking his committee to scrutinise the impact that DECC’s ‘capacity market’ plans will have on levels of deadly air pollution. The Energy Committee is holding an evidence session with National Grid…

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Tags: press release, ECC committee, angus macneil, MP, Parliament, DECC, government, policy, commons, capacity markets, capacity crunch, session hearing, national grid, comeap, who, baseload energy, diesel generators, air pollution, air quality, carbon abatement, Autumn Statement, spending review, chancellor of the exchequer, no2, nitrogen dioxide, hinkley point c, nuclear, ghg, Charlotte Morton, Derek Sivyer

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Posted on 10 Nov, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

- Additional international orders strengthen 2G's diversification across international markets - 2G sales partner in Japan wins orders for treatment plant in Tokyo – very high potential for follow-up orders - Cooperation with Veolia subsidiary COGENCO already bearing initial fruit - New French energy policy legislation improves conditions for biogas operated CHPs…

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Tags: member's press release, 2g energy ag, biogas, sugar industry, CHP, cogenco, veolia, japan, ademe, france, germany, treatment plants, powerhouse installation, usa, synthetic gas, biomethane, Derek Sivyer

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Posted on 09 Nov, 2015 by Derek Sivyer

Innovative silo concept and dosage sluice comply with future requirements regarding water conservation and plant safety

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Tags: member's press release, schmack biogas, agritechnica, hannover, biogas, statutory regulations, operational safety, flex-silo, groundwater, Silage, fermenter, trgs 529, membrane roofs, gas-proof coverings, viessmann group, germany, bioferm, carbotech, Derek Sivyer

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