Conference Presentations

Please find below all the presentations from the conference at UK AD & Biogas 2013. Any presentations not available below either did not use slides or are not available for wider public viewing.

Day one (3 July)

Bioenergy, nutrients and climate change - the future of farming

• The role of AD in sustainable farming | Dr Jeremy Woods, Lecturer in Bioenergy, Imperial College London
• Producing more food, fuel and fibre: the challenge of sustainable intensification | Dr Jonathan Scurlock, Chief Adviser, Renewable Energy and Climate Change, NFU
• Farming for AD in practice and the Best Practice Guide for AD | Oliver Knowland, Farm Advisor, Future Biogas

Meeting the ambition for AD

• AD’s role in the renewable energy road map | Katie Halter, Head of Energy from Waste and Advanced Conversion DECC (ORED)
• The role of AD in a resource efficient circular economy | Richard Swannell, Director of Sustainable Food Systems, WRAP
• Where AD can fit into your local authority waste management strategy | Dr David Greenfield, Director - Waste and Resources, iESE
• Meeting the ambition for AD | Alan Lovell, Chairman and Chief Executive, Tamar Energy

Achieving Zero Waste

• Managing our food and food waste | Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive, ADBA
• Why we need to ban food waste to landfill | Dustin Benton, Senior Policy Adviser, Green Alliance
• The food and drink industry’s changing approach to food waste | Claire Atkins-Morris, Head of Waste Management, Sodexo
• Food waste in the hospitality sector: the challenges | John Dyson, Food and Technical Affairs Adviser, British Hospitality Association (BHA)
• How food waste collections are meetng the needs of different clients | Stuart Hayward-Higham, Development Director, SITA UK

AD and the waste water industry

• Making the most of waste water | Simon Farris, Renewable Energy Opportunities Manager, Severn Trent Water
• Water industry deregulation and the wider waste market | Graham Southall, Head of Commercial Ventures, Thames Water Utilities

Day two (4 July)

The importance of ecosystem services and a circular economy

• The importance of ecosystem services and a circular economy | Peter Matthews, Chairman, Natural Resources Wales

Key considerations when designing your AD plant

• Amaya Arias-Garcia, Engineering Manager, Tamar Energy
• Jamie Gascoigne, Design Engineer, Marches Biogas
• Tim Sullivan, Director, H2OK Water and Energy

Key considerations when operating your AD plant

• Michael Chesshire, Director, Evergreen Gas
• Simon Gittins, Farm Manager, Wykey Farms

What is the best use for your biogas and digestate?

• Deciding what to do with your outputs | John Scott-Kerr, Sustainability and Bioenergy Consultant, Bidwells Agribusiness
• How is the digestate market developing? | Maggie Newton and William McManus, WRAP
• Getting value from your heat | Ian Farr, Technical Sales Engineer, Edina UK and Mike Burns, Managing Director, CTEC
• Getting value from your heat | Theodor Sommer, Sales Department, SEVA Energie AG
• Biomethane injection - success factors for today and into the future | Alan Midwinter, Project Manager, Scotia Gas Networks (SGN)
• Maximising revenue from your gas | Grant Ashton, Chief Executive, Green Gas Trading
• Developing a strategy for biomethane in transport | Andrew Whittles, Managing Director, Low Emission Strategies

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