This week I joined colleagues from across the recycling industry to meet new Defra minister Rory Stewart MP, who is responsible for waste and recycling policy. I started the first discussion on improving recycling rates by informing the minister that…
Many of Britain’s farmers are struggling to remain profitable in the face of supermarket price wars, rising energy bills and volatile commodity markets. Meanwhile, Britain’s AD sector is booming, having grown 622 per cent in the past five years (outside…
Upcoming election and raising the bar on safety and performance With May’s election drawing ever closer we must ask ourselves what a new government is likely to mean for the industry and how we can best encourage policy which acknowledges…
"The food & drink industry: waking up to the value of food waste" The AD industry has been one of the UK’s recent success stories, with a total of 335 AD facilities now delivering a combined electrical equivalent capacity of…
This year’s directory includes more organisations, more products and more services than ever before, reflecting the significant growth the industry has experienced in the past year. Whether you are buying for micro or large scale projects, for on-farm, commercial, industrial…
‘From Biogas to Bioresources – we've changed our name’ AD has always been about more than just the biogas, we all value the nutrients and minerals in the digestate. To ensure we fully represent all the current benefits and those…
It is well known that engaging with the community is vital for a new AD plant at planning and operational stages. However, the level of that engagement could soon be increasing significantly following the publication of DECC’s Community Energy Strategy,…
The ADBA team is often asked what role crop feedstocks should play in anaerobic digestion (AD) in the UK. Although some have argued that growing crops for renewable energy production will take away land that could be used to grow…
If we want to realise the full potential of AD in the UK, then we cannot ignore one of the UK’s largest untapped feedstock streams – the food and drink industry’s food waste. Whilst it is unquestionable that we need…
One of the biggest benefits of anaerobic digestion (AD) is that its vast range of scales enables it to deliver multiple benefits to a host of differently sized businesses, from farms and food & drink companies, to utilities and institutions.…
