ADBA is contributing to the Quality Action Plan (QAP) on digestate and compost, which is convened by WRAP and involves the relevant trade bodies representing all aspects of the digestate and compost markets, from the food waste collectors and processors…
The detection of herbicides in composting and AD is the subject of new research published by WRAP. Two separate reports “Detecting persistent herbicides in anaerobic digestion” and “Detecting persistent herbicides in compost” explore the impact of herbicides in digestate and…
The Office for Low Emission Vehicles and the government’s Agri-Tech programme both have funding opportunities available which could be suitable for AD developers and operators. Details can be found below. Agri-Tech The aim of the competition is to increase the…
The Training, Safety and Environment Working Group are planning to meet in October and are seeking input from the wider ADBA membership to help them identify the issues to address over the coming year. The meeting will be led by the…
Purac Puregas: A New Solution for Biogas Upgrading 1st September 2016. Today marks the official launch of Puregas Solutions. Formerly Purac Puregas, CEO Jan Molin explains the reasons for the change; Over the last 18 months our organization has evolved…
PlanET: Shropshire is enriching West Midlands Green Power with biogas PlanET Biogas UK Ltd. has recently been contracted as technology provider for a 500 kWel AD plant in Shropshire. After having implemented already four AD plants in neighbouring district Herefordshire, Bitterley Biogas AD plant…
BEIS released an update of the RHI scheme which states that, on 1st October 2016, tariffs for new biomethane plants will see a degression of 5% and biogas will see a 25% degression as shown below: Technology Category Exisiting Tariff (p/kWh) Degression (%) New…
Croatian Biogas Plant of WELTEC BIOPOWER Goes Live In summer 2016, a biogas plant of the German plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER went live in Varazdin, northern Croatia. The 250-kW plant of the pig farmer Dalibor Vrček perfectly suits the farm‘s cycle of…
Earlier this week, I met Ofgem to discuss their open letter on changes to ‘embedded benefits’, which could ultimately reduce the ‘triad’ payment available to AD operators. We have also joined other organisations including the Association for Decentralised Energy in…
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the economic, social, and environmental impact of food waste in England. The Committee will assess the impacts of food waste with a focus on consumers, the retail and hospitality…