ADBA PRESS RELEASE Bristol’s first food waste anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has officially been opened today (3 Dec) by Defra minister David Heath. The plant which will produce enough renewable energy to power around 3,000 homes is operated by Wessex…
Injecting biomethane produced through anaerobic digestion into the gas grid has an array of benefits. It is one of the most efficient uses of biogas and reduces our reliance on imported fossil gas, thus contributing to meeting the UK’s renewable…
The publication of the Energy Bill was predictably overshadowed in the media by the Leveson Report, partly because there were few surprises left following last week’s announcement of the key agreements between the coalition parties. As ADBA said at the…
ADBA PRESS RELEASE Reacting to the launch of the Energy Bill today [29 Nov] Charlotte Morton, ADBA, chief executive said: Agreement on funding for renewables in the Energy Bill could be used to provide much needed clarity to the sector,…
ADBA PRESS RELEASE The debate on the Energy Bill, published on 29 November, risks isolating the energy debate from wider sustainability issues, according to the Chief Executive of the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA). Pointing to the announcement from…
ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE Kirk Group, a global specialist in liquid and biogas storage, have signed a strategic partnership agreement with the UK’s leading membrane fabrication company Power Plastics. This new investment will result in the production of Kirk’s double…
Today saw the formal launch of the Green Investment Bank (GIB), with Business Secretary Vince Cable MP travelling to Edinburgh to declare the institution ‘open for business’. The questions for a sector like AD are how open the bank will…
There have been repeated calls for a climate smart revolution in farming. A report by the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change published earlier this year suggested that agriculture needs to undergo fundamental changes if we are going to…
ADBA MEMBER PRESS RELEASE ADBA member Monsal has been awarded the contract to supply its advanced digestion process, to Wessex Water via MWH Contracting for a new digestion project at Trowbridge. Monsal will supply its enzymic hydrolysis technology for the…
ADBA PRESS RELEASE Reacting to Ed Davey’s announcement on energy policy this morning [23 Nov] Charlotte Morton, ADBA, chief executive, said: The government’s decision to kick the 2030 decarbonisation target into the long grass is disappointing – as the CCC…