2016 AD & Biogas Industry Awards Shortlist announced

We are excited to announce that the shortlist for the 2016 AD & Biogas Industry Awards has been released.  The awards – now in their fifth year – celebrate the very best the global AD and Biogas industry has to offer and have attracted a record number of nominations in 2016. 

With the UK AD & Biogas tradeshow becoming a truly international event, this year saw the inclusion of four brand new awards just for international entrants including best international agricultural plant and best international commercial plant.

Charlotte Morton, ADBA CEO, said:

We’re honoured to recognise the exceptional contributions our shortlisted award entries have made to the AD industry, particularly in the face of an increasingly challenging commercial and political environment.  Their dedication to enhancing our industry’s reputation and performance is testament to the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit that has built the AD industry in the UK today, and is poised to make a huge contribution to meeting some of the world’s most pressing challenges not just here in the UK but globally. This is an exceptional industry delivering exceptional value.

The awards will be presented at a gala dinner on 6 July – click here to book your tickets to attend. It will be a truly unmissable night.

Our judges certainly had their work cut out for them this year with a more than 40% increase on the number of entries received in 2015. Here is the shortlist they have chosen:

1. Innovation in sewage treatment through AD

Landia
Symbiona SA
Veolia UK & Ireland 
Weltec Biopower (UK)Ltd
 
2. Best food waste collection system

BASF SE
Bio Collectors 
DS Smith & Tesco
SWR & Edinburgh Airport
 
3. Best process optimisation

Eco Sustainable Solutions with Landia 
FM Bioenergy
Green Creative 
HRS Heat Exchangers
Pentair Haffmans
Uniflare Limited
 
4. Making the most of digestate

Altaca Energy 
Fattoria Garofalo
HRS Heat Exchangers 
Muntons
Vogelsang
 
5. Making the most of biogas

Biogest
Clearfleau        
Edina Group with Guy & Wright Farm
Limejump & Malaby Biogas
Pentair Haffmans
Uniflare Limited
 
6. AD hero of the year

Dr Ulrike Etheridge, Biotrix Asia Company Limited    
Les Gornall, Capita PROjEN
Rich Clothier, Wyke Farms
Stuart Bennett, Heat and Power Services Limited 

7. AD team of the year

Agrivert
Edina Group
Iona Capital
Landia/Edina/Biodome Asia/Uniflare
RUR3 Environmental Ltd
Uniflare Limited
 
8. Best on-farm AD plant 

ComBigaS with Landia
Edina Group with Springvale Farm
Foresight Group 
Old Court Farm with AD4Energy
 
9. Best food waste AD plant

Agrivert
Bio Collectors
Clearfleau
Edina Group with Biffa
Xergi Ltd & Willem Biogas
 
10. Best food & drink industry AD project

Clearfleau Ltd    
Muntons
Weltec Biopower (UK) Ltd
Wyke farms

11. Best AD support (Technical)

Capita PROjEN
Energyst Rental Solutions
Eurovacuum Products Ltd
FM Bioenergy
Livelab
Uniflare Limited
 
12. Best AD support (Legal/Accounting/Consulting)

Capita PROjEN 
Cranfield University
RUR3 Environmental Ltd
Stephens Scown LLP
 
13. Research Project Award

WRAP

14. Best international agricultural plant

CIB-Consorzio Italiano Biogas e Gassificazione with Agripower Company
Cooperative la Speranza
Xergi A/S
 
15. Best international municipal plant

Host
 
16. Best international commercial plant

Altaca Energy
Biotrix Asia Company Limited
Landia, Edina, Biodome Asia and Uniflare with Richgro AD Plant
Symbiona SA
Weltec Biopower (UK) Ltd
 
17. Best international micro-scale plant

Biogest