Last year, renewable energy practice Handel Rating Consultancy, supported by their clients and ADBA, launched a class action lawsuit against the HMRC’s Valuation Office Agency, challenging the high level of rates levied on AD (Anaerobic Digestion) plants in England and Wales.…
Over the next few months ADBA will be running a series of in-person regional operators meetings all over the country, with the next two: Norfolk on 16th November and Worcestershire on 25th November. The purpose of these meeting is to…
ADBA Members this is an opportunity to work with an operator member who has asked to speak with an consultant or technology provider. The operator wants to progress a project that would involve moving biogas or biomethane from their AD plant…
On the 9th January 2020 the Environment Agency – EA – issued a trial template for sites to develop a Fire Prevention Plan in response to feedback they have received. The objectives of the trial are to: Make it easier…
Last week I visited a mining, and borehole, company that has developed an alternative method to de-gritting AD: digester, hydrolysis, buffer and feedstock storage tanks. The principles are based on mining techniques to remove the grit and inert material from…
We have received an enquiry from a company whose work includes emptying of tanks, gully's and waste traps. What: They are looking to dispose of the collected fat and grease in a way that feeds back to the environment in…
What is the Cost Benefit Analysis tool? WRAP’s Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) tool for the food waste recycling industry, published in March 2017, is a tool designed for local authorities (LAs) who provide a separate weekly household food waste collection,…
If you are: An innovative anaerobic digestion plant owner or operator Would like to know if the implementation of techniques for recovery of nutrients (N, P, K, organic matter,…) can lead to a successful business case for your plant. ...…
Last week, WRAP published their latest annual report on gate fees. Titled “Gate Fees Report 2017: comparing the costs of waste treatment options”, the survey shows that, in 2016, gate fees in the AD industry have continued to fall. Now…
AD operators are invited to attend a clamp management open day, which will include practical demonstrations, at Vale Green Energy on Thursday 8th June 2017. The meeting will be held at The Vale Golf Club, Hill Furze Road, Bishampton, Pershore…
