On Monday, we held our first workshop on improving the competitiveness of AD, in the context of falling wholesale energy prices and government tariff rates, and a continued lack of appropriate carbon emission pricing. We brought together six of the…
We've updated ADBA's AD plant database with all the latest details on new operational plants and plants moving through the planning process. As well as providing information on individual plants, this spreadsheet provides the basis for the market reports we…
DECC’s FIT response has now been published, setting out the department’s plans for the scheme from 2016-2019. You can read our detailed briefing on the conclusions here. Note this briefing has been updated on 21 December following clarification from DECC…
Two new research papers on use of macroalgae (seaweed) for use in AD have been published. The first of these, "Bio-methane potential test (BMP) using inert gas sampling bags with macroalgae feedstock", outlined the biogas potential from certain strands of…
The ERA-NET Bioenergy has launed a new round of funding open to research proposals on novel bioenergy concepts. Proposals may focus on different bioenergy value chains or energy uses (heating/cooling, electricity, transport biofuels), but in all cases, the question of economic, environmental…
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), in collaboration with the Knowledge Transfer Network will be hosting an industry engagement event on Tuesday 1st December in Birmingham to promote the new European funding opportunities under the ERA-Net scheme. This event will…
The FAO, an arm of the United Nations, has highlighted the role anaerobic digestion has to play in fish farming. The report, "A Guide to Recirculation Aquaculture", Page 73 of the guide in particular demonstrates how biogas can form part…
It was no surprise to see a packed room at our Members’ Meeting this week given the challenges facing our sector. Our presentations reflected the widespread uncertainty across our key policy areas – and discussions showed the impact that this…
The University of Manchester, and ADBA members the Centre for Process Innovation, will be working on an exciting new project to produce a valuable bioresource, succinic acid, from glycerol, a by-product of the biodiesel manufacturing process. Succinic acid (HOOC-(CH2)2-COOH) is…
Fantastic R&D project showing the future: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2015/10/grape-pomace-wine-waste-biorefinery But often these projects seem to lack an economic analysis: what is the current market value (£/ tonne) of each of the bio-products? How large would the refinery have to be (tonnes product/ year…
