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Volume 8, Issue 1
All eyes on AD
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There is an old adage that we are all familiar with; ‘cheap today, expensive tomorrow’. With the stakes being so high on product performance with in the anaerobic digestion (AD)market, it is time for end users to seriously consider their project liability portfolios, particularly when there is more than one supplier on a single project. The operating parameters for mechanical...
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RED II: Coming to an EU country near you
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Last November, the European bioenergy industry was able to breathe a sigh of relief after the European Commission(EC) published its revised Renewable Energy Directive(RED), also known as the Clean Energy Package. The proposal has three main goals: putting energy efficiency first, achieving global leadership in renewable energies and providing a fair deal for consumers. A lot of work happened...
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New Year, New Predictions
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Louisa Blair, research manager at Hawkins Wright. Out of the woods? The global wood pellet market has endured a challenging 2016. Acute oversupply in both industrial and heating sectors, combined with relatively warm temperatures and overrunning maintenance issues at Drax have pressured operating rates and led to a record drop in prices. While certain players have taken steps to rebalance the...
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A bigger problem than you think
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Food waste is a big challenge across the globe. In fact,one third of all good quality food produced in the world ends up as waste, and most of this waste ends up in landfill or in incinerators, according to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation(FAO). This means that, each year, 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted worldwide. While recycling of materials such as plastic, glass,...
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Moving from inside to outside
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Since its formation in 1993, EcoSustainable Solutions has always looked for improvement with a total commitment to innovation that has distinguished itself in renewable energy. From supplying soils, composts, top dressing, turf and grass seed, mulches, barks, and playground surfaces, Eco opened its first anaerobicdigestion (AD) plant in Dorset, UK, determined to create a highly innovative...
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Reaping sustainable benefits from AD
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ENER-G biogas CHP technology is powering an anaerobic digestion(AD) facility for Suffolk, UK-based malt producer Muntons. The facility is providing organic fertiliser from digestate to local farms to grow the barley used for malting,thus creating a local circular economy. The high efficiency ENER-G 499kW system began operation in April 2015 and is supplying 11% of the site’s electrical...
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Chasing a certificate
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PAS 110: six characters which, depending on your point of view either strike terror into your heart or show the wider world, and customers in particular, the attention to detail and quality that lies behind your anaerobic digestion (AD) process and your digestate. Whatever your reaction, there is certainly no need for plant operators to be wary of the requirements of PAS 110.
Much ado about palms
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Malaysia is transitioning towards a new economy, onet hat is driven by sustainability and innovation.This new economy will have to overcome a myriad of socio-economic challenges. In order to address population pressure and dwindling natural resources, the solution would be to utilise renewable biological resources to produce food, feed, materials, and industrial goods.
Solving the siloxane measurement problem
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Of all the hurdles the biogas economy has faced, the challenge of impurity measurement remains at the forefront of industrial and scientific interest. A recent project funded by the European Metrology Research Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR) has taken steps towards providing a solution to one of biggest measurement challenges in biogas quality.
Creating strong links in the biomass supply chain
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The Peel Ports Group is one of the UK’s largest port operators with facilities in Liverpool, Clydeport, Dublin, Great Yarmouth, Heysham, London and Manchester. The group has been supporting Europe’s biggest carbon-saving project at the Drax power station in North Yorkshire, where 12 million tonnesof carbon is being saved each year since half the power station was upgraded to produce...
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The role of Intelligent Energy-Europe II
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The EU IntelligentEnergy — Europe II (IEE II) programme supported the market uptake of bioenergy in Europe with €48.3 million of funds from 2007 to 2013. A new report, prepared by Ricardo Energy& Environment for the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises(EASME) of the European Commission, reveals that byJ une 2016 the programme triggered over 1.65 million tonnes of...
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What a ride
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Right now, the question oneveryone’s lips is what one arth 2017 might have in store for us. Following the somewhat surprising results to the Brexit referendum in the UK last year, the presidential election in the US, and even the unexpected deaths of some of the greats of the entertainment world like David Bowie and Alan Rickman, some might argue that what we are really looking for in 2017...
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Combatting the invisible enemy
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Green energy, if the papers are to be believed, generally enjoys significant public support, except of course no one actually wants it in their own backyard.Increased traffic, noise andvisual impact are amongst the reasons for the nimbyism, but a quick Google search will identify odour as a major concern. A good example of this can be found on the Twemlow and Goostrey website.
Smell no more
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Converting organic waste to energy is part of our greener future. However, the production processin waste-to-energy (WtE) plants is not an easy one. It is a long chain of different, often complicated steps, but it always starts with the collection and storage of waste, often domestic waste. In the next phase, the waste is separated into different fractions in order to maximise the conversion to...
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