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Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas News and Developments
French Biomethane Plant Commissioned in Normandy by WELTEC BIOPOWER
WELTEC BIOPOWER has announced some very good news this month as it commissions a new French Biomethane Plant in Normandy. For anyone unfamiliar with the term “biomethane plant” it is used here to describe an anaerobic digestion plant which produces biogas which is then processed to purify the methane to become biomethane. The biomethane has […]
Landia Digester Mixing Systems Beat the Virus and Go Ahead in China
Undeterred by the current coronavirus wave hitting the UK and many other nations (possibly including China as well) we are pleased to report that Landia Digester Mixing Systems are once again beating the many problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic and are going ahead in China in what appear to be more and bigger orders […]
Anaerobic Digestion of Kitchen Waste – All You Need to Know
The anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste (also known as food waste anaerobic digestion) has become of great interest in recent years due to the high organic removal rates and positive net energy balance which can be achieved in well designed and competently operated anaerobic digestion plants. Anaerobic digestion is recognised by the UK government, Defra, the […]
Future Biogas Orders More Borger Pumps and Separators
Even if Borger (Börger) the specialist pump manufacturer wasn’t one of our sponsors we still would publish this as we think it is of interest to our readers to know when a company like Future Biogas (one of the largest biogas companies in the UK, which every year produces over 400GWh of biogas, and enough […]
What is Digestate? Find Out More About This Natural Fertilizer
There is a simple answer to the question of what Digestate is. Digestate is what remains after anaerobic digestion (biogas digestion) and it is comprised of the solid fibrous material fraction emanating from the AD bio-reactor, and the liquid portion. Anaerobic digestion draws carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from the feedstock. However, the essential plant nutrients […]
Abattoir Biogas Plant in Greece Part of €9 Billion Investment – Weltec Construction Start Announced
Construction is about to start on an abattoir biogas plant in Greece which will be part of a planned €9 billion investment by the Greek Government in renewable energy. Weltec has won the construction contract and building will start this summer, they have announced. According to their National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), Greece’s renewable […]
Biogas Digester Crust Re-dissolved by Landia GasMix Mixer After Propeller Mixing Failure
Biogas digester crust formations floating on the surface of reactor tanks may sound to be of little consequence, but that’s not so according to anaerobic digestion tank operators. furthermore, breaking up and re-dissolving a biogas digester tank surface crust was defeating the best efforts of one AD plant operator recently after a propeller mixer suffered […]
Make COVID-19 Recovery Green Say Business Leaders
Renewables trade associations have added their voice today to the growing consensus that if society has learned anything from the COVID-19 experience, it must be that human life on this planet is fragile. Making the UK’s COVID-19 recovery green is essential from that point of view, due to the huge risks from climate change, but […]
Is My Waste Suitable for Anaerobic Digestion?
“Is my waste suitable for anaerobic digestion?”, is a frequent question we receive in our emails. It comes from those considering installing agricultural AD systems, and businesses that produce food waste especially. There are two immediate considerations for any answer, the first is to say that more or less any organic material can be anaerobically […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment vs Aerobic
The principal advantages and disadvantages of anaerobic wastewater treatment when compared with the aerobic equivalent processes are listed, and then discussed below. Advantages of Anaerobic Treatment Less energy required Less biological sludge produced Lower nutrient demand Methane production: Providing potential energy source with possible revenue both from the sale of the energy, and benefit from […]
Vertical Long-Shaft Pump Will Blend Cow Slurry At AD Plant
Vertical long-shaft pumps have been around since the earliest days of sewer installation, however, never before did they run this long and deep for biogas plant pump company Landia. Read on to find out more about this case study and how this pump will blend cow manure slurry at an AD Plant in Northern Ireland. […]
Landfill Odour Due to Covid-19 – Operators Urged to Send Organic Waste to Biogas Plants
A rise in organic waste being landfilled due to the Covid-19 crisis is not only contrary to national waste policy, but it is likely to be the cause of a growing problem of UK landfill odour experienced in the last few days. Complaints have been rising in Fife for some time. Similar news is expected […]
