Anaerobic Digestion plants
What is Biogas? A Beginners Guide – Home to Commercial Digester Systems
We answer the question: “What is Biogas?” Biogas is generated during anaerobic digestion (AD) when microorganisms break down (by eating it) organic materials in the absence of air (or oxygen). Biogas is mostly methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2), with very small amounts of water vapor and other gases. The carbon dioxide and other gases […]
UK Anaerobic Digestion Plants Exceed 100 And Hit Trouble: Looking Back
Looking back at our March 2013 article when UK Anaerobic Digestion Plants exceeded 100 and we thought they were hitting trouble, by causing environmental problems. With hindsight, (in November 2019) we can see that we were wrong. Yes, of course there have been teething problems with new biogas plant owners. Some started out, not appreciating […]
Basic Anaerobic Digestion – How Does Anaerobic Digestion Work?
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is in-truth an unhelpful name for the basic age-old natural process that produces renewable energy as heat and biogas, and natural crop fertilizer. That is basic anaerobic digestion, and how the AD (or fermentation) process works. The following video is a very popular video which explains how AD works: A common challenge […]
Biogas Potential is Too Small to Make a Difference – Myth Busted! WBA Report Shows
How large is the biogas potential in terms of energy output? Can there ever be enough anaerobic digestion plants to really make enough of a difference to significantly reduce global carbon emissions? The answer is : Yes! Biogas’ potential is substantial. Over the years many have even said that; “It’s not possible to make enough […]
What is Renewable Energy and How Does It Work
There is a simple answer to; “What is renewable energy?” It is energy which is self replenishing. Many people would say that it is also sustainable energy, which implies that in accordance with many definitions of sustainability it should be self replenishing within a generation, so that the present generation does not rob energy resources […]
Digester Tank Mixers – Landia Joins Exhibitors Offering Improved Efficiency up +30%
Landia has been successfully installing digester tank mixers, namely their GasMix product, since we last posted an article about our sponsor’s product in the summer of 2014. Now Landia has joined exhibitors offering improved water industry anaerobic digestion plant efficiencies of up +30%, from the use of their products and expertise. That’s quite a pledge to […]
Xergi Biogas Plants Completed for Bernard Matthews and Others
Xergi Biogas Plants: By the Xergi Biogas company, Denmark’s market leading supplier of AD technology has been building a successful biogas business in the UK, and around the world, for over 6 years, with multiple plants now either operational, or in construction. Nowadays, new Xergi biogas plants are announced every few months. As you can see […]
Biowaste Feedstock Availability Set to Rise – EU Parliament Report
There is nothing like an EU target imposed in all member states to produce additional biowaste feedstock supplies, which are the life-blood for anaerobic digestion plant operations. Like it or lump it, and as we know, the UK doesn’t like it and will presumably be out before this comes into force. However, there are new, higher, […]
How Biomass Feedstock Storage Can Be a Shocking Waste of Space
Biomass feedstock storage (for example installing a silage clamp) is a new subject which is rising rapidly in prominence, following the recent expansion in anaerobic digestion plants. Current low-cost designs can easily be a shocking waste of space. This fact is becoming clear now that there are now many plants in operation which their operators would like […]