renewable energy
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Anaerobic Digestion vs Composting
What are the advantages and disadvantages of anaerobic digestion vs composting is a question asked by a large number of people. Many of our readers who are familiar with composting, but who are thinking more widely about the subject of recycling organic waste and have just heard about Anaerobic Digestion want to know the anaerobic […]
Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy Manure in the US
The anaerobic digestion of dairy manure in the US is on a rising growth curve. Increased demand to lessen the environmental impact of fossil fuels has sparked significant interest in renewable fuels like biogas. Indeed, several US policy recommendations and rules in the areas of energy, the environment, and agriculture have been developed in the […]
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 […]
Anaerobic Digestion Basics – How Does Anaerobic Digestion Work?
We bring you the Anaerobic Digestion Basics (AD). AD is in-truth an unhelpful name for the basic age-old natural process that produces renewable energy as heat and biogas, and at the same time makes a natural crop fertilizer. That, in a nutshell is basic anaerobic digestion, and how the AD (or fermentation) process works. How Does […]
Biogas Benefits Essential as Climate Change Carbon Hits Record High and Summer Heat Peaks
The biogas benefits of reducing carbon emissions and the effects of climate change, just became more essential than ever in 2018, as climate change carbon hits a record high and northern hemisphere summer heat has peaked at temperatures never before recorded. We are now two and a half years on from the historic COP21 deal on […]
Xergi Biogas Plants Completed for Bernard Matthews and Others
The Xergi Biogas company, Denmark’s market leading supplier of AD technology (2017) has been building a successful biogas business in the UK, and around the world, for over 6 years. They have multiple anaerobic digestion plants now either operational or in construction. New Xergi biogas plants are announced every few months. As you can see from […]