UK AD industry
Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI): What It Was, Why It Closed and Lessons for Biogas CHP
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) was a UK government support scheme designed to encourage the production and use of renewable heat. For the anaerobic digestion and biogas sector, it became particularly important because it could support the use of biogas for heat and, under qualifying arrangements, the useful heat recovered from combined heat and power […]
25 Years of UK Biogas History 2025 – The Rise of the AD Industry Over a Quarter of a Century
“UK Biogas History” or the UK anaerobic digestion and biogas production industry to give it a fuller title has been developed from almost nothing over the years since 2000. In this article, we cover the last quarter of a century of the UK Industry’s history and recent developments at the beginning of 2025. Key Points […]
UK Anaerobic Digestion Plants Exceed 100 And Hit Trouble: Looking Back
In this article, we will look back at our March 2013 article when UK Anaerobic Digestion Plants exceeded 100 and were receiving damaging media attention due to novice operators causing some high-profile environmental problems. So, we reported that they were “hitting trouble”. The fact is that now (in 2023), with the benefit of hindsight, we […]
Biogas Future Prospects – Rapid Growth and Insatiable Demand
Biogas’ future prospects have never looked better. As they enter a period of rapid growth propelled by world events, there is an Insatiable demand for biogas. That is the “perfect storm” in prospect for anaerobic digestion technology because there is also an ever-increasing demand for reducing GHG emissions and RNG (biomethane) for transport use. So, […]
