Campden BRI has announced a seminar, to be held on 17th October, which it says will showcase realistic and innovative opportunities offered by biogas as a way of utilising agro-industrial wastes, which are relevant to both small and large businesses.
According to the organisation, anaerobic digestion of waste is a reliable technology which has the potential to generate over 10% of the UK's gas demand. In addition, it is a sustainable way to convert organic waste into renewable energy and biofertilisers, which in turn allows for a reduction in carbon footprint.
“The number of plants utilising food and farm waste has increased steeply in recent years,” said Campden BRI’s Colette Jermann, event director. “Although more than 100 biogas plants of this kind are already in operation, recently implemented incentives for biogas production mean that there is likely to be a significantly increased uptake of this option, which would mean the construction of new plants.”
“The seminar will focus on understanding the key factors for economic viability of a biogas plant and how to get value from waste, saving waste management costs and reducing carbon footprint. It will also include an opportunity to visit an anaerobic digestion plant that uses the biogas in a 1MW combined heat and power engine.”
