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UK AD & Biogas and World Biogas
Expo 2017
The #1 global trade show for the biogas industry, took place for the seventh
consecutive year on 5-6 July 2017 at the NEC in Birmingham.
he show consisted of a two-day
conference, seminars and
exhibition featuring over 200
exhibitors showcasing all the
products and services required
to commission, build and
operate on-farm AD plants to recycle
agricultural wastes, improve crop rotations, and
provide electricity, heat, vehicle fuel and
digestate biofertiliser for farm use, reducing
input costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
This year the show benefited from a new
partnership with the World Biogas Association
(WBA) to showcase the global biogas industry
at ADBA’s leading event.
The show featured a range of farming-specific
content, including sessions on:
• Finding sustainable and alternative AD
feedstocks
• AD and agriculture as the solution to
desertification and a changing climate
• Process upgrading and purification
• Digestate quality
• Growing crops for AD
• ADBA Best Practice Scheme
• Making finances and incentives work for
you
• How to optimise your plant performance
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There was a huge amount on offer for
farmers and landowners, including valuable
insight from key speakers such as Tom Beeley,
Renewable Energy Adviser from the CLA and
Dr Jonathan Scurlock, Chief Adviser on
Renewable Energy and Climate Change at the
National Farmers Union (NFU).
Over 57 hours of conference and seminar
discussions examined issues including the
impacts of Brexit and the new Government on
the UK AD industry; biomethane deployment to
smaller-scale AD facilities and the benefits this
could generate for rural and farming
communities; novel feedstocks and pre-
treatment techniques; and the benefits of and
potential issues with digesting different crop
materials.
Free one-to-one advice clinics covered:
• Sourcing feedstocks
• Feedstock management
• Digestion process support
• PAS 110 Digestate Compliance
• Project management structures and
contracts
• Finance
• Sustainability Audits required for
compliance with RHI and other schemes
Next year’s show will take place on 11-12
July 2018 at the NEC and will continue to build
on the growth of the AD industry – both within
the UK and across the globe.
For early registration or to find out more
please contact:
Cheryl Murdoch
Events Admin and Production Assistant
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0203 735 8118
http://adbioresources.org/biogastradeshow/
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