| Energy
Tailor made products
lead to huge savings
As the AD market has matured it is well known that trace
element levels can affect digester performance, causing
poor gas production and low methane content if not
maintained at the correct levels for good bacterial health.
Sometimes these elements are present in the feedstock,
but in most cases there is a deficiency of two or three vital
metals.
raditionally a fixed
blend was added
to cover this
shortfall, but this
lead to overdosing
of some metals,
and meant paying for elements
there were not needed.
Celtic Chemicals Ltd has
addressed this issue by tailor
making each and every batch to
the customer’s unique
requirements based on analysis
by a fully independent external
laboratory, which we can cross
reference with our own in-house
analysis to ensure accuracy. This
reduces the number of metals
down to three or four in many
cases and gives savings of up to
50%. This approach means that
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changes to feedstock and
operation can be rapidly
accommodated as a different
blend can be made each time.
This is especially important at
plants with a waste feed stream or
with seasonal variations.
Celtic Chemicals is also a
leader in hydrogen sulphide
control. Using ferric hydroxide in
biodegradable sacks, the product
is non-toxic and non-hazardous,
unlike ferric chloride. The
hydroxide also contains much
higher levels of iron, up to 50%
compared to 9-14% in chloride
based solutions.
Our Technical Sales
Representative, Alistair Marsh, can
visit you to discuss your exact
requirements.
18 | Farming Monthly | June 2017
Farming community
capitalise on Scottish
Government Energy Strategy
The ILI Group one of the UK’s leading renewable energy
developers has launched a bond which gives landowners
and farmers the opportunity to get involved in what will be
one of the country’s largest development projects. When
it comes to fruition it will provide up to 1.2 gigawatts of
clean renewable energy to the grid and construct up to
5000 energy efficient homes at various locations
throughout the country.
he ILI Group of
companies have
worked with
landowners and
the farming
community for the
past fourteen years and have built
up a strong reputation for attaining
successful planning applications
for renewable energy projects
throughout the country.
Sister company ILI (Renewable
Energy) was set up in 2009 to
exclusively deal with single wind
turbine developments and
achieved 96 successful planning
consents, more than any other
company in the UK.
Intelligent Land Investments set
up in 2004 dealt exclusively with
residential projects and has two in
North Lanarkshire in the final
stages of the planning process
and expect to deliver over 550
houses this year.
However with the single wind
turbine market slowing down CEO
Mark Wilson has created an
opportunity for landowners and
farmers to share in the returns that
Energy storage and residential can
achieve.
“Energy storage will be the next
step in achieving full energy
security” Mr Wilson said. “The
Scottish Government’s
consultation on our energy future
highlights the need for effective
and reliable energy storage
solutions throughout the country.
We believe that pumped storage
hydro offers the best solution as it
is the most advanced and most
proven of all storage options.
“It works by having two large
bodies of water, with one set
above the other. During peak times
when a large amount of energy is
required water drops from the
higher reservoir to the lower
through a series of turbines
generating the necessary
electricity. Then during off peak
times, most likely at night,
renewable energy surplus mainly
from onshore wind is used to
pump the water back up to the top
reservoir essentially creating a
massive battery.
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“The technology is well proven
and can last for over 100 years.
We are working closely with a
number of landowners in Scotland
plus have support from industry
leaders such as SSE, Scottish
Water, Aecom and many others.
“At the same time we are
expanding our residential arm and
have secured new sites with high
potential for development as well
as continuing to source others.
The UK’s need for new homes has
been well documented and with
the focus now on energy efficiency
our plans for new developments
fall very much into that category.
“Our plan is to include a
renewable heat source as well as
the latest energy efficiency
technologies in all our residential
developments.”
ILI Group CEO Mark Wilson
continued “We have worked with
many landowners over the years,
providing income to those on
whose land our projects were
developed however unfortunately
not all sites were suitable for
development. In our view too
many missed out on this welcome
income due to unsuitable land so
for this new project we are offering
landowners and farmers exclusive
access to a bond issue which will
part fund the project and give
them a share in the profits.
“With onshore wind we created
over £61M of construction work
and over £234 million of future
revenue. The majority of these
projected were funded by big
corporate companies. This time
we are giving all the landowners
and farmers the opportunity to
reap these big returns”
“We are extremely proud of
what have achieved and what we
have planned for the future. The
bond purchase will give all
landowners and farmers the
opportunity to make three times
their investment which is fantastic
but the norm for big London
funds”
The response has gone beyond
our expectations which shows the
foresight of the farming
community.
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