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Excitement builds in
farming community for
UK AD & Biogas and
World Biogas Expo 2017
On 5-6 July at the NEC in Birmingham, UK AD & Biogas and World Biogas Expo 2017 will bring the global biogas
community together at the #1 global biogas tradeshow to highlight the huge contribution anaerobic digestion (AD) can
make to at least 9 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and, in particular, how AD can support UK farmers in a
post-CAP world through providing on-farm heat and power, green transport fuel, and organic biofertiliser.
ncorporating AD into
agriculture has the potential to
deliver 15,000 regional jobs,
£1bn in CO2 savings, and
£0.11bn in avoided fertiliser
imports. With agriculture
currently accounting for 9% of UK emissions
and farmers looking for ways to reduce their
emissions while maintaining profitability, UK AD
& Biogas and World Biogas Expo is the perfect
event to find out what AD can do to support UK
farmers post Brexit.
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“Those farmers who have already taken the
plunge and built an AD plant will discover
the latest research and technological
innovations emerging from the market”
Over 250 exhibitors throughout the
combined event will be showcasing all the
products and services required to design,
commission, build and operate on-farm AD
plants to recycle agricultural wastes, improve
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crop rotations, and provide electricity, heat,
vehicle fuel and digestate biofertiliser for farm
use, reducing input costs and greenhouse gas
emissions. Free advice is available to help you
explore the AD options for your farm in our one-
to-one clinics.
Those farmers who have already taken the
plunge and built an AD plant will discover the
latest research and technological innovations
emerging from the market, helping to maximise
the efficiency and performance of your on-farm
AD plant and ensuring you maintain a
competitive advantage. The event will allow
farmers and landowners from across the UK to
find out about the huge opportunities offered by
this exciting industry and network with others to
share knowledge and best practice.
The show will feature over 57 hours of
content across a conference and two seminar
rooms examining issues including: the role of
AD in a post-CAP world; the impact of Brexit on
farming; the benefits offered by AD for crop
rotation and restoring the UK’s depleted soils;
and how farmers can recycle their organic
wastes to produce on-site heat and electricity
and green transport fuel for their farm vehicles.
Delegates will also have the opportunity to see
an AD plant at first hand with our three site
visits, which will take place on Tuesday 4 July.
The evening of Wednesday 5 July will see
the sixth annual AD & Biogas Industry Awards,
which will celebrate the best of the best in
innovation and achievement across all sectors
of the AD and biogas industry, including awards
for Best UK On-Farm AD Plant, Best
International Agricultural Plant, and an award
for Making The Most of Digestate.
Speakers at the event will include: Jonathan
Scurlock, Chief Adviser for Renewable Energy
and Climate Change at the National Farmers’
Union; Chris Voell, Lead for Agriculture &
Wastewater at the US Environmental Protection
Agency; Adrian Rochefort, Account Manager at
ForFarmers; David Rhodes, Technical Manager
at DLF Seed; and Simon Draper, MGA
Agronomist at the Maize Growers’ Association.
With all of the above to look forward to, this
year's event promises to be the biogas event to
attend for the farming community this summer.
We look forward to seeing you there!
You can register to attend the event at
adbioresources.org/biogastradeshow
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