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Farmers gearing up 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 trade show to explore how anaerobic digestion ( AD ) can support farmers in a post-CAP world through providing on-farm heat and power , green transport fuel , and organic biofertiliser .
I 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 .
Over 250 exhibitors throughout the combined event will be 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 .
AD operators will be able to 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 benefit from 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 waste 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 .
We are delighted to announce our first keynote speaker for UK AD & Biogas and World Biogas Expo 2017 as Marc Sadler , Adviser on Risk and Markets in Agriculture at the World Bank . Marc , who regularly advises governments and supply-chain stakeholders on commodity markets , finance , logistics , trading , and risk management , will speak about how AD and biogas can help to support climate-smart farming worldwide .
Will all of the above to look forward to , this year ' s event promises to be bigger and better than ever and will 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
HRS Heat Exchangers help Muntons close the loop
HRS Heat Exchangers , Stand D501 , UK AD & Biogas 2017 .
A t UK AD & Biogas 2017 , HRS Heat Exchangers will unveil how its pasteurisation technology with energy recovery is helping AD plant operator Muntons prevent almost 800 tonnes of CO2 emissions and save more than £ 2.5m in energy and disposal costs . For prospective AD operators and developers , the showcase provides a unique opportunity to understand how Muntons and HRS have perfected a tried and tested closed-loop plant .
Visitors to the HRS stand will learn how the HRS 3 Tank Batch Sludge Pasteuriser System with Energy Recovery not only helps certify digestate ( reassuring farmers of its quality ), but importantly helps Muntons save up to 70 % of the heat required for pasteurisation , by transferring energy from the hotter ( pasteurised ) sludge to the colder ( unpasteurised ) sludge .
Two years ago , Suffolk-based Muntons commissioned a £ 5.4m on-site anaerobic digestion ( AD ) plant , after analysis showed that 60 % of the carbon footprint of its supply chain came from the artificial fertiliser used by its barley growers . The company understood that if a proportion of the liquid waste from the 180,000 tonnes of malt it produces every year was treated through AD , it could produce a high quality organic biofertiliser for its farmers to use instead : closing the loop from farm to fork & significantly reducing its carbon footprint .
Now operating successfully for two years and cutting both costs and carbon , Muntons ’ AD plant is also preventing 3,000 tanker movements per year and generating around 12 % of the site ’ s electricity demand through the use of the HRS equipment .
Matt Hale , International Sales Manager at HRS comments : “ Working with a company like Muntons to deliver a truly revolutionary waste treatment plant shows exactly what is possible in terms of implementing the circular economy . Both in trials and in the fields , the biofertiliser is
demonstrating just what a valuable resource it is . We look forward to showing visitors to our stand how they can replicate the successful model being pioneered by Muntons .”
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