AD and Biogas Industry Awards 2019 event guide

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Welcome to the AD & Biogas Industry Awards Ceremony 2019 On behalf of everyone at the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) and the World Biogas Association (WBA), we’d like to welcome you to the AD & Biogas Industry Awards Ceremony 2019. It has been a year of some challenges and some great successes for the industry both here and abroad, and it is now time to sit down, enjoy a good meal and celebrate the best and brightest of our sector.

Worldwide, at over 10%, the AD and biogas industry can make one of the biggest contributions to cutting carbon emissions of any industry, through waste management, energy production, transport and agriculture. By utilising our technology, countries can make a significant contribution towards meeting at least nine of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and their obligations under the Paris Agreement. Global challenges require global solutions, so it is therefore right that we work across borders to meet them together – and celebrate when we do. We cannot solve the climate crisis without cooperation from all countries, and tonight will show what is possible when we innovate and work to the best of our collective abilities.

This year we have a truly global shortlist for the awards, with entries from India, Norway, Greece, Germany, Italy, Thailand, Japan, as well as entries from across the UK.This year’s ceremony will see the presentation of twelve different awards, including awards for ‘Best R&D Innovation, ‘Best Biogas Plant’, and ‘Most Circular City’. The entries

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this year are as diverse and exciting as ever, and our industry is truly lucky have such inspirational individuals, teams and companies working with us to grow the biogas sector across the globe.

This evening will be the largest celebration of anaerobic digestion and biogas worldwide, and a prime opportunity to meet and network with some of the leading lights in our industry. We would like to thank especially those who have travelled from all corners of the globe to be with us tonight, and hope that you have a wonderful time. Thank you to all our staff who have worked hard to make this ceremony possible, the best of luck to all entrants, and here’s to a memorable evening!

Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive, ADBA

David Newman, President, WBA

Programme of events 19.00 Drinks Reception and Networking 20:00 Welcome Address 20:15 Three Course Meal 21:45 Alex Crow: Mind-reader 22:15 AD & Biogas Industry Awards 2019 hosted by Andy Pag 23:30 Networking Drinks 01:00 Evening Ends

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Host Andy Pag © Erin Crockard-McDowell

Andy is an engineer and award-winning investigative journalist, but his spirit of adventure led to twelve years of heading up vehicle-based expeditions to remote parts of Africa and the Sahara Desert, until he was inspired to change the elements of his life that were unsustainable. He experimented with alternative ways of powering his overland journeys. Andy has worked on programmes such as BBC’s Panorama and BBC radio and TV including Radio 4’s PM programme.

entertainment Alex Crow Alex Crow served for 15 years in the Metropolitan Police in London and then left to pursue his wild dreams of performing for a living as a mindreader.

After years of studying body language, NLP, Psychology and with a healthy dose of intuition and many other techniques, Alex is now regarded as one of the top mind readers in the UK. Regardless of where he is performing, the focus is always on the people he is entertaining. Imagine their surprise when he names their child and the time it was born, details of when and where they met their partner, what they were doing at the time and their first impressions of each other!

Being able to tell truth from lies, duplicate unseen drawings and knowing exactly what they are

thinking at any given time are just some of the amazing things that Alex is able to do with no prior knowledge of the guests, and this, along with his easy going, professional, confident demeanour ensures that he is constantly in demand.

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meet the judges Amaya Arias-Garcia, Engineering Design Manager Suez Water Technologies & Solutions Amaya is the Engineering Design Manager for Suez Anaerobic Digestion Centre of Excellence. The centre of excellence is responsible for the whole portfolio of anaerobic technologies within the Suez Water Technologies business globally, often integrating the AD process with other Suez products including Thermal Technologies and Effluent Treatment. Amaya started her career in resource recovery as a Process Engineer working with thermal and biological technologies. From there she moved into Project Management and Operations. Over the last 12 years she has been involved in the design, construction, risk management and operational optimisation of many Anaerobic Digestion plants. As a Design Manager in Suez Amaya is the focal point for the technical queries from the sales, commercial and projects teams, managing the design process via a series of key design review gate posts. Amaya has always been passionate about increasing industry knowledge. Within Suez part of her role is to mentor engineers in the regions to develop a broad base of competent and enthusiastic professionals including setting and enforcing the systems and standards by which they work.

David Tompkins, Bioresources Development Manager Aqua Enviro David is an environmental scientist with a multi-disciplinary background encompassing horticulture, soil science, composting, anaerobic digestion, wastewater treatment, biowaste valorisation, sustainability and policy implementation. David is a technical consultant with Aqua Enviro, specialising in various aspects of bioresources: understanding and managing hazards associated with biosolids, digestates and composts; upstream valorisation opportunities and downstream treatment impacts; stakeholder engagement. Recent clients have included United Utilities, Anglian Water, SEPA and Industrial Phycology. David also heads Aqua Enviro’s conference team, providing technical support for forward-looking events on topics linked to the bioeconomy.

Dr Sarika Jain, Consultant WBA Dr Jain focuses on the growth potential and application of Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas technologies in the emerging, frontier and developed markets. Dr Jain has authored policy, advocacy and market reports and articles on the subject. In addition to AD, she provides wider support to social and environmental enterprises. With a diverse breadth of experience in environmental research and consultancy, Sarika has lived and worked in India, Singapore, the USA and the UK.

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meet the judges Freek Van Eijk, Managing Director Acceleratio B.V. Freek van Eijk is Director of Holland Circular Hotspot. He also serves as Managing Director of Acceleratio and is on the Advisory Board of the WBA. As Managing Director of Acceleratio, Freek van Eijk was the initiator of the first International Green Deal ‘The North Sea Resources Roundabout’ and co‑initiator of the NederlandCirculair! Program. Previously, he served as Director of Strategy and PA at multinational SUEZ, and served as a board member at the Dutch Waste Management Association and the Society and Enterprise Foundation (SMO).

Harmen Dekker, Manager Business Development DMT International Harmen Dekker earned his Bachelor of Science (chemistry) and complementary his Bachelor in Business Administration from IM&B, University of Keele, UK. After living for 6 years in the UK whilst looking after the European markets for the chemical industry he moved back to the Netherlands where he developed business for an American renowned specialty gases company in Europe. He then moved in to the sustainability sector. Within this sector he was responsible for growing the water treatment business in Europe and setting up subsidiaries for several companies. More recently he combined his experience in the gas and water and started working for DMT Environmental Technology. As Manager Business Development he is responsible for the development of projects with a prime focus on the biomethane market. He recently started an office for DMT-ET in Asia and is looking after geographical developments as well as the introduction of new products and business models within the biogas sector in particular. Harmen is a member of the Advisory Board of the WBA.

Dr Jonathan Scurlock, Chief Adviser, Renewable Energy National Farmers Union Dr Jonathan Scurlock leads a small team providing analysis and advice on energy and climate change to the NFU’s management, office holders and members. His background is university and government research, covering energy and climate policy, plant physiology, all kinds of biomass fuels, bio‑based products and other renewables. Author of more than 50 publications, he was educated at Oxford and London, and is a Visiting Fellow at the Open University.

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meet the judges Jorge Hilbert, International Consultant Instituto Nacional de TecnologÍa Agropecuaria Agronomical Engineer UBA Master Degree Farm Mechanization UNLP doctorate in Science and technology UNGS former National Coordinator of the Bioenergy program (2006-2014), and director of the Rural Engineering Institute INTA (20012006). Presently, international consultant of INTA in innovation activities. Member of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of IINAS. Participant of IEA & Biogasdoneright initiative. Cochair of Biogas Committee Global Methane Initiative, Member of the Steering Committee of the Life Cycle Initiative UN, Steering Committee member of the Pan American Biofuels and Bioenergy Sustainability Research Coordination Network (RCN). Author of seven books, more than 81 research papers and 218 articles published in different media in Argentina and abroad.

Nina Sweet, Special Adviser Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) As a Special Adviser in the Sustainable Food Systems directorate of WRAP, and on behalf of government (Defra) and private sector funders, Nina Sweet is a recognised national and international expert in the treatment and valorisation of waste materials. She has been involved in a wide range of technical projects, and has worked with industry and government to deliver ground breaking UK policy objectives. Prior to joining WRAP Nina was a Senior Adviser in water and waste regulation for the UK Environment Agency where she led regulatory policy delivery for organic waste treatment. Nina has also worked as a senior consultant in UK water industry.

Richard Barker, Adviser and Investment Committee Member Iona Capital Richard is an Adviser and Investment Committee Member at Iona Capital, the leading investor into the UK AD sector with over £200m FUM. Richard was previously CEO of Biogen, the largest UK food waste AD player. He has also founded businesses in the aluminium recycling and chemical process technology sectors, following his early career in strategic consulting and investment banking. Richard has a strong interest in improving public engagement having been accepted into Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps.

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Order of Events 1. Clever Use of Outputs

3. AD Hero of the Year

• Greve Biogass: The Magic Factory • Hexagon Purus GmbH: Reducing Carbon Footprint with Hexagon´s Mobile Pipeline® Biomethane Transportation Solutions • Seleda Biogas and Fertilizer: Best Use of Organic Matter: Zero Waste Vision • Strutt and Parker Biogas Ltd: Suffolk Green Renewable CO2 • West Country Soil Improvement: Bloomin’ Amazing

2. Best R&D Innovation Award Sponsored by

• Energy & Waste S.L: Biolimp-Dry Technology for Biogas Drying: The Best Way to Remove Water Vapor and Others • Farmergy Ltd/Wiefferink: Wiefferink Triple Membrane Digester Roof • Kelvin Cave Ltd: Proven Preservative Optimises Plant Performance and Profit • Perlemax Ltd & Partner Viridor: In situ Ammonia Removal in the Desai-Zimmerman Anaerobic Digester • Pumpenfabrik Wangen GmbH: Wangen X Unit: The Modular system for reliable protection of plant equipment • Severn Trent Green Power: Severn Trent Green Power Derby • Vaisala Oyj: Novel In Situ Instrument for Biogas Measurement

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• Agrivert Limited: Alexander Maddan • Clayton Hall Farm: Neil Gemmell • NVP Energy: Dr Dermot Hughes • Uniflare Group Limited: Marcus Jones

4. AD Rising Star • Amur: Chris Hoare • Mercorr Limited: Bobby Stearman

5. Best Anaerobic Digestion/ Biogas Support • Cenergi SEA sdn Bhd: Cenergi O&M: Biogas Support Specialists • CooperÖstlund • Evolution Biogas Ltd • Octego: Committed to ADding Value • OMEX Environmental Ltd: AD Plant 1 • OMEX Environmental Ltd: AD Plant 2 • Uniflare Group Limited

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7. I nternational Knowledge Exchange & Collaboration

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10. Best Biogas Plant equal to or above 1MWe-equivalent

• Ancitel Energia e Ambiente SpA: Virtual Reality Biogas Experience • Lundsby Biogas A/S, Erich Stallkamp ESTA GmbH, Biogas Teknik A/S: A Rising Biogas Star Based on Manure and Waste • Thai Biogas Energy Company Limited: KIT Biomethane Project • Uniflare Group Limited

8. Best Microdigester • JA Yuki Aomori, Hitachi Capital, Komasuya, and Epower Corp: JA Yuki Aomori Biogas Power Plant • Yasasu EMS Private Limited

9. B est Biogas Plant (on-farm, food waste or sewage) equal to or below 1MWe-equivalent Sponsored by

• EkoGea: Hendwr Farm AD • HoSt Bio-Energy UK Ltd/ HoSt B.V.: Microferm Manure Biogas-to-Biomethane Plant in Merselo: Manure Digestion Pays Off • Technical Bioenergy Crete

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• Botres Global GmbH: Efficient AD Process with Highly Impure OFMSW • Boxford (Suffolk) Farms Ltd • Cenergi SEA Sdn Bhd: Sri Jelutung 1.5 MW Biogas Power Plant • Foresight Group: ELBL • Foresight Group/Wight Farm Energy: Wight Farm Energy • HoSt Bio-Energy UK Ltd/ HoSt B.V: BECH Biogas Plant: More out of Digestate • Seleda Biogas and Fertilizer: A Different Approach to Integration and Innovation • Severn Trent Green Power: Severn Trent Green Power North London

11. Best Biogas Marketing Campaign Sponsored by • Ancitel Energia e Ambiente S.p.A.: Virtual Reality Biogas Experience • Greve Biogass: The Magic Factory

12. Most Circular City Award • Boxford (Suffolk) Farms Ltd • Foresight Group: ELBL • Technical Bioenergy Crete • Yasasu EMS Private Limited

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Seleda Biogas and Fertiliser: Best Use of Organic Matter: Zero Waste Vision

Clever Use of Outputs reve Biogass: G The Magic Factory The Magic Factory utilises substrates from municipal and commercial foodwaste and manure. Digestate is utilised in place of mineral fertiliser in farming. Upgraded biomethane is used as fuel. Substituting mineral fertiliser directly with digestate in a greenhouse is not possible. A new technique termed “digeponics” was therefore developed, where an actively aerated microbial system rich in compost earthworms converts digestate to plant stimulating nutrients.

Some of the green CO2 separated from the biomethane in the purification process, is further cleaned and used in the greenhouse for production of carbon capture-tomatoes.

Hexagon Purus GmbH: Reducing Carbon Footprint with Hexagon´s Mobile Pipeline® Biomethane Transportation Solutions Roeslein Alternative Energy produces biomethane through anaerobic digestion. Annually, manure from 250,000 pigs from Smithfield Farms is fermented in large Walmart-sized lagoons. A kilogram of methane, when released without combustion, is estimated to be around 28 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Anaerobic digestion systems capture methane and create biomethane, or renewable natural gas (RNG). Hexagon´s composite Mobile Pipeline® modules are used by Roeslein to transport the compressed biomethane in a very efficient way. Two trucks moving six Hexagon´s TITAN4® modules to transport the RNG from the pig farm to the gas grid. By helping its customer to achieve their green commitment of reducing their carbon footprint by 25%, Hexagon plays a vital role in contributing to a sustainable environment.

During the feasibility studies of Seleda biogas plant, much thought had been put into how to make the best use of the digestate output. We came to an understanding that the best way to use it should not only be getting rid of it safely but to create a high value product and brand value for use in agriculture. So Seleda had been designed to be a fully integrated biogas-fertiliser production plant. The fertiliser unit was given as much emphasis as a separate business unit. Closed vessel composting unit, nanocrusher technology and organomineral formulations are the main differentiation points of Seleda.

Strutt and Parker Biogas Ltd: Suffolk Green Renewable CO2 Strutt and Parker Biogas Ltd are one of the first UK based independent producers of Renewable CO2 in the market.

The company produces Renewable CO2 via their biogas upgrading plant, verify the CO2 quality and deliver the CO2 directly to the end user. This endeavour ensures that when supplies of CO2 are low, customers can rely on Strutt and Parker Biogas Ltd to provide an alternative supply of CO2 in a local and sustainable way.

West Country Soil Improvement: Bloomin’ Amazing Bloomin’ Amazing is a triple action, no-dig soil enricher which conditions the soil, feeds plants and suppresses weeds, made from the 100% renewable by-product of an award-winning anaerobic digester and biomethane plant. It is peat-free and is produced with minimum carbon footprint.

It is lightweight, odour free, pet and family friendly, and high in organic matter. Entering our first full season, we currently sell across 84 outlets from Cornwall to Kent to Manchester.

Bloomin’ Amazing represents the essence of the circular economy, helping us realise financial and environmental benefit for what could have been seen as a waste stream.

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Best R&D Innovation Award Energy & Waste S.L: Biolimp-Dry Technology for Biogas Drying: The Best Way to Remove Water Vapor and Others This work introduces two types of technologies for biogas drying, based on water vapour removal techniques, that is, cooling, condensation, coalescing filters and change amount of movement. One of them, useful for biogas coming from the mesophilic processes and low flow rates, while the other is for biogas from thermophilic processes. Both technologies apply to both WWTP and landfills. The results of its application demonstrate the high efficiency of elimination of water vapour, other components and the benefits that they provide for the operation of the CHP systems of different biogas producing facilities.

Farmergy Ltd/Wiefferink: Wiefferink Triple Membrane Digester Roof Where space and tariffs are at a premium, in-roof biomethane storage will make your biogas to biomethane plant more competitive without needing extra land for additional biomethane storage. This will give you the operational edge, even if there is no space onsite to store biomethane. In the UK, biomethane attracts subsidies, and any way to maximise on your investment in infrastructure will pay dividends. We have already installed and road-tested this design, the results were given a massive thumbs up. We are entering this award to let you know that this innovative product exists and is ready maximise your biomethane investment.

Kelvin Cave Ltd: Proven Preservative Optimises Plant Performance and Profit Maximising methane production per hectare of forage harvested not only leads to increased plant efficiencies, it also brings other benefits and can significantly increase overall profitability. Independent research conducted on behalf of Kelvin Cave Ltd by Silage Solutions Ltd and Harper Adams University demonstrated that Safesil Pro-treated maize increased biogas yield, quality, and overall profitability, with a ROI of over 40%. A calculator was developed to show potential benefit to a particular business. With approximately 17,670 ha of maize grown in the UK for biogas, using Safesil Pro could equate to an increase in biogas income of £1.3m after costs.

Perlemax Ltd & Partner Viridor: In situ Ammonia Removal in the Desai -Zimmerman Anaerobic Digester Ammonia is a major environmental liability that needs to be remediated from centrate to meet consent, which is an expensive process (approximately £10-£20/m3).

The process determines cost, environmental liability, processing time, and range of ammonia that can be treated.

The method developed by Desai and Zimmerman for ammonia stripping can be used to remove the ammonia from centrate (£1-£3/m3), has no known limitations on ammonia concentration, can be used in situ in an AD plant, especially as DZAD, which significantly increases the capital efficiencies and removes problems posed by ammonia inhibition. The method is a paradigm shift to the existing technology.

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Best R&D Innovation Award Pumpenfabrik Wangen GmbH: Wangen X Unit: The Modular System for Reliable Protection of Plant Equipment

Vaisala Oyj: Novel In situ Instrument for Biogas Measurement

The modular system WANGEN X-UNIT delivers reliable protection of plant equipment, increasing process reliability and lowering maintenance cost in biogas plant technology.

The WANGEN X-UNIT is a complete system for debris removal and cutting, highly suitable in every case where foreign bodies and debris from pumped media must be separated out and cut. It offers a reliable protection in biogas plants, biowaste utilisation, applications in agricultural technology, liquid manure technology vehicle construction as well as in municipal wastewater treatment plants. The X-UNIT consist of the two modules, X-TRACT and X-CUT. Both components are available separately and are optimally co-ordinated with each other. Find all details concerning the WANGEN X-UNIT online. www.wangen.com/en/products/ technology/modules/X-UNIT

The novel MGP261 Multigas probe for biogas applications is the world’s first in situ biogas instrument measuring multiple gases in demanding biogas processing conditions where repeatable, stable, and accurate measurement is essential. The three in one instrument combines Methane (CH4), Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and humidity measurements with infrared CARBOCAP® sensors in a single gas sample cell directly inside the biogas pipeline. The MGP261 is Ex certified for use in Ex Zone 0 (parts inserted into the process) and Ex Zone 1 (parts outside the process). This gives a competitive edge over extractive gas analyzers, which require auxiliary sample gas pumps and gas drying equipment.

Severn Trent Green Power: Severn Trent Green Power Derby Severn Trent Green Power’s Derby AD facility is the latest in our network of AD plants. It features an industry first Thermal Pressure Hydrolysis technology capable of treating Category 2 & 3 Animal By-Products plus other categories of food waste. This is the first example of attempting to commercially develop the Thermo-pressure Hydrolysis process for use in processing food waste. The TPH approach represents a significant innovation that increases the range of organic feedstock available to biogas plants, significantly increases methane capture yields and decreases retention time. This technology could make a significant contribution to decarbonising heat and transport in the UK.

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Bringing together the art and science of farming for AD… Launched in 2019 we offer full AD Biology support, training, bespoke laboratory testing services and data interpretation. We have developed T16 – an additive for increased nutrient bio-availability – which currently supports the consistent production of 9000 m3 of biogas an hour across a number of AD plants in the UK. We are also sole supplier of all Böck products in the UK including Böck Blue 9 - O2 barrier for silage clamps in 9 layers which provides industry leading performance and strength

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AD Hero of the Year Clayton Hall Farm: Neil Gemmell

Uniflare Group Limited: Marcus Jones

Neil is an AD pioneer, since he obtained planning permission for our plant in 2007. Commissioned in 2011, we became the 9th farm plant in England and the 1st UK onfarm food-waste plant. It is one of the few early farm plants still operating independently. Commissioning an AD plant in those early times entailed being one of the first to contact National Grid, planning, Environment Agency, state vets, insurance, etc. who invariably replied “an AD what?”

Marcus Jones started Uniflare in 2006 manufacturing Landfill Gas Flare stacks for some of the largest landfill companies in the UK. At the end of 2011 Marcus had a good understanding of the AD market. The flares we produced for Landfill gas required us to specialise in manufacturing, fabrication, control, analysis and gas conditioning. Marcus then decided to expand and apply this to the gas phase of the anaerobic digestion process. He looked at where these skills could assist our customers. It was at this point Uniflare moved into completed biogas care form the top of the digesters through to the utilisation. This included Pipe work, instrumentation, biogas cleaning and pressurising ready to supply biogas to the specification required by either the CHP engines or gas upgrading process. Marcus allowed his team to experiment on specialist process designs and funded R&D to ultimately improve our offering and support we give to our customers. Working with Industry Bodies such as ADBA and now the WBA we are exporting our years of knowledge and experience throughout the world. With the support of ADBA and its key members, Uniflare has become a worldwide, UK brand of quality and reliability.

Agrivert Limited: Alexander Maddan Alexander Maddan is the Chief Executive of Agrivert and has worked in the organic waste industry for 25 years, spanning sewage sludge, compost and AD. Over the last ten years Agrivert’s focus has been on design, build and operation of food waste AD plants. With five plants delivered for Agrivert and two for Severn Trent Green Power, this fleet has consistently delivered CHP efficiencies in excess of 98% to produce a profitable and sustainable outcome.

Alexander led a team where every aspect of AD, whether it be engineering, feedstock procurement, operations, financing or compliance worked in complete synchronicity to produce the successful synergies that allowed Agrivert to outperform the market. After the sale of UK AD assets to Severn Trent Green Power in 2018, Agrivert has concentrated on operating and maintaining the fleet of AD plants managed by Ingenious and Foresight whilst tendering for food waste AD projects in the Far East and New Zealand.

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NVP Energy: Dr Dermot Hughes Dr Dermot Hughes of NVP Energy (NVPE) deserves to win the AD Hero of the Year award for his outstanding contribution as co-inventor to the design, development and introduction into the marketplace of NVPE’s pioneering low-temperature Anaerobic Digestion (AD) wastewater treatment (WWT) technology which is a step-change for the global low-strength WWT industry. The significance of NVPE’s technology in the global WWT sector is vast as low-temperature AD is seen as the ‘holy grail’ and where the future of WWT lies. NVPE’s technology will not only displace incumbent energy intensive WWT technologies but will become a source of high-grade biogas.

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Amur: Chris Hoare

Since beginning his AD career in 2015, Bobby Stearman has made a huge impact on how the sector views and manages food waste. Bobby was instrumental in designing a first of its kind platform that enables those who work in the AD sector to understand the location, availability and value of feedstock, allowing them to choose build sites in the best locations and create a more efficient procurement operation. Furthermore, the platform helps operational plants to become more efficient and improve procurement efforts.

Chris has worked for AB Agri for 32 years but has been with the AD business for only 4 of those. Chris came in at the businesses conception and has successfully built a business support mechanism for over 100 ADs in the UK. Chris’s main objective is to provide products and services into the AD market ensuring that AD operators receive what they need when they need it. He has delivered that successfully but with the additional benefit that our customers value the service he provides. Chris is committed to the industry and takes great pleasure from personally facilitating its growth.

shortlist Best Anaerobic Digestion/Biogas Support Cenergi SEA sdn Bhd: Cenergi O&M: Biogas Support Specialists Cenergi O&M Sdn Bhd (CO&M) is a subsidiary company of Cenergi SEA Sdn Bhd (CSEA), specialising in managing the operational and maintenance works of biogas power plants.

The team consists of highly skilled engineers who are tasked with assisting CSEA’s plants to achieve maximum efficiency in power generation. CO&M was crucial in the Scrubber Cleaning and Overhaul Project at CSEA’s Havys plant in 2018. The overhaul included the removal of sulfur deposits in the plant’s biogas scrubber and major works to restore the hydrogen sulfide scrubber back to operational status.

CooperÖstlund CooperÖstlund understands the importance of keeping engines up and running, providing an industry-leading callout response time of just hours – not days. This approach to support provides AD plant engineers with a vital safety net that prevents unnecessary downtime and minimises financial loss – ensuring the best possible ROI for site managers nationwide.

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Best Anaerobic Digestion/Biogas Support Evolution Biogas Ltd Evolution Biogas, the support division of Marches Biogas, provides a range of Support Services to not only Marches Biogas Technologies but also anaerobic digesters built by other Technology Providers throughout the UK. The support service available comprises of: Biological Support, Compliance Support and Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation (ME&I) Support. To date Evolution Biogas provides tailored support to 28 Anaerobic Digesters (both agricultural and food waste) around the country, with a total installed electrical generation capacity of 341MWe per day.

Octego: Committed to ADding Value Octego offers a full suite of advisory services to AD generators. Our objective is to maximise client’s revenue streams through optimised selling of exported electricity (PPAs) and biomethane (GPAs). Combining expertise in energy markets with technical knowledge means that we can offer a trusted and successful service to our clients.

OMEX Environmental Ltd: AD Plant 1 OMEX Environmental is a UK-based manufacturer of specialty chemicals for wastewater treatment, waste management and energy production applications. The plant in this case study is a 500 kWh Combined Heat and Power Biogas Plant in the North West. OMEX Environmental Ltd was involved in the support of this site with a view to alleviate/minimise the variabilities in performance and produce savings for the site through the application of products and services to optimise the production of biogas.

The results from two full years of operation (2017 – 2018) showcase the successes in achieving optimum plant performance.

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OMEX Environmental Ltd: AD Plant 2 OMEX Environmental is a UK-based manufacturer of speciality chemicals for wastewater treatment, waste management and energy production applications. The plant in this case study is a 500 kWh Combined Heat and Power Biogas Plant in the North West. OMEX Environmental Ltd was involved in the support of this site immediately after the plant was handed over to the owner to maximise performance while at the same time trying to produce savings in the feeding and potentially in the maintenance costs. The results from two full years of operation (2017 – 2019) showcase the successes in achieving optimum plant performance, while the work is still ongoing.

Uniflare Group Limited Uniflare are the No1 Biogas Equipment service provider across the UK. We have an unrivalled knowledge following our years of experience and we pride ourselves on the service level we provide. Whilst developing our customer base and obtaining new contracts Uniflare always continue to ensure the highest level of service and support is provided to our customers. All Maintenance work is carried out by trained Uniflare personnel. Included within the contracts our customers receive: tailored operation and maintenance packages; 24 hour technical help line; service phone support; remote monitoring; remote start and stopping of equipment. Uniflare have a team of fully qualified service engineers and support staff who are experienced in the maintenance and repair of all makes of biogas treatment and flaring equipment, on 24 hour 365 day call out.

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Best Export Prodeval PRODEVAL is a French company that has, since 1990, specialised in the treatment and recovery of biogas issued from the digester of organic waste. As an independent and human-sized company, PRODEVAL has broadened its skills over the last three decades in order to provide innovative and tailor-made solutions to its clients in the biogas industry.

Our vision is that a good product must be simple, user friendly and achieve the best performance. We have the leading position on biomethane French market and believe that our vison and values can be exported.

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A joint venture group from Hong Kong contacted Uniflare.

They had seen our equipment in operation in the UK and decided that it was our equipment, a UK manufacturer, that would best serve their needs. They needed a unique flare stack and biogas process equipment capable of standing up and staying lit during 140 mile winds. After a number of design meetings and calculations we came up with a design for a typhoon proof 22m tall flare stack. The flare, chiller, booster, carbon plants and SCADA systems were shipped from the UK and installed by local contractors in Hong Kong under our supervision. Our engineers spent time with the site engineers to train them in the use of our equipment. It was necessary for us to provide extended design criteria to the project for them to receive approvals for the site to go into the commissioning phase.

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International Knowledge Exchange & Collaboration Ancitel Energia e Ambiente SpA: Virtual Reality Biogas Experience Ancitel Energia e Ambiente has developed a virtual reality project dedicated to the Circular Economy. Through an exciting virtual tour into biogas plants it is possible to explore all the processing phases of organic waste. The biogas virtual tour is included into “Waste Travel 360° ®” an innovative and educational project realised to promote the real value of waste, as an indispensable resource for a future projected towards a Circular Economy model. From 2017 to today Waste Travel 360 ® has engaged 50,000 Italian students.

Lundsby Biogas A/S, Erich Stallkamp ESTA GmbH, Biogas Teknik A/S: A Rising Biogas Star Based on Manure and Waste A new biogas star is rising in Vinkel, Denmark, to reveal the potential and necessity of biogas! The plant will treat 400,000 tons of manure, food production residues and other input substrates. Leading to an equivalent of 16 MWe, the plant will bring benefits to investors, society and especially environment. Planning to bring gas-to-grid within one year, it will be an outstanding project for sustainable energy made from manure and waste that can be a shining example for other countries.

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International Knowledge Exchange & Collaboration Thai Biogas Energy Company Limited: KIT Biomethane Project

Uniflare Group Limited

KIT Biomethane Project is a ground-breaking agricultural waste-to-vehicle fuel project, located in Rayong, south-east of Bangkok, in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor. It is a retrofit of a conventional biogas plant, designed to optimise existing operations and monetise surplus gas via a new product. It is novel in that it produces biomethane vehicle fuel made from agricultural waste. It was progressed with the support of grant funding from Thai and Finnish government agencies. To produce biomethane, the biogas is upgraded using Pressure Swing Adsorption, with technology and know-how from China, India, Italy and Thailand. The output is 90% methane gas, which meets the existing Thai NGV standard.

A joint venture group from Hong Kong contacted Uniflare. They had seen our equipment in operation in the UK and decided that it was our equipment, a UK manufacturer, that would best serve their needs. They needed a unique flare stack and biogas process equipment capable of standing up and staying lit during 140 mile winds. After a number of design meetings and calculations we came up with a design for a typhoon proof 22m tall flare stack. The flare, chiller, booster, carbon plants and SCADA systems were shipped from the UK and installed by local contractors in Hong Kong under our supervision. Our engineers spent time with the site engineers to train them in the use of our equipment. It was necessary for us to provide extended design criteria to the project for them to receive approvals for the site to go into the commissioning phase.

shortlist Best Microdigester JA Yuki Aomori, Hitachi Capital, Komasuya, and Epower Corp: JA Yuki Aomori Biogas Power Plant

Yasasu EMS Private Limited

JA is one of the largest agricultural unions in the world. It faces a challenging future, however, due to aging agriculture population and giant retailers’ direct merchandising from farmers. JA Yuki Aomori, as the second largest yam producer in Japan, used to pay large amount of gate fees to get rid of yam waste from their vegetables sorting facilities. Epower Corp. and two Tokyo Stock Exchange listed companies funded a special purpose company and constructed an onsite biogas plant on JA Yuki Aomori-owned land, and signed a long-term lease with JA Yuki Aomori. Now JA Yuki Aomori, instead of paying gate fees, processes yam waste at the plant and sells biogas to the consortium who in turn sells power to Tohoku Electric Power Company under Feed-In-Tariff.

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YASASU EMS PVT. Ltd, incubated by Organic Recycling Systems Private limited, which is one of the pioneer companies in developing anaerobic digestion technology in India for MSW. Yasasu EMS was recently acquired by Blue Planet Environmental solutions Pte Ltd, Singapore. We are a technology driven company, promoting Green Field Projects in environment and waste management sector in the country. We have successfully developed DRYCO-ADTM (Dry Containerized Anaerobic Digestion) for small scale decentralised product “Yasasu Green” which is based on Advanced Thermophilic Biomethanation technology for treating 1 TPD – 5 TPD of organic waste in a prefabricated containerised unit.

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Best Biogas Plant (On-farm, Food Waste or Sewage) Equal To or Below 1MWe-equivalent EkoGea: Hendwr Farm AD

Technical Bioenergy Crete

The Hendwr Farm Biogas Plant was designed by Ekogea on the basis of advanced biogas process techniques and technology developed by Ekogea comprising a) dosing the digester with Ekogea “Bio-complex” additive b) Pre-treatment of the feedstock by extreme size reduction and disintegration of organic solids/fibres in the raw feedstock prior to feeding the digester. The biogas plant has been in operation since summer 2017. The plant has been intensively monitored with monitoring equipment (gas meter, feedstock flow meter, gas analyser) checked and guaranteed by the suppliers.

Feedstocks and digestate samples are regularly tested.

HoSt Bio-Energy UK Ltd/ HoSt B.V.: Microferm Manure Biogas-to-Biomethane Plant in Merselo: Manure Digestion Pays Off

Technical Bioenergy Crete (TBK) is part of the SYCHEM Group of Companies www.sychem.gr, as well as member of HABIO (Hellenic Association of Biogas Producers) and WBA (World Biogas Association). TBK is the owner and operator of a Biogas Plant for Electricity Production with installed power of 999 kW, located at the Industrial Area of Heraklion, Crete - Greece.

The plant started its commercial operation in January 2017 at 500 kWel and expanded in July 2018 up to 999 kWel. The biogas plant was entirely designed and constructed

by SYCHEM Group, applying cutting-edge technologies at the most critical points of production process such as the collection and management of the incoming organic waste, the deodorisation system, the pasteurisation process, the reuse of produced heat energy and the innovative system for the biological treatment of the digestate effluent.

The Microferm 100% manure digestion plant at dairy farm Loonen in Merselo (NL) represents a project of the future. Jumpstart, an initiative of Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina made possible by government subsidy, facilitates dairy farmers who want to realise mono-manure digesters plants on their own farm. This collaboration is attractive for dairy farmers to exploit their own monomanure plant, produce renewable biomethane, reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and contribute to the reduction of the Dutch manure problem. This Microferm uses Bright Biomethane’s membrane biogas upgrading technology and operation system with patented method.

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Best Biogas Plant Equal To or Above 1MWe-equivalent Botres Global GmbH: Efficient AD Process with Highly Impure OFMSW Botres Global is an Austrian environmental tech company which builds highly efficient multifeedstock biorefineries that produce clean energy, clean water and high-quality fertiliser from organic waste without any emissions. The AD biogas plant built for the Turkish customer Hexagon Kati Atik comprises a waste pretreatment and an anaerobic digestion unit. Although, the impurity content in the feedstock is almost double as predicted, each treatment phase of the plant works highly efficiently thanks to Botres Global process advantages: Effective waste pretreatment unit; Sediment removal system; Special AD fermenter system; Effective separation system; High biogas yield and no fresh water needed.

Boxford (Suffolk) Farms Ltd For over 80 years, Boxford (Suffolk) Farms’ long-term strategy has been to operate as a sustainable green business.

The Biogas Plant was developed, utilising local resources and by-products from fruitgrowing, packing and Copella Juice enterprises producing renewable, green electricity and heat sources for Copella, BSF and the Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel, to lower input costs, reduce carbon footprint, benefit local communities and the environment. Additionally, heat byproduct is used to dry woodchip for biomass boilers to heat soft fruit glasshouses, and dried digestate provides rich organic fertiliser for crops and orchards – a perfect circular economy.

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Cenergi SEA Sdn Bhd: Sri Jelutung 1.5 MW Biogas Power Plant Sri Jelutung Biogas Power Plant is a renewable energy facility located in Peninsular Malaysia. It is developed by a project company under Cenergi SEA Sdn Bhd. Using palm oil mill effluent (POME) as the feedstock, this facility generates biogas with 60% methane via anaerobic digestion through microorganisms. The biogas is treated and channelled into a 1.5 MW capacity gas engine to produce electricity. The electricity produced is fossil fuel-free and carbon-neutral. The engine supplies power to the residents of surrounding districts as well as the plant itself, making it an independent power producer.

Foresight Group: ELBL The plant provides excellent customer service and reliability.

The team operating the plant go above and beyond to ensure excellent customer service by focusing on reducing driver turn-around time and being flexible in terms of opening times for special cases. The plant makes a significant contribution to managing prolific food waste in the UK and aiding food production. The plant provides enough energy to power 16,000 homes per annum in a sustainable manner.

The plant has never turned an acceptable load away from site and the staff strive to keep the plant running, with no disruption to service.

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Best Biogas Plant EquaL To or Above 1MWe-equivalent Foresight Group/Wight Farm Energy: Wight Farm Energy Wight Farm Energy (WFE) contributes c.5,256,000m3 of gas per year to the national grid in a sustainable manner. WFE has strong ESG credentials as a result of its zero emissions.

WFE represents more than just a biogas plant for the Isle of Wight; the plant makes a significant contribution to the economy of the island by supporting the local agricultural industry through its feedstock. WFE also has a positive impact on the local community, including sponsorship of children’s football and educational site visits. The plant uses state of the art equipment that is subjected to rigorous maintenance to ensure efficiency.

HoSt Bio-Energy UK Ltd, HoSt B.V: BECH Biogas Plant: More out of Digestate The BECH project in Harderwijk (NL) is a result of the unique public-private partnership between a Dutch Regional Water Authority, a Dutch manure transport company and HoSt. It’s an outstanding project with heat recovery and digestate treatment technology resulting in three end products: biomethane, clean dischargeable water and digestate/ compost. High-quality fertilisers are processed for local sales in the agriculture sector. After hygienisation, the digestate is separated into a thick and a thin fraction by a filter press. The thick fraction is exported while the thin fraction passes through biological purification, which results in dischargeable water that is discharged into the sewer.

Seleda Biogas and Fertiliser: A Different Approach to Integration and Innovation Seleda integrated biogas-fertiliser production plant has 4.2MWe per hour installed energy as well as 100.000 mt fertiliser production capacity. The differentiation points of brand new state-of-the-art facility lies within its high technology units and zero-waste vision. Sand-trapper system within the chicken manure basins, low energy consumption of agitators in digesters, closed vessel composting unit, stripper + MBR technology for waste water treatment and recovery system of ammonium sulfate - which had been installed in multiple units around the facility - and use of it within fertiliser production are the main highlighted features of Seleda.

Severn Trent Green Power: Severn Trent Green Power North London Severn Trent Green Power’s (STGP) North London AD Facility is one of the most advanced Food Waste recycling facilities in the UK, it won Best Food Waste AD Plant in 2018 and we think it’s still the best. This facility was constructed in a record breaking 9 months and has been used to demonstrate “Best Available Technology” to key UK governing bodies. Last year it achieved 99.3% electrical efficiency and so far in 2019 it has run at 99.6%, just 0.1% below the maximum possible output (considering ‘down time’ for maintenance etc). It recently celebrated a 45-day run of 100% power production from both CHP engines.

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Best Biogas Marketing Campaign Ancitel Energia e Ambiente SpA: Virtual Reality Biogas Experience

Greve Biogass: The Magic Factory

Ancitel Energia e Ambiente has developed a virtual reality project dedicated to the Circular Economy. Through an exciting virtual tour into biogas plants it is possible to explore all the processing phases of organic waste. The biogas virtual tour is included into “Waste Travel 360° ®” an innovative and educational project realized to promote the real value of waste, as an indispensable resource for a future projected towards a Circular Economy model. From 2017 to today Waste Travel 360° ® has engaged 50,000 Italian students.

At The Magic Factory we recycle food waste from the inhabitants in our county into biogas, bio fertiliser and biological green CO2 that are used in a greenhouse where climate-friendly tomatoes are grown, produced in a sustainable way following nature’s own premise. To show the results to the inhabitants of good sorting of household waste, we delivered free tomatoes to the inhabitants, to raise awareness and knowledge of the biological process of environmental recycling of food waste that produces biogas, green CO2 and bio fertiliser to produce climate-friendly food.

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shortlist Most Circular City Award Boxford (Suffolk) Farms Ltd

Technical Bioenergy Crete

For over 80 years, Boxford (Suffolk) Farms’ long-term strategy has been to operate as a sustainable green business.

The Biogas Plant was developed, utilising local resources and by-products from fruitgrowing, packing and Copella Juice enterprises producing renewable, green electricity and heat sources for Copella, BSF and the Stoke-byNayland Hotel, to lower input costs, reduce carbon footprint, benefit local communities and the environment. Additionally, heat byproduct is used to dry woodchip for biomass boilers to heat soft fruit glasshouses, and dried digestate provides rich organic fertiliser for crops and orchards – a perfect circular economy.

Technical Bioenergy Crete (TBK) is part of the SYCHEM Group of Companies www.sychem.gr, as well as member of HABIO (Hellenic Association of Biogas Producers) and WBA (World Biogas Association). TBK is the owner and operator of a Biogas Plant for Electricity Production with installed power of 999 kW, located at the Industrial Area of Heraklion, Crete - Greece. The plant started its commercial operation in January 2017 at 500 kWel and expanded in July 2018 up to 999 kWel. The biogas plant was entirely designed and constructed by SYCHEM Group, applying cutting-edge technologies at the most critical points of production process such as the collection and management of the incoming organic waste, the deodorization system, the pasteurization process, the reuse of produced heat energy and the innovative system for the biological treatment of the digestate effluent.

Foresight Group: ELBL The plant provides excellent customer service and reliability.

The team operating the plant go above and beyond to ensure excellent customer service by focusing on reducing driver turn-around time and being flexible in terms of opening times for special cases. The plant makes a significant contribution to managing prolific food waste in the UK and aiding food production. The plant provides enough energy to power 16,000 homes per annum in a sustainable manner.

The plant has never turned an acceptable load away from site and the staff strive to keep the plant running, with no disruption to service.

Yasasu EMS Private Limited We would like to introduce our organization YASASU EMS PVT. LTD. incubated by Organic Recycling Systems Private Limited, which is one of the pioneer companies in developing anaerobic digestion technology in India for MSW. Yasasu EMS was recently acquired by Blue Planet Environmental solutions Pte Ltd, Singapore. We are a technology driven company, promoting Green Field Projects in environment and waste management sector in the country. We have successfully developed DRYCO-ADTM (Dry Containerized Anaerobic Digestion) for small scale decentralised product “Yasasu Green” which is based on Advanced Thermophilic Biomethanation technology for treating 1 TPD – 5 TPD of organic waste in a prefabricated containerised unit.

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Making Biogas Happen

Join us now Our mission is clear: to raise awareness of biogas technologies across the globe and encourage their uptake as solutions to the challenges of our times.

Join us in realising this mission.

David Newman, President, World Biogas Association

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