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Advancing Anaerobic Digestion: A UK Initiative for Sustainable Biogas Production

This program is designed to ensure the UK capitalizes on cutting-edge technology for sustainable investments, focusing on maximizing biogas production, environmental benefits, and carbon footprint reduction in the food supply chain. With a £10M fund available for 3-6 innovative projects, it aims to demonstrate anaerobic digestion's potential in waste processing and energy production. The initiative also emphasizes the injection of biomethane into the gas grid and supports projects with a clear operational and replicable model.

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Advancing Anaerobic Digestion: A UK Initiative for Sustainable Biogas Production

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  1. Programme purpose • Ensures future investment takes advantage of cutting edge technology. • Developed to ensure the UK invests in sustainable, technology that delivers ‘state of the art’ efficiencies • Maximises use of AD for waste processing, energy production and GHG reduction by demonstrating technology options in a de-risked environment.

  2. Programme aims • maximising the cost effective production of biogas; • maximising the environmental benefits from the use of anaerobic digestion and its products; • maximising the potential of anaerobic digestion to reduce the carbon footprint of the food supply chain; • maximising the opportunity for the injection of biomethane into the gas grid; and • maximising the potential of anaerobic digestion to reduce the carbon footprint of water treatment infrastructure.

  3. What this means in practice • Is anyone doing this already? • Does it meet 1 or more of the aims? • Will it be replicable?

  4. Funding model • Total fund - £10M • For between 3 and 6 projects • Can either: • fund a total amount spread over the whole project; or • fund specific assets in full.

  5. PAS110 & ADQP INPUT 1 The model OPERATIONAL PROCESS CORE DIGESTION INPUT 2 PRE- PROCESSING POST PROCESSING CASE STUDY CASE STUDY OPERATION OPERATION INPUT 3 BUILD PHASE MONITORING OPERATIONAL MONITORING INPUT 4 £ WRAP £ CO-FUNDING £ WRAP £ CO- FUNDING 2009 MARCH 2011 MARCH 2012

  6. Funding constraints • Assets owned by the funding body • Bought back at the end of the project at ‘market rate’ • IP generated by the project would be owned by WRAP for the purposes of dissemination • Background IP (already in existence) remains under its original ownership

  7. Timeline – Phase one (build) 12 Wks Panel assessment + Environmental, H&S and financial assessment Launch 16 Sept 08 Deadline 13.309 Dec 08 Draft contracts (On site Environmental Audit) Inform applicants Mid-Feb 09 Contracts signed FACILITY COMMISSIONED By 31 March 2011 To Phase 2 Operation Project build

  8. The two phases • Phase One – Build • The application and assessment process • Contract negotiation • Project build • Dry and wet commissioning (March 2011) • Agreement and implementation of the data package

  9. The two phases • Phase Two – Operation • Day to day operations • Monitoring in accordance with the data package • Site visits, seminars etc • Final reports

  10. How do we select projects • Projects are all scored against the assessment criteria • Demonstration of 1 or more of the aims? • Innovative? • Deliverable? • Replicable? • All detailed in the application document • Only scored on what’s in the bid

  11. How to apply • See the application document for detailed instructions • Project partners • Innovation • Evidence • Clarity

  12. ETF versus WRAP Organics capital • Both launched on the 16th • Clear blue water between them • WRAP capital = capacity building programme, diverting food waste from landfill (400KT of new capacity). Includes IVC, AD and aerobic digestion • ETF = achieving the five aims using AD and innovative technologies

  13. Help! • ETF workshops • Birmingham – 7th October • London – 14th October • Capital workshops • Birmingham – 8th October • Leeds – 9th October • Edinburgh – 10th October • London – 15th October • Project team – available to answer questions

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