Cropgen - AD project

>> WRAP launches its twelfth annual gate fee survey

WRAP is undertaking its twelfth annual gate fees survey, which investigates gate fees paid at waste treatment facilities throughout the UK.

>> EA host biowaste sector meeting

A two day conference hosted by the Environment Agency, provided industry a unique opportunity to hear first-hand views of the regulator on a wide range of topics all associated with biowaste and the wider environmental landscape.

>> Revised Waste Treatment BREF published

The revised Waste Treatment BREF has been published on the EIPPCB website.

>> Minimising the environmental impact of digestate on farmland

An event on 6th November which includes showcasing of new technologies for extracting ammonia and reducing ammonia emissions and covers some new value streams for AD operators.

>> Please support survey on composting and AD in Scotland

Zero Waste Scotland is about to carry out a survey of the biogas and composting sectors in Scotland, which will result in sector reports for each being published in 2019

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CROPGEN

CROPGEN was a research project funded by the EU's 6th Framework Programme, involving 11 partners in 6 European countries. The concept was based on the use of anaerobic digestion (AD) as a means of producing methane from biomass, including energy crops and agricultural residues. The technology of biochemical methane generation is well established: the research determined how the technology could best be applied to provide a versatile, low-cost, carbon-neutral biofuel in an environmentally sound and sustainable agricultural framework.

The project finished in July 2007.

Project outcomes:

Renewable energy from crops and agrowastes

Digestion and codigestion mass balance for different operative conditions and process configurations for oily crops and agricultural market wastes

Life cycle energy balances on a number of crop species

Database on the methane production potential from mixed digestion

Optimal pre-treatment methods to increase methane yields under various conditions

Standardised test procedures for assessing kinetic constants and evaluating reaction rates

Optimal storage systems for energy crops for various climatic conditions

Cost-benefit analysis to determine whether farm energy production can lead to measurable advantages in the longer term productivity cycle

Assessment of the potential for crop-derived biogas as an energy source in the EU, taking into account technical and environmental issues and socio-economic impact