BIODOME® Double Membrane Gas Holders are a critical component of the Kirk portfolio. Their quality and design are crucial and are often overlooked by the industry. Kirk has developed a key engineering partnership with an Austrian engineering house with over 25 years experience in biogas storage. The design, quality, installation and testing regimes are essential for any successful AD facility.
Kirks development of steel and concrete tanks, often in combination with their BIODOME®, is at the core of the package supplied by the company. Agreements with manufacturing leaders such as Permastore, the Glass- Fused-to-Steel tank specialist also support the overall service.
Kirks turnkey installation solution can provide total civil and mechanical design and build packages, which involves detailed discussions and agreements with process design contractors. The aim is to provide the most competitive solution, in the fastest time to the highest industry standards.
Kirk are proud to be founder members of ADBA who are currently focusing on a number of key issues one of which is an important piece of work in policy for AD in Defra’s Framework Document.
Through bringing together the key Government departments, which include Defra, DECC, DfT, CLG and the Treasury along with the Government agencies including WRAP and the Environmental Agency (EA) and representatives from the industry, a strategy and delivery plan will supposedly be agreed in achieving the ‘huge increase’ in Anaerobic Digestion promised by the Government in the Coalition Agreement . This strategy will analyse the barriers which currently exist within the industry and how these can be broken down and overcome. From this the final article, due to be released in May 2011, will outline what actions need to be taken, who will be involved and when the goal will be achieved. Works which have already commenced will continue to do so and be included within the Framework Agreement.
Various working groups have been launched comprising of a wide range of people with considerable experience and knowledge within the AD and associated sectors to aid and support the steering body including Government Departments and senior industry representatives, including ADBA’s Chief Executive, Charlotte Morton, in documenting the approach of this target. This support is invaluable as much ongoing work in related areas is being built into the overall process. For example, DECC and the Health and Safety Executive are assessing the changes required to the Gas Safety Management Regulations in order to allow biomethane injection into the gas grid as well as the EA working on Standard Permits. Other projects within the industry such as ADBA’s Best Practice Scheme, and work with EU Skills and others on training and safety for the AD industry, will
also feature. Although the Framework Document will be unique, it will vitally set out a pathway through the ongoing work to grow the industry rather than be an end in itself.
One of the most significant and alarming areas not being addressed is a strategy for the industry, which should be matched by the financial incentives regime. Any plan needs a strategy behind it and the financial incentives need to be aligned with that strategy, to encourage businesses to follow it – otherwise AD will not be able to make the contribution to the UK’s Climate Change, renewable energy and other targets which the Government needs to meet. For example, upgrading to biomethane for use as a transport fuel is widely viewed as the best use of biogas from a carbon saving perspective; however the Road Transport Fuel Obligation currently fails to make this economically viable. It is somewhat frustrating why the Government, which is leading this work, refuses to discuss what the strategy should be. The industry needs consistency and clarity, particularly if it is to develop financial models for new projects, which, is exactly what is required if the “huge increase” is to be achieved. It is considered that the sort of delays which have continually put back the announcement on the Renewable Heat Incentive are unhelpful and should not be repeated. The industry needs a clear strategy now.
All of ADBA’s good work will improve the AD opportunities, however important industry process solution providers are already developing and building projects. This includes major industrial projects utilising household and food waste, private food and drink manufactures and critically agricultural on farm solutions, mostly of which Kirk Environmental are significantly involved.
AD is developing rapidly all over the world and Kirk Environmental have expanded to open offices in Malaysia which has been involved with projects in Korea, Vietnam, Philippines and Malaysia itself. Kirk considers that their independent, non-process, design and build package is an important and often critical element of a successful AD project.
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