A RICH RESOURCE FOR AD TRENDS 35th Anniversary
This year’s UK AD & Biogas event takes place at the NEC, Birmingham on 1st - 2nd July 2015. Whether you’re already involved in the industry, or interested in finding out more, the event will provide the platform to learn, share knowledge and network
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he UK AD & Biogas annual expo and conference is the UK's only dedicated
anaerobic digestion and biogas trade show. Launched in 2010, the show has grown by a staggering 483% since the inaugural event, proving just how quickly the AD and bioresources industry has grown in the UK over this period. The event will showcase the latest AD technology and services from 250 exhibitors working across all sectors of the AD industry. It will also play host to many other visitor attractions including: a two day conference, 22 seminar sessions, a R&D hub, one-to-one advice clinics, a biomethane vehicle area featuring working examples of vehicles using biomethane technology and the fourth UK AD & Biogas Industry Awards. All content on the show floor is free to attend, even the high level conference, which will include topics such as the political outlook for AD and the future of the industry, the potential impact of the UK Bioenergy Strategy Review, and how to maximise AD performance across industry. Here are just a few highlights from
some of the 250 exhibitors at the show. Borger Pumps will be showing the first rotating knife design machine on the AD market for handling farm manure and straw-based bedding on stand H301. Rotorrake achieves a size reduction of
solids with a throughput of up to 800m3
/m. Benefitting from Borger’s Maintenance-
In-Place (MIP) design, its quick-release cover and single screw cover removal make it very easy to service. The company’s stand will also feature the PL200 Rotary Lobe Pump and Macerator for the front-end of small– scale biogas plants, which eliminates the need for rotary mixing and feed units. Demonstrating how to optimise anaerobic digestion (AD) plant performance, HRS Heat Exchangers will showcase its energy efficient digestate pasteurisation technology on stand E213: the HRS 3 Tank Batch Sludge Pasteuriser System. The system is said to be 70% more energy efficient when pasteurising an AD plant’s organic biofertiliser, digestate, to meet PAS 110 standards.
Pasteurisation is known to be an energy
hungry process. To combat this the HRS system uses waste heat from the plant’s CHP engine via the engine’s cooling water and also recycles the heat (through heat exchanger tubes) used during the pasteurisation process to reduce energy consumption by up to 70%.
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The HRS 3 tank system (centre) reduces the energy used in the pasteurisation process
many projects now in full swing. There is an increasing amount of knowledge to be gained by attending [the show].” Among several new projects for Landia
Matt Hale, international sales manager at HRS Heat Exchangers, said: “Faced with increasing competition, falling gate fees, and degression, AD operators must optimise all aspects of their plant to achieve and demonstrate higher levels of efficiency. Not only will they benefit from the economics and carbon savings, their actions will help increase funder confidence. And for operators with crop based plants, it’s imperative that the right technology is implemented to help them make efficiency gains and meet the forthcoming Sustainability Criteria.” A founder member of show organisers The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA), Landia will show its GasMix digester mixing system (stand B101). The system is designed to enhance gas yields by comprehensively mixing the whole tank. Externally-mounted, GasMix is also far easier and safer to maintain. Landia’s Paul Davies said: “It is an exciting time for the industry with so
System Mix offers the technology to help eliminate the operational and biological issues occurring in AD operations
is the installation of its GasMix system in Ireland at EPS Water’s successful Design Build Operate (DBO) package at the recently expanded WWTW in Tullamore, home of the celebrated Irish whiskey, Tullamore Dew. System Mix, who supply the Rotamix System incorporating the Vaughan chopper pump, is an established supplier of digester mixing systems to all of the UK’s waste water companies and more recently to numerous private sector food waste AD plants. The company has been involved with ‘retrofit’ projects at existing AD plants where existing mixing systems were contributing to operational and biological issues. For example high grit deposition reducing the active volume of digesters and threatening to significantly reduce output outside compliance requirements. You can learn more about the benefits of the company’s mixing systems by visiting stand G303. And finally, Weightron Bilanciai is using the exhibition (stand H411) to highlight its range of weighbridges, weighbridge peripheral equipment and versatile Winweigh software. Weightron’s weighbridge, weighbridge
software and weighbridge management systems are used extensively in the anaerobic digestion and biomass industries. The company’s colour touch- screen DD2050 driver terminal is said to provide power and versatility. Together with the Winweigh software, the DD2050 can manage a range of peripherals including: radiation detection systems, number-plate cameras, card readers, barriers and traffic lights. Winweigh is compatible with leading third party software including SAP, Sage, JD Edwards and Microsoft Navision.
Borger’s rotary lobe pump with MIP technology
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