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LARGEST BIOGAS PLANT IN WALES OPENS FOR BUSINESS


Agivert has opened Wales’ largest biogas plant, which will process around 48,000 tonnes of organic waste each year. The plant in Bridgend will generate 3 MW of electricity that will be supplied back to the grid to power nearly 6,000 homes. The facility has been built on a former run-down brownfield site that served as an aerodrome in World War 2. As well as creating biogas, the digestate


GEOTECH EXPANDS ITS HIRE FLEET


L-R: Alexander Maddan, Chief Executive of Agrivert, and Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales


produced will be used on 3,000 acres of local farmland to replace fossil fuel derived fertilisers. Agrivert Chief Executive, Alexander Maddan, said: “The new plant will offer much needed reliable capacity to local markets and we are pleased that large volumes of waste are already coming in from local sources. Local plants such as this reduce the cost of waste collection and treatment and should provide an incentive for many businesses to recycle food waste.” www.agrivert.co.uk


Gas analyser manufacturer Geotech is increasing its hire fleet due to continued successful growth in its rental business. Whether replacing an instrument that is being serviced or project-based hire, customers can choose from the latest products including the portable landfill and biogas analysers, GA5000 and BIOGAS 5000. All Geotech products available for hire adhere to the highest industry certifications, have been serviced to ISO17025 standards and appropriate applications are ATEX certified. Geotech Operations Director, Dean Kavanagh, said: “We pride ourselves on our response time with the latest instruments available at very short notice, whether it be to cover a service return, a weekly consulting requirement or a short-medium term project where budget constraints can prevent an analyser purchase outright. Our flexible options mean that whatever your hire need, we have a solution available.” Geotech offers on-site demonstrations, field trials and product training, as well as post-sale servicing of equipment and ongoing technical support. www.geotechuk.com


Customers can now hire the latest gas analysers GERMAN AWARD


SUCCESS FOR PLANET Employees at PlanET Biogas Group are celebrating after triumphing in one of the most reputable German agricultural innovation awards. The group was given the ‘DLV novelties award 2017’ by German agricultural publishing company DLV, which recognises outstanding technical developments in 10 categories. PlanET’s gas management system was honoured due to its practical impact on demand-oriented biogas production and added value for plant operators. The two main functional components are the PlanET eco®


flexgas, a control unit


for flexible pressure compensation between several gas storage units, and the PlanET eco®


gasakku, an external gas


PlanET’s gas management system received the DLV novelties award


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storage unit. Both state-of the-art developments are necessary if an AD plant operator intends to produce biogas on demand. “We are glad that the DLV jury has paid tribute to medium-size enterprises which continuously invest in R&D and provide high-tech solutions for AD plant operators,” said Managing Director of PlanET Biogas, Jörg Meyer zu Strohe. www.planetbiogas.com


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