Optimising your AD plant
Date: 14th March
Time: 9:30am
Price: Free of charge
Venue: Stockbridge Technology Centre
Address: Cawood
This meeting will look at the latest ideas and technologies from the Yorkshire and Humber region and beyond. Join BioVale for a half-day workshop looking at the latest ideas and technologies to explore how you can get the best from your AD plant, maximising your performance and minimising your problems. The workshop is followed by an optional networking lunch. You can also join a tour of Amur’s AD plant. Suitable for interested parties including: developers, operators, investors, farmers, local authorities and regulatory bodies.
- 09.30 Coffee and Registration
- 10:00 Introduction to the BioVale AD SIG – Elspeth Bartlet, BioVale
- 10:10 Welcome – Nigel Lee, Amur
- 10:30 Pretreatment and Use of Novel feedstocks in AD – Maryam Kabir, Amur
- 10:50 Adding Value to Straw for AD – Mark Colebrook – Future Biogas
- 11:10 Feedstock analysis – Sean Stevenson, NRM
- 11:30 Coffee
- 12:00 Efficiency and the Bacterial Communities – Mike Salter, AB Agri
- 12:20 Microbiology and the role of trace elements – Gavin Collins – NUI Galway
- 12:40 Q&A/Discussion
- 13:00 Networking Lunch
- 14:00 Optional Site Tour of Amur’s AD plant, South Milford
This event is organised by BioVale’s Anaerobic Digestion Special Interest Group (AD SIG) in association with Amur. The AD SIG serves those with an interest in the AD sector in the Yorkshire and Humber area.
