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New Feedstock Opportunities from COVID-19
2nd June 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
£50.00 – £100.00
Surplus production and novel waste streams may become available for the AD industry during coronavirus. What are the issues with accepting these feedstocks and why have they arisen? What to do if your feedstock has decreased?
ADBA invites you to our Learning & Development online workshop: “New Feedstock Opportunities from COVID-19” from 13:00 to 15:00 BST on Tuesday, 2nd June.
With AD a central part to the circular economy and waste hierarchy, it is pivotal for processing organic streams that cannot be used for human consumption or animal feed. ADBA’s network of experts in research, consulting, farming and regulation will be explaining where, what, and how recent developments in the AD industry will impact optimisation including biochemistry, heating, energy generation and digestate.
Who is this workshop for?
AD operators, plant managers, producers of any type of feedstock, farmers, equipment suppliers, consultants and anyone else in and around the AD industry.
What will you take away from this workshop?
- Which industries are having additional wastes or surplus production and why?
- How have digester owners and industry responded?
- Changes on-site; biology, mechanical adjustments, and compliance?
- What are the regulatory requirements?
- Operational challenges and optimising your system
- Plus: group discussions
Agenda:
| 13:00 | Introduction & Networking |
| 13:10 | Background
– What industries are having issues – Current developments – Industry and Association response short and long term |
Sam Hinton, ADBA
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| 13:30 | Welsh Milk Case Study and the future of milk in Wales
– The current challenges around milk and what is planned in the future. |
Prof. Sandra Esteves, University of South Wales
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| 13:45 | Group Discussion / Q&A |
| 14:00 | Changes on-site
– Biology and feedstock characteristics – Delivery and storage considerations – Ramping down/up |
Avril Banks, Ab-En Ltd
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| 14:20 | Group Discussion / Q&A |
| 14:35 | CHP Control during reduced output
– Protecting your asset – Gas Quality – Monitoring – Getting Support |
Tim Broadhurst, CooperÖstlund
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| 14:45 | Regulatory Information on new feedstocks
– Waste Hierarchy – What to do if crisis strikes – Waste Codes |
Sam Hinton, ADBA and a Regulator depending on c19 |
| 14:50 | Group Discussion & How to find out more |
We will be using the REMO platform, as used for the Ask ADBA sessions and the WBA World Biogas eFestival. This is web-based, so needs no software or downloads.
ADBA is the UK Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association. We bring together expertise to support best practice, and we represent the industry to government and regulators.
Any questions, please contact: Sam Hinton at Sam.Hinton@adbioresources.org and +44 (0)7795 186 026
If you are having issues paying by card, or if you’d like to pay by invoice, please contact Angela Knight on angela.knight@adbioresources.org
Our friends at National Farmers’ Union, For Farmers and World Biogas Association get a discount – so choose the ticket “NFU/FF/WBA-members-02-June-Feedstock.”