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UK AD & BIOGAS PREVIEW The UK AD & Biogas 2014 trade show at Birmingham's NEC next month is a must-attend event for those looking to collect and treat their waste through anaerobic digestion (AD). The show will have 250 exhibitors, 22 seminars and workshops, several conference sessions, one-to-one clinics and industry awards, all under one roof. The UK & AD Biogas 2014 exhibition will offer a host of information and contacts to those who are interested in building and operating an AD plant, sourcing AD equipment and services, looking to send their food waste to AD or trying to find out the best use for their AD outputs. There's also high-level policy discussion at the conference, including a panel session on 'How the waste market will develop' and the benefits of on-site AD. Key speakers at the session will include: Closed Loop Recycling's Chris Dow, SITA UK development director Stuart Hayward-Higham and Eunomia's Harriet Parke. The trade show's exhibitors also provide a wealth of information, with organisations such as WRAP, the Anaerobic Digestion & Biogas Association (ADBA) and a host of experienced AD technology suppliers and operators there to provide tailored advice and guidance. Speaking about the conference to LAWR, ADBA chief executive Charlotte Morton says: "As usual the show will be bigger and better than the one before. It is an opportunity for anybody who has any interest or involvement in the AD industry to come together and find out the latest technologies, what the latest developments are and better ways to do things and better practice. It reflects the fact that the industry has been growing so well in the past two to three years." To register for your free ticket, visit: www.adbiogas.co.uk 28 Local Authority Waste & Recycling June 2014 Reaping the benefits of AD BOa: The green way of recycling! energy savings? BOa ecOline Impress baler Our impress baler's, M and D Series, can be delivered with steel wire tying and PP twine tying, combined on one machine. Boa Recycling Program We develop and deliver among other: • Balers (Impress®, Continette, Baseline) • Bag openers • Shredders • reel Splitters • conveyors The BOA BAler Type ecOline cAn reduce pOwer cOnsumpTiOn By up TO 60%. BOa recycling equiPMenT BV T +31 (0) 534 300 300 e infO@BOarecycling.nl www.BoaRecyclIng.com MICRONUTRIENTS FOR ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS AND BIOGAS PLANTS Ensure your AD and Biogas Plants perform to their maximum capacity with our range of safe-to-use bioavailable micronutrients. Increase Biogas Produc on Increase methane content of Biogas Increase profitability OMEX will be at the UK AD & Biogas, 2-3rd July 2014, Showcasing our micronutrient products for anaerobic digesters and biogas plants. Find out more by visi ng stand number E061. Tel: +44 (0)1553 770092 Fax: +44 (0)1553 776547 Email: environmental@omex.com Website: www.omex.co.uk " As usual the show will be bigger and better than the one before " June 2014 Local Authority Waste & Recycling 29 UK AD & BIOGAS PREVIEW Many of the leading companies in the field will be on hand in the UK AD & Biogas exhibition area to demonstrate the latest in anaerobic digestion (AD) technology. ENER-G is one such supplier. ENER-G has manufactured, installed and operates in excess of 120MW of biogas power generation from AD, waste- water, landfill and associated gases. ENER-G is a well-known specialist in biogas utilisation, with a number of AD projects in operation within farming, food and drink, dairy and municipal waste sectors. The company also has vast experience of generating high value power and heat from sewage, including its 4.5 MWe biogas cogeneration system at the Budapest wastewater treatment plant (pictured below) and numerous CHP wastewater projects in partnership with UK water companies. According to ENER-G, its AD package is suitable for a variety of industrial processors, such as brewing, distilling, soft drinks, dairy, bakery and many other sectors. Nottinghamshire-based advanced anaerobic digestion specialist Monsal will also be attending the show and demonstrating its widely-recognised technology at the exhibition. Omex Environmental will also be exhibiting at the show. The company specialises in developing and marketing a range of nutrients and neutralisers for all types of biological wastewater treatment and biogas plants. The company will be showcasing its range of micronutrient supplements at the exhibition. The company states that its product is a liquid additive for biogas plants to help "with all the necessary trace elements needed for successful bacterial growth and function". According to Omex, it is "rare for anaerobic digester systems to have the complete range of nutritional elements present for optimal bacterial growth. Shortages of specific micronutrients, which are critical components of enzyme systems in the bacteria, often occur. This can mean that the digester plant does not run at full efficiency with a consequential loss of performance and output." Top AD kit on show at B'ham NEC ASK THE EXPERTS A.D. ODOUR? ANY ODOUR? ASK THE EXPERTS 01905 362100 www.airspectrum.com The one stop odour control and dust suppression specialists odour assessment odour dispersion modelling olfactometric sampling odour management planning scentroid measurement misting systems neutralisers mobile equipment non-mobile equipment per sample* including bag odour analysis per sample* including bag odour analysis £85 from *excluding delivery odour lab SEaB Energy At the UK AD & Biogas 2014 exhibition, SEaB Energy will be dem- onstrating a full-sized version of their award-winning, patented micro power plant that turns food and biowastes into energy and revenue. According to the company, the 'Flexibuster' is housed in a standardised shipping container and produces between 8kW – 55kW of electricity continuously, which can be used on site or sold back to the grid; delivering a modelled payback in under five years. The product is currently used in the food and drink, hospitality and agricultural sectors. Stand number: H047 www.seabenergy.com Torqueflow-Sydex Torqueflow-Sydex, a member of the international Sydex Group, is based in Southampton providing sales and technical support for a wide range of pumping, grinding, mixing and conveying technologies from the world's leading manufacturers. The company will be demonstrating its Sydex G Range – a range of open-throat progressing cavity pumps at UK AD & Biogas 2014. Torqueflow-Sydex says that these pumps are "renowned for their quality, performance and reliability for sludge transfer applications". Franklin Miller, the market leader in the field of industrial grinders and macerators will be represented in the form of a 'Taskmaster' twin shaft shredder. The company says that it will also be able to provide details of its process agitators, mixers, shaftless screw conveyors and a wide range of associated equipment. Stand number: G087 www.torqueflow-sydex.com PRODUCTS & SERVICES Budapest wastewater treatment plant

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