SUPPORTING THE UK AD INDUSTRY IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD event guide
Contents
Visitor information Welcome Upcoming Events
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Programme Speakers Exhibitor floorplan
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Exhibitor information
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Visitor Information Keynote 3: The National Infrastructure Assessment and the UK’s low cost, low carbon future 12:00 - 12:30 Telford Theatre
Registration and exhibition 08:30 - 09:30 Great Hall Welcome and Introduction 09:30 - 09:40 Telford Theatre
Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Great Hall
Opening Keynote: Biogas - A global view 09:40 - 10:00 Telford Theatre Keynote 2: Beyond Brexit: global opportunities for AD 10:00 - 10:20 Telford Theatre Coffee break and exhibition 10:20 - 10:40 Great Hall Panel Session 1: Making the case for AD in a post-Brexit landscape 10:40 - 12:00 Telford Theatre
Panel Session 3: Securing investment in the on-farm AD sector 13:30 - 14:30 Godfrey Mitchell Theatre
Panel Session 4: Connecting biomethane plants to the gas grid 15:30 - 17:15 Godfrey Mitchell Theatre Panel Session 5: Improving the performance of AD plants 15:30 - 17:15 Telford Theatre Conference close Please join us for drinks and networking 17:15 Smeaton Room
Coffee, exhibition and networking 14:30 - 15:00 Great Hall
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First Floor
Telford Theatre Main conference theatre
Panel Session 2: The future of low carbon heat 13:30 - 14:30 Telford Theatre
Keynote address Brexit: the challenge of energy security 15:00 - 15:30 Telford Theatre
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Great Hall Exhibition room Godfrey Mitchell Theatre Breakout room
Smeaton Room Drinks reception
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Introduction Welcome to the ADBA National Conference 2018 Supporting the UK anaerobic digestion (AD) industry in a rapidly changing world is the theme of today’s conference, and goodness knows we’re living in a time of huge uncertainty. The future of the UK’s relationship with the European Union remains stubbornly unresolved, making it difficult for businesses and government to have the confidence to invest in crucial industries such as our own. But the impact of Brexit pales in comparison with the increasingly urgent warnings we are receiving about the need to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid leaving us, our children and grandchildren with a world ravaged by catastrophic climate change. It is ironic that we are hamstrung by uncertainty at the very time when urgent action is needed to support industries that can make an immediate and significant contribution to decarbonising our economy. By treating wastes and producing renewable energy and natural fertiliser, AD is precisely one such industry that is technology-ready and willing to make such a contribution, as well as being a fantastic export opportunity for the UK. The existing policy landscape is, however, currently providing scant support for the many benefits that AD offers across a range of sectors. The number of new biomethane plants is expected to decrease as we head into the 2020s without long-term support from government, whilst incentives for renewable electricity generation have now all but disappeared. But there remains a wealth of opportunities to be seized. The replacement of the Common Agricultural Policy offers government the chance to recognise the vital role that AD can play in reducing emissions from farming, while the maintenance of the fuel duty differential will continue to make alternative fuels such as biomethane an increasingly viable option for bus and HGV fleet managers. At time of writing, we are still awaiting the publication of the government’s Resources & Waste Strategy, in which we are hoping for a long-overdue commitment to universal food waste collections to allow England to catch up with the rest of the UK in recycling its inedible food waste through AD. And then of course there is the contribution that biomethane can make to decarbonising the UK’s gas grid, a challenge that to date is yet to be meaningfully tackled by ministers but which offers a huge opportunity for the AD industry. It is, of course, also incumbent upon us as an industry to ensure that we are constantly looking to innovate to improve operational standards at AD plants in order to keep costs low and ensure we have support from stakeholders for the important work we do.
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Today’s conference is the perfect opportunity to discuss all of the above and establish a way forward for ensuring that AD has a central role whatever the surrounding political, economic, and environmental conditions. While the world may change around us, the need for a strong and vibrant UK AD industry is one thing we can be sure of.
Charlotte Morton Chief Executive, ADBA
In partnership with:
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Upcoming events
28 feb 2019
Scottish National Conference 2019 Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow
3-4 jul 2019
UK AD & Biogas and World Biogas Expo 2019 NEC, Birmingham
the World Biogas Summit 2019 3-4 jul 2019
3 jul 2019
NEC, Birmingham
AD & Biogas Industry Awards 2019
The Scottish National Conference will demonstrate the potential of AD in Scotland and its contribution to Scottish business and farming. Delegates and speakers will discuss the implications of policy and regulatory changes including Brexit, as well as opportunities to grow Scottish AD and improve efficiency through best practice. adbioresources.org
As the largest international trade show dedicated solely to AD and biogas, UK AD and World Biogas Expo 2019 offers a unique combination of industry insight, innovation and investment opportunities for both the UK and international markets. UK AD and World Biogas Expo is unique in covering all sectors and regions where AD offers solutions – from UK farming to world mega cities, from local waste and water management to global energy generation and transport. UK visitors will hear about the latest domestic market news, including policy and regulations, as well as discover international trends and developments. International visitors will be able to explore business prospects in the UK as well as showcase their success stories. The show will offer unrivalled opportunities to learn, showcase, and do business. biogastradeshow.com
Running alongside the UK AD and World Biogas Expo 2019, at the NEC Birmingham on 3rd-4th July 2019, the World Biogas Summit 2019 will cover the following overarching themes: • Developing a sustainable circular economy globally to meet climate change and UN • Sustainable Development Goals commitments • The contribution anaerobic digestion and biogas can make to: urban living, agriculture, soil replenishment, sanitation • Removing barriers and winning hearts and minds • Finance • Operational performance • Public engagement
Our annual black-tie industry awards ceremony will once again reward AD innovation and achievement from the past 12 months and simultaneously raise the profile and highlight the benefits of AD, both in the UK and globally. Including a drinks reception, three-course dinner with wine and entertainment, this event is also an excellent networking opportunity. adbioresources.org/events/awards/
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ADBA Members’ Our twice-yearly, free, member-only meetings provide policy and regulatory updates, as well as details of ADBA’s recent activities. Attendees can debate consultation responses, industry Meeting 9 apr 2019
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issues and developments with government representatives and industry experts, as well as exchange ideas and network with fellow members. adbioresources.org
ADBA Finance Forum
ADBA’s Finance Forum has met twice a year since 2010 to discuss the barriers and opportunities for funders of AD plants. Representatives from a range of different finance sectors will discuss recent developments, hear the latest updates from ADBA’s policy team and provide information which will help to develop our business plan and shape our policy positions. adbioresources.org
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For more information or to register your place at any of the events Above Contact: Nigel Kay, Senior Events Manager T: (+44) 0203 176 5440 E: nigel.kay@adbioresources.org or Cheryl Murdoch, Events & Production E: cheryl.murdoch@adbioresources.org 4
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Programme
ADBA National Conference 2018 SUPPORTING THE UK AD INDUSTRY IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD Time Description 08:30
Registration and networking
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Welcome and Overview of AD industry landscape Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive, ADBA
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Opening keynote: Biogas - A global view David Newman, President, World Biogas Association
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Keynote 2: Beyond Brexit: global opportunities for AD Graham Stuart MP, Minister for Investment, Department for International Trade
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Coffee, exhibition and networking
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Panel Session 1: Making the case for AD in a post-Brexit landscape This session will look at the potential impact on the AD industry of different scenarios for the UK’s departure from the EU. It will clarify which obligations remain legally binding on the UK and present opportunities for AD, and identify new options, for example how it can support the farming industry in a post CAP world. Chair: Reed Landberg, European Gas, Power & Renewables Team Leader, Bloomberg News Myles Bailey, Deputy Managing Director, and Director of Energy and Sustainability, Brevia Tina Benfield, Technical Manager, CIWM Andrew Clark, Director of Policy, NFU Jacob Hayler, Executive Director, Environmental Services Association Hattie Parke, Senior Consultant, Eunomia Alister Veitch, Head of Sales UK, Orsted
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Keynote 3: The National Infrastructure Assessment and the UK’s low cost, low carbon future James Richardson, Chief Economist, National Infrastructure Commission
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Lunch
13:30 Panel Session 2: The future of low carbon heat This session will focus on policy options for AD and biomethane and consider what a successor scheme to the Renewable Heat Incentive might look like. It will also discuss funding options for biomethane production and look at future direction: whether electricity, which can be more profitable and is easier to transport, or biomethane, which is a more flexible fuel and has a higher energy density. • How will government fund biomethane development? • What are the likely timescales? • Demonstrating value for money • Future strategies for decarbonising heat • Which green gases are most suitable for the gas grid? Chair: Dr Thom Koller, Senior Policy Manager, ADBA Glenn Carney, Sales Director EMEA, Greenlane Biogas James Higgins, Policy Manager, SGN Matthew Hindle, Head of Gas, Energy Networks Association Martin Shannon, Commercial Manager, Regulation & External Affairs, Cadent Daniel von Scheven, CEO and Co Founder, AcrEnergy
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ADBA National Conference 2018 SUPPORTING THE UK AD INDUSTRY IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD Time Description 13:30 Panel Session 3: Securing investment in the on-farm AD sector This session will look at the benefits AD brings to the farming sector, including the broader non-energy benefits that could deliver the public goods sought by Defra in the new support model for agriculture, and opportunities to build networks of AD farms to reduce grid connection costs and maximise management of farm wastes and residues. Chair: Olivia Midgley, News and Business Editor, Farmers’ Guardian Henry Grant, Renewable Energy Consultant, Savills William Mezzullo, Head of AD Asset Management, John Laing Capital Management Dr Jonathan Scurlock, Chief Advisor, Renewable Energy, NFU Dr Alan Taylor, Associate Director, Aardvark EM 14:30
Coffee, exhibition and networking
15:00 Keynote address Brexit: the challenge of energy security Lord Teverson, Chair of the EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee and member of the House of Lords. Lord Teverson will accept questions from the audience after his speech. 15:30 Panel Session 4: Connecting biomethane plants to the gas grid This session will look at the practical side of biomethane production and provide technical advice on the steps that need to be taken to get plants connected before the Jan 2020 tariff guarantee deadline. Chair: Philipp Lukas, MD, Future Biogas Greg Hilton, National New Business Manager, Flogas David Hurren, CEO, Air Liquide Ian Marshall, Green Gas Development Manager, Wales & West Utilities Dan Purvis, Senior Investment Manager, The Ingenious Group Simon Trollope, Head of Product and Market Development, IGEM 15:30 Panel Session 5: Improving the performance of AD plants This session will look at the reasons behind current underperformance of some AD plants and examine ways and means of upgrading plants and improving performance. It will examine which innovations are available to increase output and build a better business case for AD development, such as the use of bio bags over plastic and increasing feedstock, energy and digestate outputs. Amaya Arias Garcia, Anaerobic CoE Engineering Design Manager Water Technologies & Solutions, Suez Avril Banks, Director, AB Environmental Thomas Minter, Director, Malaby Biogas Fiona Donaldson, Senior Policy Officer, Scottish Environment Protection Agency Carl Gurney, Renewable Energy Director, Jelf Sue Harris, National AD Project Manager & (KSLES Area Installations Officer), Environment Agency Kathryn Nicholls, Senior Adviser Waste, Environment Agency Dr Evangelos Petropoulos, Senior Technical Engineer, Premier Tech Aqua David Woolgar, Consultant, David Woolgar Consulting 17:15
Conference close Please join us for networking drinks in the Smeaton Room
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Speaker Profiles Keynote Speakers
Industry Experts Dr Amaya Arias-Garcia Engineering Design Manager, Suez Anaerobic Digestion Centre of Excellence
David Newman President, World Biogas Association David Newman was the Executive Director of Greenpeace Italy for three years from 1994 and worked alongside one of the founders of Greenpeace, for 13 years until 2000. From 1999 he led the Italian composting and biogas association (CIC) for 15 years until. From 2012 to 2016 he was President of the International Solid Waste Association in Vienna and when the World Biogas Association was founded in November 2016 he was asked to be the first President. He is advisor to Ditto Sustainability Ltd., developing learning content and international partnerships. He advises several companies and investors on strategies for growth in the waste sector and is a Board member of five companies in the UK. He lives and works in London since 2016 and is a Corporate Member of the CIWM UK, Honorary Member of ISWA and Member of the Institute of Directors.
Myles Bailey Managing Director, and Director of Energy and Sustainability, Brevia Consulting
James Richardson Chief Economist, National Infrastructure Commission James Richardson has been Chief Economist at the National Infrastructure Commission since April 2016. The NIC is an independent body, providing expert advice to the Government on pressing infrastructure issues. James heads the NIC secretariat’s economics team and led on production of the UK’s first ever National Infrastructure Assessment, an in-depth assessment of the UK’s major infrastructure needs on a 30-year time horizon. Prior to this, James was Director, Fiscal and Deputy Chief Economic Adviser at HM Treasury from July 2012 to March 2016 and Director, Public Spending and Chief Microeconomist at HM Treasury from September 2008 to July 2012. James has a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics (LSE).
Graham Stuart MP Graham Stuart is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness since 2005. He currently serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade. As Minister for Investment, Graham is responsible for promoting: UK businesses overseas; foreign investment in the UK economy and overseas investment opportunities to UK companies
Lord Teverson Chair, House of Lords EU Select Committee on Energy and the Environment Robin chairs the House of Lords EU Select Committee on Energy and the Environment, and also speaks in the House on climate change issues. He was formerly a member of the European Parliament, before which he worked in the freight industry. He is a board member of the Marine Management Organisation, and lives in Cornwall.
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Amaya is the Engineering Design Manager for Suez Anaerobic Digestion Centre of Excellence. The CoE is responsible for the whole portfolio of anaerobic technologies and associated infrastructure within the Suez Water Technology and Solutions business globally. Amaya is an Engineer and a Project Manager with many years of experience in the Waste to Energy Sector. She has been involved in the design, construction, operation, risk management and optimisation of many Anaerobic Digestion plants. Amaya is passionate about increasing industry knowledge to ensure process safety together with achieving quality and effective operations. Amaya is the Chair of ADBA’s AD Certification Scheme steering group.
Myles is the Deputy Managing Director, and Director of Energy and Sustainability at Brevia Consulting. Prior to joining Brevia, Myles worked in the Conservative Research Department as the political adviser on Energy and the Environment. His work focused on supporting Conservative ministers and special advisers at DECC and DEFRA. Myles was also responsible for producing briefing materials on Energy and Environment issues for Conservative MPs, candidates and activists. Before joining the Conservative Research Department, Myles worked at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) as a policy adviser in their Energy and Climate Change team. Myles’ first role at the CBI saw him lead on energy efficiency policy. He then took responsibility for CBI responses to upstream oil and gas issues. Myles worked with CBI members to develop responses to government consultations, while providing them with insight and intelligence on the policy landscape. He also helped with briefing for senior members of the CBI ahead of public appearances.
Avril Banks Director, AB Environmental With over 20 years’ experience in the organic sector, Avril spends her time looking after feedstock and biological performance of a wide range of AD plants across the UK. Her company Ab-En Ltd provides practical support to help optimize the biological and operational aspects of AD including in-house lab facilities and providing compliance and commercial support to the industry. She is chair of the CIWM Biological treatment SIG and sits on the ADBA and BioVale steering groups.
Tina Benfield Technical Manager, CIWM Technical Manager for CIWM, part of the technical team for over 19 years, coordinator for CIWM Biological Treatment, Resource Management and Waste Strategy special interest groups. Part of Defra’s working groups for Litter Strategy, Chair of BS 508/1 and member of CIPFA Environmental Services group.
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Speaker Profiles Glenn Carney Sales Director, Greenlane Biogas Chartered Mechanical Engineer with over 30 years’ experience in the Oil & Gas sector, during which time he considered renewable energy a distraction from the belief the global economy could not survive without fossil fuels. Recognising this was an outdated premise, he joined Greenlane Biogas as Sales Director in 2017 to address biomethane’s ability to replace natural gas within the existing gas network infrastructure for heat and transport fuel, providing biogas upgrade system solutions. MBA from University of Manchester, an Advisory Board Member with ADBA, and a Steering Group Member of the Renewable Energy Association Biogas Group.
Andrew Clark Director of Policy, National Farmers Union Andrew Clark is the NFU’s Director of Policy, based at the NFU, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. He manages the NFU’s policy development teams which span key commodity, food chain, animal health and crosscutting policy and professional service teams. Andrew was appointed to his current post in July 2014. He joined the NFU headquarters in January 1993 from Hertfordshire County Council and has filled a variety of roles including Chief Environment Adviser and, prior to his current role, Head of Policy Services. Andrew lives with his family in Worcestershire where he grew up on a hop and fruit farm. He has a PhD in Environment Science from the University of East Anglia and is a Chartered Landscape Architect.
Fiona Donaldson National Waste Unit, Scottish Environment Protection Agency
I started working for the Environment Agency in 2003 as an Environment Officer, later specialising in waste and industry regulation. I lead on biowaste treatment for Kent, South London and East Sussex and have recently been appointed as the 2018/19 AD Project Manager. I lead a project team that focuses on deploying technically competent Regulatory Officers to deliver our AD sector objectives.
Jacob Hayler Executive Director, Environmental Services Association Jacob Hayler is the Executive Director at the Environmental Services Association – the UK’s trade association for managers of waste and secondary resources. Jacob joined ESA from the City in 2005 as an Economist focused on helping to develop market-focused policies that combine environmental and economic sustainability. At various points during his time at ESA, Jacob retained responsibility for policy relating to finance, tax, carbon management, contracts and energy from waste. In January 2015 Jacob was appointed ESA’s Executive Director and he now retains responsibility for the day to day running of the Association. Jacob has represented the industry on multiple government advisory bodies and committees and is the UK’s representative on various pan-European waste and recycling industry bodies.
James Higgins Policy Manager, SGN
Fiona has been involved with biowaste since 2006 and now leads on this topic for the National Waste Unit in the Scottish Environment Agency. We develop policy and guidance on biowaste management, ensuring this is considered during the development of SEPA’s sector plans. She will be taking forward work on materials to land as part of SEPA’s “One Planet Prosperity” regulatory strategy and our “Waste to Resources” framework.
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Susan Harris National AD Project Manager & (KSLES Area Installations Officer), Environment Agency
James Higgins is Policy Manager at SGN who manages the gas network across Scotland and the south of England. James joined SGN in 2012 and moved into his current position in 2014. He works across a range of areas with a focus on future on heat policy. James represents SGN on the collaborative ENA Gas Futures Group and also holds a Masters degree in energy policy.
Greg Hilton National New Business Manager, Flogas
Henry Grant Renewable Energy Consultant, Savills Henry is an energy consultant based in Savills Perth office. He works across the UK and provides technical support for project development, transactions, valuations and due diligence across a range of renewable energy technologies. He has been focussed on anaerobic digestion for the past three years and has been involved in AD projects ranging from 70kWe on farm CHP up to 900scm/h waste fed gas to grid schemes.
Carl Gurney Renewable Energy Director, Jelf Carl Gurney is the Renewable Energy Director at Jelf. He has over 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry and leads a team of renewable energy executives. Carl sits on ADBA’s executive advisory board, is an active member on ADBA’s steering groups and was instrumental in helping deliver the AD Certification Scheme. Carl writes for renewable energy sector publications, speaks at events and provides insurance and risk management advice for a number of funders and operators.
Greg Hilton is National New Business Manager for Flogas Britain, a leading gas supplier, part of the FTSE100 business DCC plc. Flogas Britain is the leading supplier of propane for enrichment of biomethane, having installed the propane solution for the UK’s first gas-to-grid installation, and currently supplying propane to the majority of the UK’s operating biomethane sites. Greg’s involvement in anaerobic digestion started over ten years ago, as one of the founder members of the AD and Biogas Association (ADBA), whilst providing consultancy services to some of the UK’s first AD projects. Greg is the lead for the Flogas offering to the biomethane sector, and is working on the design and installation of Flogas’ bespoke propane injection technology and propane supply infrastructure for the next phase of biomethane installations. Greg is also working on natural gas solutions for the transport sector, including the use of biomethane.
Matt Hindle Head of Gas, Energy Networks Association Matt Hindle is Head of Gas for the Energy Networks Association. He works with ENA’s members on issues affecting the gas transmission and distribution networks, including the future role for gas in heat, transport and energy policy more widely. Prior to joining ENA, Matt spent six years working on green gas, energy policy and recycling issues for ADBA, ultimately as Head of Policy. He started his career with the Liberal Democrats as a researcher.
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Speaker Profiles David Hurren CEO, Air Liquide
Olivia Midgley News and Business Editor, Farmers’ Guardian
David is CEO of Air Liquide’s Advanced Business and Technology UK business focusing on Biomethane Gas to Grid projects, where Air Liquide invests in the technology on an AD site and on alternative energy for vehicles, especially at this point HGV’s s. Air Liquide has a European wide footprint for both production of Biomethane in Gaseous and Liquid forms and has over 50 Natural Gas refuelling stations. Within the UK they have been leading a major tranche of work with Innovate UK and Cenex on testing and evaluation of Euro VI Natural Gas HGV’s vs Diesel both on testing facilities but also in real world driving conditions. They have also been at the forefront of recent developments with BEIS and DfT to enable gas from Biomethane production sites in UK to go to either Renewable Heat or to Transport in form of RTFO. David is chair of the BCGA committee on Alternative Energy which has established UK codes for refuelling stations for Alternative Energy and engages with Government and NGO’s to facilitate development of the market and is a member of the ADBA Advisory Board.
Dr Thom Koller Senior Policy Manager, ADBA
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Thom supports members on RHI and FIT eligibility as well as promoting biomethane as a transport fuel. He leads ADBA’s work with industry, government and regulators to bring about positive legislative and regulatory change to grow the AD industry. This includes responding to government consultations and formulating position papers.
Reed Landberg European Gas, Power & Renewables Team Leader, Bloomberg News, London Reed Landberg has been writing about energy and environmental issues for most of the past two decades for Bloomberg News in London. He covered the Kyoto and Paris climate talks between tours writing about the U.K. government and economic scene. He currently leads a team of reporters on natural gas, power and renewables across Europe, overseeing news about both markets and companies in the sector.
Olivia Midgley is a London based journalist specialising in agriculture and rural affairs. She is the news and business editor at weekly farming publication Farmers Guardian. Twitter: @FGoliviamidgley
Thomas Minter Director, Malaby Biogas Thomas is a director of Malaby Biogas which owns & operates the Bore Hill Farm Biodigester in Wiltshire. He has had a diverse career in hospitality, horticulture and property development and brings a unique perspective as a pioneer of the AD industry. His focus is on innovation, operation skill and knowledge transfer. He is bringing forward plans for a combined AD Training, Research and Innovation Facility to build industry capacity and competence. Optimisation and efficiency improvements have taken Bore Hill Farm beyond its original design capacity and Thomas believes there are further performance improvements still to be made. Thomas is a member of the ADBA Strategic Advisory Board and recently won the ADBA AD Hero of the Year award. He is an active member of REA and ADBA and, as a member of the World Biogas Association, is working to build international AD capacity. Earlier this year Bore Hill Farm Biodigester was the first plant in England to be certified under the new AD Certification Scheme.Combining a world view with a principled and common-sense approach Thomas sees opportunities where others see problems.
William Mezzullo Head of AD Asset Management, John Laing Capital Management William is Head of Asset Management at John Laing Capital Management having recently joined from Oxford Capital Partners LLP where he managed an AD Portfolio of £80m AUM. Prior to this he worked at Future Biogas from 2010 to 2017 progressing to Head of Projects in addition to having an active role in working with regulators, policy makers and trade associations.
Kathy Nicholls Senior Advisor, Environment and Business, Site Based Regulation, Biowaste Treatment, Environment Agency
Philipp Lukas CEO, Future Biogas Ltd Philipp started Future Biogas in 2008. Since then the business has grown to over 100 employees dealing with all aspects of AD operations. It has developed and built 11 plants across East Anglia. Phillip’s background is in law and renewables, having worked for corporate firm Travers Smith in the city and run a cellulosic ethanol developer. He has an LLB from Kings College London and an MBA from Imperial College. He is a board member of the European Biogas Association (EBA).
Harriet Parke Senior Consultant, Eunomia
Ian Marshall Green Gas Development Manager, Wales & West Utilities Ian joined Wales & West Utilities in 2011. Following various roles around the company Ian took up the position of Green Gas Development Manager in 2016 driving forward the development and uptake and use of green gases within the gas network.
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Kathy started work with the Environment Agency in 2004 as a regulatory officer and has been working as an advisor since 2008. She leads on biowaste treatment sector, facing multiple stakeholder and advising operational teams internally. She also leads the biowaste sector for the Environment Agency to deliver consistent regulation and the objective of the 25 year plan towards a sustainable biowaste sector.
Harriet is a senior consultant at Eunomia, the largest strategic waste and resources consultancy in the UK working across Europe and beyond. Harriet has over 10 years’ experience in the waste and resources industry, spanning both the public and private sector. At Eunomia, Harriet focusses on private sector clients seeking commercial and market diligence. She’s led numerous market assessments for AD developments and transactions, and is author of Eunomia’s AD Market Outlook report.
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Speaker Profiles Dr Evangelos Petropoulos Senior Technical Engineer, Premier Tech Aqua Dr Petropoulos is an expert in the field of wastewater treatment, waste management and environmental bio-engineering and biotechnology, with extensive experience in the field of (waste) water to energy. He has a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Newcastle University (UK) and a wide industrial and academic experience, gained from working in China, Greece, Spain and the UK. Dr Evangelos Petropoulos joined the Premier Tech Aqua UK team in Peterlee, County Durham in September 2017, specialises in packaged water and waste water treatment solution; Dr Petropoulos focuses on the design and development of its world leading water and wastewater solutions. In parallel he is an external research associate at Newcastle University where he is carrying out pioneering research related to the anaerobic microbiology.
Daniel Purvis Head of Portfolio Management, Ingenious Capital Dan is Head of Portfolio Management at Ingenious Capital where he has responsibility for an AD portfolio of 14 assets as well as their Solar and Wind assets. As well as the construction and operational assets, Dan assists in Ingenious’ development work across Gasification, CNG filling stations and AD. Previously Head of Operations at Future Biogas for 5 years, he created and led an operations and maintenance team that looked after 11 sites achieving industry leading uptimes. Before Biogas Dan was part of the operations management team for a global petrochemical company.
Dr Jonathan Scurlock Chief Advisor, Renewable Energy, NFU Dr Jonathan Scurlock is a senior NFU adviser since 2007, Jonathan Scurlock leads a small team providing analysis and advice on energy and climate change to the NFU’s management, office holders and members. His background is university and government research, covering energy and climate policy, plant physiology, all kinds of biomass fuels, bio‑based products and other renewables. Author of more than 50 publications, he was educated at Oxford and London, and is a Visiting Fellow at the Open University.
Simon Trollope Head of Product and Market Development, IGEM (Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers) Simon is currently the Head of Product and Market Development at IGEM where he responsible for identifying new products and services for IGEM, the professional engineering body for the gas industry. Simon has been with IGEM since 2013 where he headed up their marketing and communications team delivering all of the events, conferences and communications activities for their 4,000 members worldwide. Simon has spent his career in marketing across a number of sectors including IT, telecoms, education as well as know of course the energy sector.
Alister Veitch Head of Sales (UK), Orsted Alister is responsible for the development and ongoing sales in the UK and Ireland of the Renescience technology, an own-developed proprietary technology by Ørsted, able to convert unsorted Municipal Solid Waste into clean recyclables and dissolve biodegradables into a homogenous bio-liquid suitable for fast and high yields of biogas production. As well as Renescience, Ørsted has interests in a number of AD projects across Europe. Alister has worked in the organic waste world for over twenty years specialising in AD project development and digestate recycling.
Daniel von Scheven CEO and Co Founder, AcrEnergy Daniel is a co-founder of AcrEnergy, a developer and operator of biogas plants. Daniel is responsible for the overall strategy and executive management of the business. He also brings with him a strong relationship with feedstock suppliers and manages the technology partners at the plant. Daniel is a trained civil engineer specialising in environmental engineering. He worked as an engineer prior to spending ten years working in private equity, both in operational roles in portfolio companies and as an investment manager. Daniel’s previous employers include Hicks Muse, a US buyout fund, and the Carbon Trust, UK’s leading investor in clean technology. Before co-founding AcrEnergy he developed new projects in the UK and Italy at agri.capital, at the time one of Europe’s largest independent energy provider based on biogas.
David Woolgar Consultant, David Woolgar Consulting
Martin Shannon Commercial Manager, Cadent Gas Martin Shannon is a seasoned commercial manager working within Cadent Gas, focusing on innovative and collaborative ways we can decarbonise gas networks.
Dr Alan Taylor Associate Director, Aardvark
David is an independent consultant in the field of anaerobic digestion, gas engineering and renewable energy. He is chair of the ADBA Training, Safety and Environment group. He became involved in the design and delivery of waste water AD plants in 1991 and went on to lead the design and commissioning of a number of farm based and food waste AD plants. David provides process advice for designers and operators, gas safety reviews and training.
Alan is a Chartered Engineer with particular experience in the instigation, development and management of applied research and the demonstration of projects and programmes across technology boundaries. He has worked with Aardvark since 2015 and has specific technical experience in the assessment and selection of technologies and as a project developer for bioenergy projects in the electricity generation and municipal services context. This experience has included the management of diverse projects and programmes, many of which have been delivered as collaborations, partnerships or community based projects, where the successful understanding of the relationships between participants and external stakeholders can be vital in securing success. He is also experienced in the scoping and procurement of specific packages of research needed to support complex and novel consent applications in both the terrestrial and marine context.
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Exhibitor Profiles 3M Gas & Flame Detection Stand 8
Biogastechnik Stand 6
3M Gas & Flame Detection is comprised of former IST companies, Detcon, Oldham, Gas Measurement Instruments (GMI) and Simtronics, along with the gas and flame business of Scott Safety. The five legacy companies have come together to form one unified company with a unified vision for providing end-to-end solutions and the most comprehensive portfolio of gas and flame detection products in the many industries it serves.
Air Liquide Stand 11 World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 65,000 employees and serves more than 3.5 million customers and patients. Air Liquide is a committed stakeholder to new energies. It has developed technologies and expertise that span the entire biomethane value chain. The Group has designed its own membranes’ technology for upgrading biogas and enhances the value created by Anaerobic Digestion plants. These solutions enable the upgrading of all biogases for subsequent injection into the natural gas grid, the production of vehicle fuel (compressed or liquefied natural gas or biogas) and the production of renewable hydrogen from liquid biomethane.
Biogastechnik-Sud GmbH Manufacturers of high quality, efficient and versatile components for on farm AD plants. Vapogant digestate evaporator: Our system processes digestate from a biogas plant to produce a usable, concentrated by-product (fertiliser) and reduces water content of the liquid fraction, thereby reducing the volume of the residual digestate. The system utilises available waste heat to thicken and reduce the total volume of the digestates produced in the biogas plant. Water is removed from the digestate through vacuum evaporation utilising waste heat from the CHP’s. At the same time, volatile nitrogen is bound so that any emissions during storage and spreading will be minimised, making the nitrogen available as ammonium sulphate solution (ASS). Up to 70% of water content can be reduced through a very high evaporation rate of 2.5 litres per kilowatt of thermal output. Typically a 500 kW plant provides enough heat to reduce the liquid volume by about 10,000 m³ per year. The plant is scalable to suit and is available in a module sizes of 400 kW or 500 kW. Please visit our website for more information on this and our full range of products for feeding, mixing and process components. For further information please email info.uk@biogastechnik-seud.de or qke@flamelilyenvironmental.co.uk
Cadent Gas Stand 15
Not only a technology provider, Air Liquide makes partnerships with biogas producers and shares its experience. The Group already has two biomethane plants in operation in the United Kingdom and has a further four in construction. It operates nearly 50 biogas sites worldwide. The biomethane that is upgraded by Air Liquide can be notably used as fuel. Up to date, Air Liquide operates nearly 60 bio-NGV (Natural Gas for Vehicle) fueling stations in Europe, including three in the United Kingdom. They can refuel vehicles with compressed natural gas (CNG) or/and liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the same site, produced in part from biomethane. Some can also provide liquid nitrogen for cryogenic refrigerated transport.
Cadent is the largest distributor of gas in the UK, transporting safe, sustainable gas supplies to almost 11 million homes and businesses, working hard to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Collaborating with our customers, stakeholders and the Gas Distribution Networks we are supporting and enabling the growth of biomethane gas to decarbonise heat and transport and meet UK carbon emission targets. Want to find out more? Visit us at https://cadentgas.com/business-with-us/biomethane
Alps Ecoscience Stand 5
EMS Industries are a world leading UK manufacturer of ram pumps and grit removal equipment used in a wide ranging variety of applications including food waste, farm waste and waste water. The EMS ram pump is renowned for being a robust solution for handling the most arduous of applications whilst maintaining reliability and low maintenance costs. Following on from introducing our ram pump into the arduous food waste market either pumping directly from hammer mills or in the thermal process both of which are crucial pinch points, we have had huge success in replacing existing pumps that just cannot cope with the wearing properties of the incoming waste. We now have many “real life” success stories backed by our satisfied customers who is some cases have seen payback on their investments within 6 months. Speak to the EMS sales team about how we can help to improve your pump reliability, lower spare parts usage, reduce mechanical interventions and provide significant savings on whole life costs.
Alps Ecoscience are the UK Distributors of Bio-Organic Products. BOC’s optimise all aspects of solid waste management and waste-to-energy systems. BOC’S, a line of proprietary product compositions, based upon its unique patented broad spectrum catalytic biochemistry, that establishes an entirely new platform technology for organic chemistry.
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Exhibitor Profiles Flogas Stand 12
Green Forage Stand 3
Flogas offers the complete solution for the propane enrichment of biomethane. Flogas has been at the forefront of the propane enrichment industry since the UK’s first biogas plants launched in 2012, and is one of the UK’s leading propane suppliers, having completed over 50 biomethane installations. We are the only company that can provide a fully comprehensive propane solution. This includes supply only, propane injection or even complete packages spanning specification, system design, project management, installation and maintenance. Propane supply is served by Flogas’ national LPG fleet, and all installations are fitted with telemetry units as standard – allowing for remote monitoring, seamless LPG delivery whenever needed and full peace of mind.
Green Forage is the exclusive importer of Bonino zero grazing forage wagons and Dinamica Generale NIR solutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We supply a range of specialist equipment to dairy farmers, biogas companies, nutritionists, consultants and feed companies. Bonino and Dinamica Generale boast a strong tradition of Italian engineering excellence and are backed by the commitment and experience of the Green Forage team. An understanding of the UK agricultural sector, coupled with logistical experience of machinery distribution means customers can trust us to deliver first class products and support service. Vision: We believe that precision farming will have a significant impact on the Biogas and Agricultural industry in the next decade. The need to make informed and quick decisions based on real time data is going to be a key element. Integrated and open NIR solutions will play a key role: sensors detect the nutrients in animal feeds, digestate or slurry and provide data that management software translates into information, giving operators the means to make informed decisions.
Flogas provide the complete Turnkey Solution: + Technical visit and solution development + Installation and project management + Hassle free, reliable LPG deliveries + More LPG terminals than any of our competitors
Greenlane Biogas Stand 9 Greenlane Biogas is the world’s largest biogas upgrading company, pioneer, developer and leader in water-wash biogas upgrading technology with 30 years’ experience, over 100 global installations, and first installation in a dozen countries. Unrivalled expertise in upgrading raw biogas produced from a variety of organic feed-stocks, into highpurity biomethane for use in natural gas pipelines, and as a vehicle fuel. Also the ability to capture CO2 recovery. As the only company able to provide the three primary biogas upgrade technologies (Water-Wash, Membrane and PSA), Greenlane Biogas is uniquely positioned in taking a technology agnostic approach and deriving optimum biogas upgrade solutions to deliver the optimum biogas upgrade solution in terms of capital investment and financial return (Capex and Opex).
Mission: Being the partner of choice for the biogas and dairy industry is our aim. How do we do this? By providing the most efficient and technologically advanced solutions. Our mission is to help our customers to increase profitability in two ways: • Directly: with systems that reduce their costs and increase their margins. • Indirectly: improving processes and contributing to the achievement of the mosthighest, homogenous production of biogas or of milk. Quality, at the most cost-effective price, drives our success, and it is our relationship with our customers that is at the core of what we do.
Hidrostal Ltd Stand 16
Greenlane Biogas is a global solution provider with regional offices in key markets and a service support structure to support our global installations 24/7; the logical choice and your perfect partner in helping you to deliver a green and profitable solution to waste.
Hidrostal Ltd are manufacturers of sludge tank mixing and re-circulation pumps to the Anaerobic Digestion & Biogas industry. The geometry of the Hidrostal screw centrifugal impeller with its large free ball passage is ideally suited for pumping sludges and liquors with unpredictable content. The steep and stable pump curves ensure minimum flow variations when fluctuations occur in delivery head. Hidrostal pumps are manufactured with chrome steel impellers and hidrohard liners. These materials are ideally suited to the environment as they are both corrosion and abrasion resistant. Both the mixers and the recirculation pumps use regulable liners making efficiency and performance restoration on site a possibility. The efficiency is further improved due to the utilisation of I3 and IE4 TEFC motor technologies. Hidrostal’s end suction bearing frame pumps are externally mounted thus easily accessible and maintainable, ensuring servicing is trouble free. The mixer system is also available as an offsite manufactured module. Hidrostal pumps have longevity at their core. They have been proven to last twice as long as comparable pumps in a similar application.
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Exhibitor Profiles Kelvin Cave Ltd Stand 13 Maximising the performance and efficiency of energy crops begins in the field and moves on to feedstock preservation and storage. We offer a comprehensive feedstock management and advice package including Safesil Pro, a preservative for forage crops such as maize, grass or rye, which is proven to significantly increase biogas yield due to improved dry matter retention and digester fermentation dynamics – as demonstrated on maize in new, independent, UK university trials, completed in 2018.
Landia Stand 10 Founded in 1933, Landia is renowned for its heavy-duty chopper pumps, submersible mixers, jet aerators and advanced process units. Landia is a founder member of ADBA and creator of the acclaimed, externally mounted GasMix digester mixing system and the new BioBuster pretreatment technology.
Mercorr Stand 2 Mercorr offers valuable consultancy and feedstock services to Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facilities throughout the UK. Our unique online system enables AD developers and operators to generate bespoke reports to gain a clear understanding of the availability, price point and location of feedstock. Our experienced procurement team is positioned to supports our AD clients by securing contracts to manage and move any feedstock that meets their input criteria. Furthermore, Mercorr offers fully managed, end to end waste services to all business types in the UK. Our services are suited to any individual or business that is looking to improve their environmental footprint whilst also reducing the overall cost of disposing of waste. With over 17 years of experience in the waste industry, our team works closely with each of our clients to help them reduce the amount of waste they produce, reuse as much as possible and recycle what they can’t.
Puregas Solutions Stand 14 Puregas Solutions, a Wärtsilä Company, deliver turnkey biogas upgrading solutions. Our unique CApure biogas upgrading process recovers >99.9% of the available methane in raw biogas, maximising biomethane / Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) yield and customer revenues with very low operational costs. Whether for renewable natural gas, biomethane for grid injection, bioCNG for vehicle fuelling, virtual pipelines or bioLNG Puregas Solutions have the answer. Fuelling our Future!
target renewables Stand 7 Target Renewables provides consultancy with >25 years’ experience in organics and renewable energy: from project development to investor due diligence and project support. • Due diligence services with extensive international experience • Technical advice and consultancy • Validated Expert Witness services • Worldwide experience and proven trackrecord • Unique experience in both Wet-AD and Dry-AD with compost integration • On-farm projects to very large waste-industry facilities • Foodwaste and co-mingled feedstock specialization Contact: Dr. Robin Szmidt +44(0) 1292 44 00 00 r.szmidt@targetrenewables.com www.targetrenewables.com
Vogelsang Stand 1 Vogelsang offers rotary lobe and progressive cavity pumps, inline RotaCut macerators and XRipper shredders. In addition Vogelsang offers multiple digester feed system solutions – CC Mix, EnergyJet and Premix – to efficiently mix, homogenise and macerate agricultural, food waste or sewage sludge feedstocks with an appropriate liquid feedstock. These are tailored on a case-by-case basis to suit the specific application. Vogelsang also offer systems for applying digestate back to the land as a biofertiliser. These include dribble bars and the XTill strip tillage system with integral digestate injection. Vogelsang also offer the ExaCut and Dosimat distributors, which are a feature of their own application systems, for fitting to other manufacturers’ digestate or slurry application systems. The dribble bars can be direct mounted to the tractor or fitted to a tanker. Vogelsang operates out of a facility in Crewe that has a comprehensive spares parts store and a repair workshop.
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