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Background
Biogas Regions is a three year project, supported by Intelligent Energy Europe, which seeks to promote biogas (anaerobic digestion) technology and identify and, if possible, remove barriers to its implementation in seven regions of Europe.
Key Points
There are hundreds of biogas plants in Germany and Austria utilising a wide variety of feedstock materials. This project seeks to take that experience and know-how, modify it to fit local circumstances and utilise it to promote this extremely valuable low-carbon technology. The project restricts itself to the deliberate generation of methane from controlled anaerobic digestion and therefore precludes the exploitation of landfill gas from its remit. There are, however, a growing number of designs and processes for anaerobic digestion plant and this project seeks to exploit the best available in each circumstance. Aims Taking inspiration, knowledge and experience from project partners in Germany and Austria and using it to accelerate implementation of this technology in less developed partner regions. For the purposes of this project the UK region is Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Monmouthshire and Powys. Through a combination of measures that includes training, the provision of advice, promotion activity, study tours, investment preparation and know-how transfer, to see new biogas plant established in the partner regions. Activities The project will run from November 2007 through to October 2010 and an Advisory Committee will oversee its implementation in the chosen UK region. SWEA will work in association with others that have an interest in any aspect of the technology and this will include potential developers, farmers, waste producers and managers (including local authorities), waste regulators, universities and financial institutions. The project will provide training, study tour opportunities, seminars and other awareness raising activity and will seek to promote the value of biogas technology at every opportunity. There will be written material available as the project develops. It is intended that potential development projects will be identified, analysed through a series of checks and the most promising helped towards implementation. It is clearly important that the project identifies barriers to implementation in the UK context and seeks to remove them where this is feasible and desirable. Documents Advisory Committee meeting minutes - Feb08 Biogas Regions newsletter No.1
Project Partners Rhonalpenergie-Environment (RAEE) Project Co-ordinator - France WFG Schwabisch Hall – Experienced partner – Germany Landesenergieverein Steiermark – experienced partner – Austria Ente Regional de la Energia de Castilla y Leon – Spain Malopolska Regional Energy Agency – Poland Centre Wallon de Recherches Agronomiques – Belgium Regione Abruzzo – Italy Agricultural Institute of Slovenia – Slovenia European Federation of Regional Energy and Environment Agencies
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For Further information contact
Project Manager Andy Bull Tel (01982) 551006 Email [email protected] Severn Wye Energy Agency Ltd (Wales Office) Entrance A, Royal Welsh Showground Llanelwedd, Builth Wells LD2 3NJ
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