Description of impact
1. Summary of the impactDespite its extraordinary potential, the adoption of Anaerobic Digestion (AD) in many countries is hindered by under-performing systems, poorly integrated supply chains and a lack of supportive financial and policy instruments for bioenergy production. The Bioresource and Bioeconomy Research Group has addressed these challenges through several projects. BBRG’s work with Doosan has significantly improved a technology which converts waste material into biogas, leading to >£1,000,000 of investment and 3 new clients with income generation estimated at approximately £5,000,000. The Group’s design consultancy and analysis on Kingdom Bioengery’s (KBE) AD pre-treatment process has led to increased commercial adoption and new market avenues for KBE. This improved process has already improved bioenergy production for a hospital in Vellore, South India. Research on the generation of biogas from seaweed in Indonesia has led to development of a policy roadmap for the country, as well as new guidelines for seaweed farmers to properly utilise AD processes.
Impact date | 2012 → 2020 |
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Category of impact | Societal impacts, Environmental impacts |
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Outputs
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Feasibility of seaweed and agricultural crop waste resiudes as co-digestion feedstock: 15th IWA World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion (AD-15)
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Estimation of Biogas Production and the Emission Savings from Anaerobic Digestion of Fruit-based Agro-industrial Waste and Agricultural crops residues
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pre-treatment of thickenedwaste activated sludge (TWAS) for enhanced biogas production via the application of a novel radial horn sonication technology
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using microalgae in the circular economy to valorise anaerobic digestate: challenges and opportunities
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Anaerobic Digestion Systems
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Potential of Gracilaria sp. as single-or co-digestion feedstock for biogas production
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review