Anaerobic Digestion - Making Biogas - Making Energy

"This book is one of the few that provides a practical perspective on the recovery of energy through anaerobic digestion using food waste, farmyard manure and energy crops as a feedstock. It covers facilities that handle just a tonne a day through to much larger 50,000 tonnes per year operations. It provides authoritative information on the whole digestion process from input to output, placing this within the relevant legislative framework. It offers an extremely useful section devoted to developing markets for the digestate end-product and it is an essential guidebook for all those contemplating the application of anaerobic digestion for energy recovery." - Dr Nigel Horan, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, and Chairman Aqua Enviro Ltd

Autorentext

Tim Pullen is a consultant at WeatherWorks Ltd, a company he established himself in 2004. WeatherWorks provides advice and guidance on sustainable building and renewable energy solutions to self-builders, developers and housing associations. In 1975, Tim built his own AD plant at his then home in Kent, using slurry from a neighbouring pig farm, igniting a passion that continues to this day. Tim is also an eco-expert for Homebuilding & Renovating magazine and has published books on sustainable building.

Klappentext

This book describes, in simple, easy to read language the 5 common systems of Anaerobic Digestion; how they work, the impact of scale, the basic requirements, their costs and financial implications, and how to get involved in this promising green industry.

Inhalt

1. Introduction to Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas 2. A History of Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas 3. Digestor Feedstock/Substrate 4. Anaerobic Digestion Plant Types and Processes 5. Inputs and Outputs 6. Plant Scale 7. Anaerobic Digestion Plant Economics 8. Legislation, Permits and Regulations 9. Anaerobic Digestion and Local Communities 10. The Market for Digestate 11. Case Studies 12. Anaerobic Digestion around the World Glossary. Metric to Imperial Conversion Table. Sources of Further Information