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Date
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7 FEBRUARY 2013
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18:00 - 20:00
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Lecture
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In November 2012, the Prince of Wales opened the country’s first full-scale Anaerobic Digester and Biomethane-to-Grid Plant, which provides renewable gas direct to the local community in Poundbury.
The plant is capable of providing enough renewable gas for 56,000 new-build homes in the summer and 4,000 in the winter, and is the first plant in the UK to inject renewable gas directly into the local distribution network on a full-scale basis.
The Anaerobic Digester is owned and run by J V Energen, a joint venture between local farmers and the Duchy of Cornwall set up to provide a renewable energy solution for the Duchy’s development at Poundbury.
Anaerobic Digestion is a natural process where, in the absence of oxygen, organic material is broken down by micro-organisms to produce biogas which is rich in methane. The Anaerobic Digester at Rainbarrow Farm, Poundbury, will produce this biogas from approximately 41,000 tonnes of maize, grass silage and food waste each year. This fuel will be sourced from local farms and businesses, including Dorset Cereals and the House of Dorchester Chocolate Factory.
As well as providing an environmentally friendly waste disposal option and reducing levels of waste being sent to landfill, the plant produces a net carbon saving of around 4,435 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions a year.
There is no requirement to book a place to attend this presentation, but for any enquiries please contact Joanne Mallard - joanne.mallard@ice.org.uk / 01752 766230.
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