Biogas is important to Anglian Water – Very important! The renewable gases produced in the Company’s anaerobic digestion plants already generate enough energy to power a town the size of Huntingdon!
And now BioWatt has been asked by Anglian Water to assist and advise on how they can grow AD still further. Anglian Water have made great strides and want to know what else they can do to increase the amount of biogas they produce.
“We’re extremely proud to be asked by Anglian Water to advise them as they develop their Renewable Energy Strategy, Anglian Water has been enormously successful in tripling renewable output from AD in the last 5 years – creating local growth opportunities and keeping regional water bills down along the way!”
(James Lloyd, BioWatt Founder and CEO.)
This news is especially relevant as Amber
Rudd MP (Energy Secretary) has today (10/11/15) admitted the UK is likely to achieve only 11.5% of it’s energy as renewabl by 2020 – despite a binding EU target of 15%. The gap would have to be addressed by doing more on heat and transport, she said. Something that Biogas and Biomethane can play a big part in!
Rudd said “It’s my aim we should meet the 2020 target. I recognise we don’t have the right policies, particularly in transport and heat, but we have four to five years and I remain committed to making the target”.
Over the past 10 years Anglian Water invested £230million to enable them to produce renewable energy through Anaerobic Digestion.
Matt Pluke, energy manager for Anglian Water, said: “We have developed 10 strategic outcomes for our customers and the environment – one of which is a smaller footprint. A key part of how we do this, is to maximise the amount of renewable energy we produce… it’s not only good for business but it’s great for the environment too.”
“The results we’ve achieved to date are great, but we’re aiming even higher over the next five years.”
By 2020 the company plans to have invested millions more and to produce even more renewable energy than current impressive achievements – and BioWatt will be assisting them with market, commercial and technical knowledge to help them make the most of that investment!