Food waste can be used in anaerobic digestors to generate gas or electricity, alleviating demand for non-renewable sources of energy to power and heat homes and businesses, while also diverting waste away from landfill. Here we explore how much food is wasted in the UK and globally, and how it can be used for energy. … Read more
Anaerobic digestion (AD) produces renewable energy by breaking down organic materials to release biogas. An anaerobic digestor is essentially a large mechanical digestive system. It requires regular feeding, and the feedstock materials are digested using a variety of chemical and biological processes. Feeding an anaerobic digestor A wide variety of organic materials can be fed … Read more
Privilege Finance support clients from before funding is agreed, during the building phase and right through to when an energy from waste project is ready to be refinanced. Here, our account management team Andrew Rice and Anthony Hughes share what to expect during the later stages of the funding journey, when a plant is … Read more
Project management for any construction development is no small task. And there is no exception for energy from waste projects, such as building a new anaerobic digestion plant. Privilege Finance support clients throughout the funding journey, from the early stages before funding is even agreed, right through to refinancing. Here, the Privilege project management … Read more
By Matthew Dickman and Chris Negus For those planning to develop new energy from waste infrastructure, achieving funding is the key milestone when moving from the planning phases into construction. Privilege Finance supports developers throughout the funding journey. In the business development team at Privilege Finance, we support developers in the process of preparing … Read more
By Chris Winward Recently, I have noticed increased appetite among investors to explore renewable energy investment options. This is no doubt related to the numerous calls for a green recovery from the current economic situation resulting from Covid-19, as increasing renewable energy capacity now is imperative to avoid the worst effects of climate change. … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has transformed the world as we know it, shutting down economies to prevent the spread of the disease and affecting nearly everyone in some way. But, compulsory self-isolation has meant people all over world have begun noticing various positive impacts arising either directly or indirectly as a result of the restrictions put … Read more
Since working from home, the Privilege team have had a real eye opener to the positive benefits made from home working. Within our latest blog we included some of the insights we have seen, both environmentally and personally. As we further develop and evolve our strategy, we thought we would take you on our development … Read more
On 18 March the entire Privilege team, like the majority of the country’s office-based workforce, said goodbye to face-to-face contact with colleagues and took the step to work from home for the foreseeable future. The coronavirus pandemic is most definitely a crisis, but the steps taken to adapt to the situation are highlighting some positives, … Read more
By Stevie Leeks With a global pandemic in full swing, climate change is no longer the main emergency hitting the news. As countries all over world have introduced social distancing and isolation restrictions to limit the spread of the virus, carbon emissions have dropped as non-essential sectors have ceased their usual activities and travel has … Read more
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Flexible set-up keeps AD plant running through Covid-19 challenges
Feedstock flexibility has enabled the AD plant to continue functioning throughout its first year of operations, despite significant challenges posed by Covid-19.
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The British Renewable Energy Awards will take place on 26th January 2021!
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