The Government is moving rapidly ahead to increase energy from waste through anaerobic digestion (AD). It is working to a remarkably tight timescale publishing its plans last week and with a deadline to respond to the invitation to work with Government on the strategy of 12th December. This clearly shows that the coalitions business orientated approach of having clear deliverables and prioritising effort to meet its structural reform plans is working.
The use of AD technology is well understood in the water sector, where companies like Severn Trent have used AD for many years. Similarly in Europe AD is a well used technology for generating renewable energy on farms where the feedstocks are usually animal manures and energy crops.
The key to further growth is in getting the economics right so that it becomes an attractive investment and the necessary finance is opened up. Rightly the Government has identified the need to focus on commercializing the markets for input feedstock and digestate use in order to facilitate commercialization. The partnership approach proposed between Government and industry to identify the actions needed to allow the AD industry to flourish and identify the blockers is to be applauded.
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