Seminar and Workshop Presentations

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Presentations Day 1 Seminar 1

Don Pendergrast, National Institute for Agricultural Botany
Which? The best crops for AD - The Species, Variety, Economics and Ecological Impact of Growing for Biogas Production

Dr Andrew Salter, University of Southampton
AD in an Integrated Environment

Dr Les Gornall, Independent Consultant
Matching Technologies to Feedstocks

Ciaran Scallon, Mooney Kelly NIRAS
Procuring an AD Plant - What you need to be looking for

David Bridgwood, Associate Director, Wardell Armstrong
How to get Planning Permission without a Hitch!

Andy Bull, SWEA
Communicating with and involving the Community in AD Projects

Howard Leberman, Senior Adviser National Industry Regulation Environment Agency
Outline of the EA Permitting Regime

Presentations Day 1 Seminar 2

Alex Marshall, Clarke Energy
Design and Service Requirements for Trouble-Free Operation of Biogas CHP Units

Thomas Elsenbruch, GE Energy, Biogas Centre for Excellence
Design Considerations and Service Requirements

Prof Richard Dinsdale and Dr Sandra Esteves, Wales Centre of Excellence for Anaerobic Digestion, University of Glamorgan
A Successful Working Consortia for the Anaerobic Process

Ray Burberry, Qualifications Manager, WAMITAB and Hannah Oswin, Education and Training Officer, CIWM
Technical Competence Requirements within the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Industry

David Craig, Principal Consultant, AMEC Entec
Risk and Safety Issues in AD Plants - HAZOP, HACCAP Plans

Neil Johnson, HSE
Risk and Safety Issues in AD Plants

Presentations Day 2 Seminar 1

Jon McAteer, Veolia Water
Anaerobic Technology applied to the Food and Beverage Industry

Greg Hilton, Director, Bidwells
Farmers, Landowners and Food Businesses - How to work out if AD will work for you

Dr Cynthia Carliell-Marquet, University of Birmingham
Research Landscapes for AD & Biogas Generation

Bill Weil, Ludgate Investments
Finance for the Farm-Scale, Rural and Smaller Merchant AD Plant

Presentations Day 2 Seminar 2

Ian Ward, CNG Services Ltd
Biomethane to Grid

Philipp Lukas, CEO, Future Biogas
Getting to the Point you can raise Finance for an AD Plant, i.e. What you have to have done before you can even contemplate raising Finance

Duncan Bratt, Greener World Recycling
The Key to Recycling

Bruce Nelson, Compass Renewables
What Business Support is available

Claire Atkins, AEA Group
Help for the Recycling Industry