The winners of the 2023 AD and Biogas Business Awards had been revealed at a gala ceremony on the Vox in Birmingham, UK, on 29th March. Run by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Affiliation (ADBA) and the World Biogas Affiliation (WBA), the Awards have a good time excellence and innovation within the world anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas sector throughout 12 classes.
Chris Huhne, ADBA chairman and host for the night, stated: “Congratulations to this 12 months’s winners and extremely recommended entries. The standard of the 2023 submissions made the duty of the judges notably troublesome – that is mirrored by the variety of a number of winners in some classes – and we thank them for his or her dedication. Commiseration to those that didn’t obtain a prize – they need to nonetheless maintain their heads up excessive and be pleased with belonging to the crème de la crème in a vibrant and quick increasing trade. In a world in disaster, anaerobic digestion and biogas are providing mature options to local weather change and power and meals safety, with latest investments by world gamers signalling the rising recognition of its business viability as properly. The longer term is vibrant for this sector so sustain the nice work and we stay up for an much more profitable Awards competitors in 2024.”
Charlotte Morton, WBA Chief Govt, added “This can be a very particular 12 months as we acquired an unprecedented variety of entries from over 20 international locations reflecting the quickly rising curiosity on this thrilling world trade, which alone might ship half of the International Methane Pledge, one third of right now’s world pure gasoline consumption, and a ten% discount in complete world greenhouse gasoline emissions.
The ‘Ladies in Biogas’ award launched final 12 months has as soon as once more been probably the most profitable. I really feel very enthusiastic about this award and while ADBA and WBA are doing extraordinarily properly on that entrance, this isn’t the case for many of our trade. But, the proof is obvious that firms which embrace variety carry out higher than these that don’t, so we should marketing campaign laborious to draw extra girls into the sector. I’m additionally delighted to see that the brand new ‘Analysis and Innovation’ award acquired quite a few submissions, demonstrating the revolutionary nature of our trade. We had been additionally proud to introduce the Training Marketing campaign of the 12 months award – highlighting a crucial think about supporting the expansion of the sector.
Congratulations to all our winners, extremely recommended and finalists. We thank everybody in your incredible submissions and encourage you all to proceed doing what you do to make our trade shine.”
The winners and extremely recommended entries to the 2023 AD and Biogas trade Awards are:
1. Well being, Security and Wellbeing Award supported by SGN Industrial Providers Winner: Bio Capital – London and websites throughout the UK, UK
Extremely Recommended: David Parkinson, BioteCH4 Group – Howden, UK
2. Ladies in Biogas Award supported by Biogen
Winner: Kathy Puffer, Biogas Training Hub – Tillson, USA Extremely Recommended: Lucy Hopwood, NNFCC Restricted – York, UK
3. AD Hero of the 12 months Award supported by Future Biogas
Winners:
Rede Mulheres do Biogás (Ladies in Biogas Community – Brazil), Sao Paulo, Brazil Dr. Thomas Henry Culhane, Photo voltaic CITIES, Inc – Land O’ Lakes, USA
Extremely Recommended: Yadira Bajon Fernandez, Cranfield College – Cranfield, UK
4. Finest AD and Biogas Help Providers (Skilled)
Winner: NNFCC The Bioeconomy Consultants, NNFCC Ltd – York, UK Extremely Recommended: PPAYA Ltd – Lanarkshire and websites throughout the UK, UK
5. Finest AD and Biogas Help Providers (O&M Course of)
Winners: Marches Biogas Ltd – Ludlow, UK REVY Environmental Options Pvt. Ltd – Vadodara, India
6. Web Zero Round Options Winners: Power Unbiased Web Zero Farming Round Answer, Bennamann Ltd and New Holland Agriculture – UK Extremely Recommended: Entsorga Italia S.p.A.- Tortona, Italy
7. Training Marketing campaign of the 12 months Winner: Boma Mohammed Chi, Widespread Initiative Group / RRECAM Group – Nkolmbende Ntouessong, Cameroon Extremely Recommended: Biogas Training Hub, Kathy Puffer – Tillson, USA
8. Finest biogas plant beneath 1 Mwe-equivalent
Award supported by Alltech Winner: Bioenergy Crete – Heraklion Crete, Greece
Extremely Recommended: Alternity Biogas Power (division of McCulla Eire) – Lisburn, County Antrim, UK The perfect biogas to energy and promenade plant – KIS Group – Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
9. Finest biogas plant above 1Mwe-equivalent Award supported by Blende
Winner: Warrens Emerald Biogas (The Bio Capital Group) – Newton Aycliffe, Durham, UK
Extremely Recommended: Anaergia’s Biomethane Plant “Simple Energia Ambiente”, Anaergia Inc – Pontinia, Italy Renevo AD plant, Norway, powered by Antec, Antec Biogas AS – Oslo, Norway
10. Micro-AD Initiative
Winner:
Micro Bio digestor Mamiña, Mecha SpA & C+ UDD – Iquique, Chile Extremely Recommended: Watasumi Wastewater Remedy for SME in Meals and Beverage Industries – Onna-son, Japan
Winners: Kristina Rabecaite, PPAYA – Lanarkshire, UK Muhindo Gideon, Biogas Options Uganda restricted – Kampala, Uganda
12. Analysis & Innovation
SMALLOPS – Badajoz, Spain Extremely Recommended:
Methane slip measurement in offgas from biogas upgrading, Vaisala Ltd (UK) and Vaisala Oyj (International) –Birmingham, UK The batchQUBE (aka ‘Flowerpower Kenya’), Qube Renewables – Naivasha, Kenya
