biogas

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland In 2022, more than half (51%) of Northern Ireland’s electricity consumption was generated from renewable sources located in the six counties, according to the Department for the Economy. This represents an increase of 9.7% on the previous 12-month period...

Interested in growing maize on contract? Fancy getting involved with AD and green energy but not sure where to start? We are looking to expand our maize cropping area and number of farmer producers within a 30 mile radius of Andover, to keep up with demand and to feed our family owned AD plant...

Plants will be used to recover gold and other metals from mining wastes Cutting-edge research will be used in a £375,000 project to find a plant-based alternative for the recovery of gold, silver and copper nanoparticles from mining waste. The project, led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)...

From a carbon, financial and environment point of view for the consumer how well have the AD plants done 15 years on?

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland ABP Linden Foods, a Tyrone-based beef and lamb processor which is part of the ABP Food Group, has today (Monday, January 23) announced a green energy agreement with two Northern Ireland businesses. Progress Energy and 3T Power will collaborate with the...

Louise Radley: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. To meet the Welsh Government's pledge to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 95% by 2050, a variety of methods and technologies will be required, including carbon capture and storage or utilisation on an industrial scale. Focus on climate...

I have a little project in mind using a flowmeter and plc and a few solenoid valves. I was wondering what is the easiest software to use for plc programming. I haven't bought the plc yet so can be for any brand. thanks in advance

We have fattening cattle (50) with scraped muck and a few pigs. We need approx 40kw of electriciry per day. Would it be viable to produce biogas from this amount of animals to power a generator for our own use, we are not interested in exporting power . Thinking of a semi DIY system that is...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland What do slurry, anaerobic digestion (AD) and boiling a kettle have in common? In Ireland – not a lot now – but fast forward to the end of the decade and the answer could be… Irish farms. To get there however it could take €1 billion of capital funding...

Just throwing this out there , I am currently chairman of a northern based grassland society and have a spring trip to organise. members 90% dairy farmers. This year we are due a foreign trip. Generally mid week . two possibly three nights , two full days visiting good dairy units i am thinking...

Promote the use of bioenergy in agricultural machinery Several new innovative models already exist to power agricultural machines with bio-based energy produced directly in a decentralized manner on the farm. Apart from significant GHG emission reductions, such schemes have multiple secondary...

Hello everybody. I own a stationary Tmr mixer, from Faresin Industries, an Italian company. Its a 18 cubic meters machine with two augers. Few days ago one of the two main gear boxes and also the planetary part broke down. Also its a 10 year old machine and its about time to replace it. I want...

Our newest tractor is our first tractor to have 750hr engine oil changes, to me it seems a bit long, the oil is now very very black and thin, it’s on its second service so it was done at 100hrs and will be done at 750hrs and next time it will do another 100hrs not only that it has used a bit! I...

We’re looking into installing a 33kw Anaerobic Digester to run off just dairy slurry from 450 cows. Just producing enough electricity fir ourselves. Have been to see one down in leeds that was working well. Anyone else got/know of one? Just hoping there will be enough energy in the dairy slurry...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland Farms facing high energy costs are being encouraged optimise renewable energy assets as a way of cutting costs. Experts speaking at Low Carbon Agriculture show next February said that smart use of renewable electricity and gas can save farmers money...

Farms facing high energy costs, despite the recent Energy Bill Relief Scheme announced by the government, where the price has been fixed for no-domestic energy users at £211 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for electricity and £75 per MWh for gas, are being encouraged optimise renewable energy assets as...

PDF [EN] Problem Fertilization of organic fruit orchards strongly relies on authorized external commercial fertilizers leading to nutrient flows from conventional into organic farming systems. Solution The use of alternative fertilizers including legume-based materials and non-contentious...

Is anyone growing or planning to grow triticale in the UK this season? would be great to hear from you if you are.

Do you actually use: drone scanning technology, 3D mapping, temperature and moisture sensors, farming data, or any of the "modern sophisticated farming equipment" that engineering blog posts talk about. I'd love to hear whether this stuff is actually used or just bull-crap.

Written by Megan O'Brien from Agriland EU member states could see the introduction of rules that would require them to re-use wastewater sludge in fertiliser and biogas production. A number of stronger rules on groundwater pollutants and wastewater management were proposed by the EU...