[Digestion] Digestion Digest, Vol 12, Issue 9

[Paul Harris]

G'day All,

We are all too "Reductionist" - living in our little boxes oblivious to
the "real world".

I am involved in an "integrated biosystems" project where the "waste" of
one enterprise becomes an input to another enterprise and you can end up
looping back to the original enterprise. For example pig manure put into
an AD system provides biogas, organic fertiliser for grain growing and
nutrient rich water that is used for aquaculture, then the grain can be
fed back to pigs and you get fish meal as well as water for horticulture
as bonuses.

Happy digesting,
HOOROO

Alex Marshall wrote:
> 
> Dear Digestion Mailing List
> 
> It often frustrates me that there is little integrated thinking between
> different digestion systems and industries. It seems that farmers, water
> industry and the waste industry all deal with the technology largely
> independently of each other. Why does it seem that the link up is so
> poor? The power industry in the UK is starting to wake up to the
> embedded generation potential of AD systems and may well bring a more
> rounded approach. Does anyone know of any systems that are integrated,
> handling a wider range of feedstocks or with a broader-minded approach?
> 
> Alex Marshall - Senior Consultant
> Waste Technology Team
> RPS Planning & Development, Severn House, 1-4 Fountain Court, Woodlands
> Lane, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, BS32  4LA
> 
> ( Direct dial: 01454 284480 ( Switchboard: 01454 284450   ( Mobile:
> 07810 156627
> 2 Fax: 01454 284499       * email: marshallal at rpsgroup.com
> web: www.rpsgroup.com/waste
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