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BIOGEN
BIOGEN is the naturally better way to generate renewable energy and recycle food-chain-waste. At the same time helps both arable and livestock farming become more sustainable by managing livestock waste and creating a renewable and rich source of fertiliser.
BIOGEN took an existing technology – called anaerobic digestion (AD) and adapted it for use in an integrated farm based application in the UK (IAD).
The process takes livestock slurry and combines it with food-chain-waste. This is mixed and pasteurised before being added to a 2,200,000 litre tank where it is heated to 38ºC. In this carefully controlled environment, with the help of three naturally occurring bacteria, a natural digestive process is created. The digestion converts the slurry and waste into three separate components – methane which is converted to electricity, heat, and a nutrient rich liquid bio-fertiliser.
The whole process has a defined mass energy balance and is carbon neutral. It provides a local energy and waste solution which is efficient (with less transport & energy loss) as well as generating renewable energy and a high quality, stable and uniform fertiliser that is highly valuable for farming application.
Anaerobic digestion is already being used as a major contributor to green energy production in more ecologically advanced countries such as Germany (where by 2010 it is expected to generate power equivalent to 23% of the UK’s current total energy production).
BIOGEN supports government strategies on waste recycling and energy generation. It creates a significant new income as well as cost savings for livestock or arable farmers. It is not invasive, reduces slurry odours and has a small site footprint. Which all means that it provides new employment opportunities, improves the sustainability of farming and rural communities, and makes a significant contribution to meeting environmental challenges – locally, nationally and globally.
Environmental Award
BIOGEN were winners in the Environmental Business category of ‘Rising Stars’, the Bedfordshire & Luton Business Excellence Awards 2006.
In 2007 BIOGEN were nominated for the British Renewable Energy Innovation Award.
