In late March, Weltec Biopower customer, Eco Sustainable Solutions Ltd., was awarded with the The AD Output Award at the REA Organics Recycling Awards for their anaerobic digestion facility in Dorset.
Weltec Biopower planned and built the facility, commissioned in 2012, utilizing 20,000 tons of food waste a year and generates an electrical output of 498 kWh. The plant is fed by local authority collected food waste as well as out of date food products which prior to digestion are unpackaged, sorted and pasteurized at the site.
The heat generated from the process is recovered and sent via a pipeline to be used at an adjacent feed mill. Electricity generated at the Weltec plant is also fed to the neighboring mill and when this is not operational, the power is fed to the national grid. The digestate produced by the plant, which is in the process of gaining PAS 110 accreditation, is collected and used by local farmers. The jury of the award emphasized the innovative use of the plant’s output by local businesses.
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