Key Benefits of Anaerobic Digestion
Delivering Net Zero in Moray
Anaerobic digestion will play a crucial role in decarbonising the national gas grid to reach net-zero targets set by Scottish and UK governments.
We will inject our biomethane into the national grid and replace natural gas, generating enough energy to meet the heating demand of over 7,000 homes.
In Scotland, distilleries will also provide us with their co-products which will be used to create biomethane used by the distilleries themselves. This will significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the Scottish whisky industry.
Our HGVs will be powered on biomethane, an excellent intermediate on the journey to electrification.
Green CO2 will be captured on site and replace alternative energy-intensive sources of CO2.
CO2 supply is an absolute necessity to the medical industry and for food production. Green CO2 also has huge potential in the future of sustainability such as making building materials, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel.
Overall, we are looking at carbon savings of over 1,000,000 trees.
Anaerobic digestion is central to improving agriculture and pivotal to sustainable food production and farming. Aside from biomethane, the process will produce digestate, an organic fertiliser to replace artificial alternatives.
Improving Sustainable Farming
Unlike artifical fertiliser commonly used on farms, the digestate made through anaerobic digestion contains a high quantity of organic matter, restoring soil quality to promote healthy crop growth.
Developing National Energy Security
Biomethane has become a notable part of European policy due to gas price volatility and the limited supply of fertiliser and CO2.
Domestic supply of biomethane, digestate and green CO2 through anaerobic digestion will decrease our overseas energy dependence and contribute to the UK’s national energy security.
Domestic digestate and CO2 will be cheaper and more sustainable, increasing food security and decreasing dependence on fossil fuels.
It is predicted that the anaerobic digestion process will produce 26 billion cubic metres of biomethane by 2030, made predominately from livestock manure and agriculture residue.