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potential, reducing methane from landfills can greatly
abate the adverse effects of climate change. Technical data

Execution Period:
• 01/ 2016 – 12/2016
Success story Plant feedstock
• 100% organic waste and industrial food
The Plant at North Yorkshire, UK processing leftovers
In 2016, BTS has successfully constructed and Plant input:
commissioned the South Milford, a new generation • 40.000-60.000 t/y liquid food waste
anaerobic digestion plant to take 70,000 – 100,000 • 10.000-20.000 t/y solid food waste
tons of blended food and green waste per annum to • 10.000 - 20.000 t/y green waste
generate 500 KW of electricity, and 4.2 million of Sm3 Plant output:
of Biomethane, plus 50,000 tons of Liquid Pasteurized • 7,538,000 Sm3/y biogas to generate:
Digestate. • 500 KWH of electricity
• 4,200,000 Sm3/y of biomethane for Gas to Grid
“In 2016, BTS has successfully Injection
constructed and commissioned the • 50,000 tons/y of pasteurized liquid digestate
South Milford, UK, a new generation Process temperature:
anaerobic digestion plant • Mesophilic
Heat utilization:
It is a gas to grid plant, enabling the biomethane to be • Fermenter’s heating, Upgrading unit,
injected directly into the gas network, maximizing the Pasteurization system
carbon efficiency being negative GHG.
The impact on the environment can be seen in the
figure 19.
Plant Excellencies
The success of this project is based on the following
factors: Short execution period
• BTS capability in understanding and managing The compact design of the plant and the
the challenges of anaerobic digestion plant: standardization and container assembled solution
• Identify the best anaerobic process for the for the process equipment allows to reduce
available feedstock dramatically the time of the electromechanical
• Proven design and construction methodology erection that together with the early start of the civil
that has reduced the overall EPC to 12 months work allows a cycle time of 12 months from the
• Plant operation and maintenance skills that coming into force of the contract to the plant ready
allows 8,500 hours of availability per year to accept the biomass.

Figure 4 - South Milford AD plant (UK) – After 9 months from the start of the Project

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