Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 9460
Anaerobic Digestion
Tabled: 16 October 2024
Answered: 31 October 2024
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions on using farm effluage and sewage for anaerobic digestion instead of importing wood chippings as biomass.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThere are anaerobic digestion plants across the UK that generate electricity through the combustion of biogas produced through the breakdown of sewage or agricultural waste. Biomass generators, in contrast, generate electricity through the combustion of s...
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