Aberdeen, UK
ADBA Scottish Conference
ADBA is the UK’s trade association body for anaerobic digestion and bioresources.
At last year’s in-person conference in Scotland, following a hiatus induced by the pandemic, ADBA made its triumphant return to Scotland re-establishing the rationale for Anaerobic Digestion – or AD, as it is commonly referred – as the Scottish Government looks to achieve net zero by 2045 – 5 years ahead of the UK as a whole.
Having established the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ of AD in Scotland last year, we intend to outline the ‘when’, the ‘where’ and the ‘how’ at this year’s conference.
Scotland was the UK’s engine room during the industrial revolution, its oil and gas industry was the basis of the UK’s economic growth in more recent years gone-by and its natural resources and renewable energy potential can and will be the powerhouse of the UK’s green economy in the future.
Scotland’s wind sector alone can already provide power to the equivalent of one-third of the homes across the UK and with a multitude of wind and solar projects to come online in the future, this will substantially increase between now and 2050.
However, when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun does not shine – the energy system will need a back-up. AD is one of the very few dispatchable technologies that can provide that.