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New Soft Drinks Sustainability Roadmap Unveiled

July 11, 2013
/ Sustainability
/ By Emily Kenway

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has launched a new sustainability roadmap for the soft drinks industry. Annual UK consumption of soft drinks (including bottled water) is a massive 14.68 billion litres, bringing with it 4.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gases. Various sustainability initiatives already exist in the sector, including The Courtauld […]

Thermal Hydrolysis Process Plant – Renewable Energy From Your Backside

July 10, 2013
/ News
/ By Timothy Chilman

A thermal hydrolysis process (THP) plant is essentially a pressure cooker that begins the process of transforming sewage into methane by heating it to about 160 degrees. The resultant substance, akin to coffee granules, is then placed in an anaerobic digester which breaks it down further, with the temperature reaching 800 degrees for several seconds […]