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CAT Media Department: Press Release
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Pioneering Composting Technique Showcases at CAT
Community composting network demonstrates how small scale Anaerobic Digestion is possible |
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Date: 08/07/2010 |
 A community based technology to treat food waste, make fertiliser and create biogas, known as Micro Anaerobic Digestion, will be visiting the Centre for Alternative Technology this Saturday 10th July.
Small scale anaerobic digestion of food waste, with its benefits of localised nutrient recycling and renewable energy, offers a great deal of potential in a zero carbon Britain. However, in the UK the assumption is that only large systems are feasible options - despite the level of investment, planning and long lead time required to build such systems.
Taking inspiration from the fact that there are millions of community run small scale units all over the world, especially in China and India, the Community Composting Network embarked on a journey to develop a small scale anaerobic digestion system suitable for community or domestic use, and they are about to commission the first test build of a small scale system.
This Saturday the results of their report and a demonstration of a working small scale anaerobic digestion system will be on show at CAT. The seminar is open to everyone and will be at **1.30pm** and **3.30pm**, so there is plenty of time to explore the Centre for Alternative Technology and make the most of the day.
The CCN report to be published in July is called – “A Component Guide and Operational Manual for a Small Scale Digester”.
The Seminar Programme includes:
-A review of the project so far -A demonstration and explanation of the assembled components
-A CCN test build
-The Phase 2 report: starting, operating and monitoring a system
-The results of a study tour of Indian Biodigester systems
-The Community Context for the Test Build
-Demonstration and explanation of a ‘live’ working small scale system
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