Further Recognition for Clearfleau’s BV Dairy Project at the REA Awards
Clearfleau is delighted to have secured recognition at the prestigious REA (Renewable Energy Association) Awards. The runner-up award in the Project Developer Category was given to the innovative high-rate anaerobic digestion facility built by Clearfleau for BV Dairy in Shaftesbury, Dorset. Clearfleau was the only British owned technology development company to be recognised at the 2011 Awards .
Clearfleau’s high-rate system for digestion of liquid food processing effluents combines renewable energy production with bio-waste management. It offers a novel approach to the treatment of liquid wastes from the food processing sector and is the only high-rate system that can treat fatty liquids.
Jim Highnam, Managing Director of BV Dairy and Claire Henson of WRAP together with Richard Gueterbock and Sue Higgins of Clearfleau receive the award.
Attending the 2011 Renewable Energy Association Awards Dinner, held on Thursday 16th June at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower, Craig Chapman, Chief Executive of Clearfleau said:
‘We are delighted to have been recognised by the REA, alongside companies from across the renewable energy sector. The success of the BV Dairy project is encouraging other UK food processors to look at generating energy from their liquid effluent. Clearfleau’s high-rate digestion plants, are challenging accepted practices in the ‘waste to energy’ sector'.
Clearfleau’s approach is client focused and plants are tailored to the available materials and can be used on dairy, drinks and food processing residues. This novel approach to treating liquid effluents can handle a range of materials including sugars, oils and fats, as well as co-products and reject product or ingredients. Energy generated can be used on site and will reduce the factory’s carbon footprint. The process can also be extended to allow the cleansed liquids to be recycled as grey water or discharged to a watercourse.
The BV Dairy project, funded by WRAP*, is a demonstration site for the UK food industry. Earlier this week a group of 50 people visited the BV Dairy site as part of a study tour organised by Bio-fuels Media, the organiser of the EBEC renewable energy exhibition. The showcase plant can be visited by appointment.
*About the ETF:
WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) helps individuals, businesses and local authorities to reduce and recycle waste. It is the supervisor of the AD Environmental Transformation Fund (ETF) on behalf of DEFRA (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and DECC (the Department for Energy and Climate Change). The ETF AD projects were announced on the 8th June 09, following a challenging selection process that started in late 2008. The contract between BV Dairy and WRAP was signed in November 2009. As Clearfleau had operated its mobile plant on site it was able to make an immediate start.