Yorkshire Water is highlighting a £600,000 funding opportunity for Yorkshire businesses developing anaerobic digestion technology.
Eligible businesses across Yorkshire are being urged to apply for a share to support their anaerobic digestion (AD) processes. A total of 31 fully funded AD projects are available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Leeds City Region, York, North Yorkshire and East Riding.
AD turns waste materials into renewable energy and nutrient-rich fertiliser and is seen as a crucial technology to increase the sustainability of industry, reduce carbon emissions and is seen as vital in helping the region move to a low-carbon, circular economy.
The funding is being awarded through the ADCEY project (Anaerobic Digestion and Circular Economy Yorkshire), the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC) and the University of York.
Yorkshire Water’s Innovation Team will act as the ADCEY project’s Industrial Advisor and will offer a fuller understanding on how AD technologies and markets are evolving nationally and worldwide, as they are best equipped to know how to implement AD-based technologies.
Dr Danielle Hankin, innovation programme manager at Yorkshire Water, said:
“This is a fantastic opportunity for innovative businesses in our region to develop new sustainable products and further enable the shift to a low carbon economy.”
Companies can access the expertise and the state-of-the-art scale up and analytical facilities of the BDC and of Professor James Chong’s research group at the University of York for help in researching or developing AD innovations.
This can include: desk-based studies, consultancy, laboratory tests, scale-up or demonstration activities. The ADCEY project will also support knowledge transfer and networking events for the regional AD industry by the BioVale innovation cluster.
Dr Joe Ross, director at the Biorenewables Development Centre, said:
“This support will help de-risk innovation by SMEs and enable the region’s AD industry to thrive and grow and to make the most of feedstocks from the region’s agriculture and the food and drink sectors.”
Professor James Chong of the University of York, added:
“The AD industry makes a vital contribution by increasing our resource efficiency and reducing our carbon emissions. By supporting innovation in AD, we can boost both the region’s economy and its sustainability.”
Businesses interested in applying for funding should contact the Biorenewables Development Centre
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