LINCOLN CITY BIOGAS COMMUNITY

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“LINCOLN CITY” BIOGAS COMMUNITY

Lincoln, UK
Latitude: 53.230688 | Longitude: -0.540579

Description: The UK ISABEL were approached by representatives involved in the development of a new food strategy for Lincoln and the wider rural hinterland. A report was published in October 2016, which addresses food security and health problems of the population and at the same time articulates the vision of over 90 active groups and local organizations who are working across sectors of the food, health and socio economic landscape of Lincoln city and the surrounding areas. The study notes that approximately 312 hectares of cultivable land in Lincoln City could be used for food production, when allotments, principal open spaces, gardens and school lands are considered. The application of anaerobic digestion to manage multiple organic waste streams has the potential to catalysis a circular economy in the City, enabling the recycling of the urban food waste to generate biogas and a rich composting by-product to support local food production.

Members:

City of Lincoln Council
Lincolnshire County Council
University of Lincoln

Main actions so far:

Researched, networked and attended seminars and meetings with potential companies such as Lindhurst Engineering, Puxin Technology, Methanogen UK Ltd. to find out various technical aspects of AD, its size and options feasible for Lincoln
The UK ISABEL team also provided information with regards to small and micro scale anaerobic digestion equipment and put the community contact in touch with companies producing small to medium sized ADs
Held exploratory meetings which led to collaborative agreements that where designed to explore the feasibility of developing an AD unit which combines number of suggested project sites

Next steps:

The UK team is undertaking a scoping study prior to conducting a feasibility.
The UK team has been informed by Nigel Curry that he has been approached by a couple of these companies and he has been asked to do a feasible study by them

Nigel Curry has also expressed interest in visiting the Calthorpe Project site to see the functioning of the anaerobic digester in the community garden centre at Kings Cross in the near future.