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Prospects for on-farm anaerobic digestion as a renewable energy technology in the UK: learning from early adopters

Prospects for on-farm anaerobic digestion as a renewable energy technology in the UK: learning... Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a renewable energy technology that could make a significant contribution to climate change mitigation. Despite early recognition of its potential role within a diverse low-carbon energy mix in the UK, the on-farm AD sector has stubbornly refused to grow beyond the `early adopter' stage at a time when some other European countries, notably Germany, recorded a huge expansion in uptake. This research investigates the experiences of early adopters in South West England, and examines the factors in making on-farm AD a viable renewable energy enterprise. The findings, drawn from six case studies, indicate that land, labour and capital resource-related requirements, along with significant regulatory and financial barriers, are together a huge hurdle to clear before a would-be on-farm AD plant operator can be confident that a viable business enterprise will result from investment. Keywords: renewable energy; climate change; technology adoption; anaerobic digestion; on-farm; early adopters; case studies; business performance. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Tidy, M., Wang, X. and Hall, M. (2015) `Prospects for on-farm anaerobic digestion as a renewable energy technology in the UK: learning from early adopters', Int. J. Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling, Vol. 7, No. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling Inderscience Publishers

Prospects for on-farm anaerobic digestion as a renewable energy technology in the UK: learning from early adopters

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Copyright © 2015 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a renewable energy technology that could make a significant contribution to climate change mitigation. Despite early recognition of its potential role within a diverse low-carbon energy mix in the UK, the on-farm AD sector has stubbornly refused to grow beyond the `early adopter' stage at a time when some other European countries, notably Germany, recorded a huge expansion in uptake. This research investigates the experiences of early adopters in South West England, and examines the factors in making on-farm AD a viable renewable energy enterprise. The findings, drawn from six case studies, indicate that land, labour and capital resource-related requirements, along with significant regulatory and financial barriers, are together a huge hurdle to clear before a would-be on-farm AD plant operator can be confident that a viable business enterprise will result from investment. Keywords: renewable energy; climate change; technology adoption; anaerobic digestion; on-farm; early adopters; case studies; business performance. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Tidy, M., Wang, X. and Hall, M. (2015) `Prospects for on-farm anaerobic digestion as a renewable energy technology in the UK: learning from early adopters', Int. J. Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling, Vol. 7, No.

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International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling – Inderscience Publishers

Published: Jan 1, 2015

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