2023 AWARDS WINNERS 1. Health, Safety and Wellbeing Supported by Winner Bio Capital, UK Highly CommendedDavid Parkinson, BioteCH4 Group – Howden, UK2. Women in Biogas Supported by WinnerKathy Puffer of the Biogas Education Hub, Tillson, USAHighly CommendedLucy Hopwood, NNFCC Limited – York, UK3. AD Hero of the Year Supported by WinnerRede Mulheres do Biogás (Women in Biogas Network – Brazil) – Incubated by Instituto 17, Sao Paulo, Brazil WinnerDr. Thomas Henry Culhane, Solar CITIES, Inc., Land O’ Lakes, USAHighly CommendedYadira Bajon Fernandez, Cranfield University – Cranfield, UK4. Best Anaerobic Digestion/Biogas Support Services Professional WinnerNNFCC The Bioeconomy Consultants, NNFCC Limited, UKHighly CommendedPPAYA Ltd – Lanarkshire and sites across the UK5. Best Anaerobic Digestion/Biogas Support Services O&M WinnerMarches Biogas Ltd., Ludlow, UK WinnerREVY Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara, India6. Net Zero Circular Solutions WinnerEnergy Independent Net Zero Farming Circular Solution – Bennamann Ltd and New Holland Agriculture, UKHighly CommendedEntsorga Italia S.p.A.- Tortona, Italy7. Education Campaign of the Year WinnerBoma Mohammed Chi – Common Initiative Group / RRECAM Group, Nkolmbende, Ntouessong VIII, Soa Center Region of CameroonHighly CommendedBiogas Education Hub, Kathy Puffer, Principal Hudson Valley Vertical Farms, Inc. kathypuffer.com – Tillson, USA8. Best Biogas Plant Below 1MWe Equivalent Supported by WinnerBioenergy Crete, Heraklion Crete, GreeceHighly CommendedAlternity Biogas Energy (division of McCulla Ireland) – Lisburn, County Antrim, UKHighly CommendedThe best biogas to power and prom plant – KIS Group – Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India9. Best Biogas Plant Above 1MWe Equivalent Supported by WinnerWarrens Emerald Biogas – Warrens Emerald Biogas (The Bio Capital Group), Newton Aycliffe, Durham, UKHighly CommentedAnaergia’s Biomethane Plant “Easy Energia Ambiente”, Anaergia Inc – Pontinia, ItalyHighly CommentedRenevo AD plant, Norway, powered by Antec, Antec Biogas AS – Oslo, Norway10. Micro AD Initiative WinnerMicro Biodigestor Mamiña – Mecha SpA & C+ UDD, Iquique, ChileHighly CommendedWatasumi Wastewater Treatment for SME in Food and Beverage Industries – Onna-son, Japan11. AD Rising Star Supported by WinnerKristina Rabecaite, PPAYA Ltd., UK WinnerMuhindo Gideon, Biogas Solutions Uganda Limited, Kampala, Uganda12. Research and Innovation WinnerSMALLOPS – SMALLOPS S.L., Badajoz, SpainHighly CommendedMethane slip measurement in offgas from biogas upgrading, Vaisala Ltd (UK) and Vaisala Oyj (Global) –Birmingham, UKHighly CommendedThe batchQUBE (aka ‘Flowerpower Kenya’), Qube Renewables – Naivasha, Kenya
