Landia Has praised the drive by Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) to encourage safe growth of the industry, which was highlighted at the association's recent national conference in Westminster during a special Role of Standards debate. Chaired by Terry Brown-hill, director of Eaton Management, the presentations and subsequent debate highlighted the need for standards to be better known. Landia's Paul Davies said: "The speakers recognised the call for more understanding of the differences between UK and European standards, which can make best practice almost impossible to achieve at times." He added: "ADBA have taken a very positive step forward for the industry with this debate because safety issues need to be addressed." Terry Brownhill stressed the need to increase the num- ber of informed professionals working in the biogas industry, so that those operating a plant automatically know what standards are required. He also pointed out that in some cases, it could cost an operator up to £200,000 to empty and re-commission a digester if it was not commissioned or operated effectively. This figure takes into account downtime, treatment costs, loss of revenue and depreciation charges.
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