Sludge Digestion Biogas Analysis and PPC Compliance

Switched on Blackburn - seen live in Warrington. It is that quick. United Utilities’ bosses are impressed. It was the first time they had seen their own data on methane gas output live and on-line from their anaerobic sludge digesters 40 miles away. “We could have been on the other side of the world - anywhere with Internet access, fixed or mobile and a secure logon,” said Adam Guest, operational scientist, who added, “We set up the equipment and I went home, logged on and there it was, on screen, on display and working away.” Adam Guest is not alone in checking gas output levels remotely. Operational staff now can do as well. The static gas analysers continue to collect and transmitted data every 15 minutes.