CASE STUDY Greengill Farm Anaerobic Digester Facility Penrith, Cumbria, UK There is currently a significant focus on greener, renewable energy production across the United Kingdom. Greengill Farm Anaerobic Digester (AD) Plant is a renewable energy project on the outskirts of Penrith, Cumbria. Raw silage is fermented to produce natural gas fuel, which is burnt to power turbines which output electricity. The 2.4MW Facility is being constructed on land at Greengill Farm and will produce approximately 8Mwh of electricity a year; enough to supply 2,400 average households. Background The AD Plant Facility is comprised of a 42m diameter fermenter tank with associated CHP building, plant & machinery operations areas and gas storage tank. Adjacent to the Tank areas are large c

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