Which homes will benefit from the biomass fuel produced from the digestate?
Since May 2008 new build homes have been rated against the Government’s Code for Sustainable Homes, which measures the environmental sustainability of new homes using a 1 to 6 star rating system. The Code sets minimum standards for energy use at each level and also seeks to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Homes that receive energy from a renewable resource will receive a higher rating than homes that take energy from a conventional source. Against this background, Biffa is proposing that the fine organic material produced by the anaerobic digestion process at Brookhurst Wood would be dried to create a biomass fuel. This biomass fuel would be environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional fossil fuels and could be used to supply one of the new housing developments proposed for West Sussex with energy and heating.
