CRES is a new renewable energy company set up by Ray Brown, a local Twemlow farmer, with the intention of converting an old fuel storage depot into a green, anaerobic digestion facility. Back in 2010 Ray purchased a brown-field site which was used by Ministry of Defense has a petroleum depot in the 1950-80s. It has a number of submerged fuel tanks, which are perfect for re-use in generating green,
renewable energy via the process of anaerobic digestion. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a natural biological process in which organic matter is broken-down by mirco-organisms in the absence of oxygen to create biogas, which is predominately methane. By providing the correct ingredients and environment, methane can be generated reliably and consistently. The combustion of this methane can be used to generate heat and electricity which can be supplied to the national grid. There are many positive aspects to anaerobic digestion, including
• Providing green, sustainable, renewable energy.
• Helping divert food waste from environmentally damaging landfill sites.
• Providing a reduced odour, nutrient rich fertiliser for the farming and horticultural communities.
• Helping complete the eco-system cycle, where food waste can be re-used and converted into something positive. CRES is an acronym for Community Renewable Energy Scheme, and Ray would like the venture to be a really positive project for Twemlow, Goostrey and the local community in addressing the well acknowledged problems regarding sustainable, green energy and recycling. It would be green energy produced locally, from local resources for the local community.
