Cycle of Life

The food supply chain can benefit greatly when a technology called ‘anaerobic digestion’ is applied to the cycle of life.

The chain begins with photosynthesis – crops and grass turning light, carbon dioxide and water into glucose creating the bi-product oxygen – and turns full circle with the waste created by man.

At the heart of the ‘cycle of life’ is anaerobic digestion. You can see how it supports every element of the cycle – turning waste into energy in the form of biogas which can be used for combined heat and power or can be upgraded to biomethane for fuelling vehicles. This then creates the valuable input of fertiliser at the start of the cycle creating a virtuous circle.