Bridges Ventures today announces that it has led an investment with Carbon Trust Investments in AeroThermal Group Limited (“AeroThermal”), a Dorset-based developer of an innovative autoclave based steam treatment technology for waste. The investment from Bridges Ventures and Carbon Trust Investments will be used to build a full-scale AeroThermal Advanced Anaerobic Digestion (AAD) system which provides significantly increased biogas yields from waste including municipal solid waste otherwise destined for landfills. The system enhances energy generation from mixed waste and allows biogas production from numerous ‘problem’ waste streams by eliminating the need for household separation of mixed waste and kitchen waste, reducing pressure on residents and expense for local authorities.

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