Biogas
Biogas is a mixture of gases, predominantly methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, generated from the breakdown of organic inputs such as agricultural waste, the organic fraction of municipal or industrial waste, animal manure, food waste, sewage etc by a process known as anaerobic digestion. The resulting biogas can be used directly to produce energy in the form of heat and power, it can be upgraded to biomethane and either injected into the grid, or compressed and utilised as a low-carbon, renewable transport fuel or liquified also for low-carbon, renewable transport. A number of pathways also exist to convert the biogas or biomethane into biohydrogen.
Conferences
Biogas Room take me there
8-9 February
Biogas : Bio360 Expo addresses key issues of the day relating to the development of the biogas sector at both the European and national levels.
The European Union has set the ambitious target of increasing biomethane production from around 3bcm today to 35bcm by 2030 in order to help reach its renewable energy targets as a key measure to counter climate change as well as boost Europe’s energy security as a local and clean alternative to Russian gas.
The opening morning examines the key measures and initiatives being implemented at the European level that will enable the biogas sector to scale-up as well as look achieving the targets breaks down into actions and priorities at different national levels. Other topic headliners of the biogas conference progamme include : challenges and characteristics of biogas unit sustainability certification, bioNGV - a local closed-loop solution, intermediary crops and digestate - perspectives and developments, biowaste - value from waste, innovations in biogas, managing electricity consumption of a biogas operation, etc.
Connecting up the Dots : topics offering further value from biogas in other Conference sessions :
Green Building room take me there
8 february (am)
BECCS : if the biogenic CO₂ is captured and stored, for example in recycled concrete granulate, then the resultant new concrete becomes carbon negative, locking away atmospheric CO₂ ad infinitem. Hear from Neustark, whose ground breaking technology is operating already today in Switzerland, capturing and mineralizing biogenic CO₂ from biogas-biomethane upgrading.
Circular room take me there
9 february (am)
BECCU : a side-stream of the process to upgrade biogas to biomethane is a clean and pure CO₂. If captured and utilised, this CO₂ can displace fossil-origin industrial CO₂ and being biogenic in origin, is carbon neutral. Applications include in greenhouses, for carbonated drinks, micro-algae production or even the decentralised production of liquid fuels such as e-methanol. We look into some of these biogenic CO₂ utilization approaches and pathways.
Circular room take me there
9 february (pm)
BECCS : a side-stream of the process to upgrade biogas to biomethane is a clean and pure CO₂. If captured and stored permanently, this CO₂ is removed from atmospheric CO₂ levels and contributes to reducing the green house effect. Discover some of the high-profile early projects in BECCS.
Hear from : Future Biogas
Green Gaz room take me there
9 february (am)
Biohydrogen : steam reforming, methane pyrolysis, plasmalysis (cold plasma conversion), catalytic membrane reactors offer some of the pathways to produce biohydrogen from biogas/biomethane. Hear from the forward thinking pioneers in this fast-evolving field, who focus on developing pathways to produce biohydrogen from biogas/biomethane
cold plasma : Spark Cleantech (fr) IBBK (de)
catalytic membranes : European Lighthouse Catalytic Membrane Reactor (it), H2SITE (es)
Biochar room take me there
9 February (am)
Biochar : Pyrolysis of biogas digestate or animal slurry offers new ways to valorize digestate as a soil amendment and simultaneous carbon fixer. Come listen: Biomass Controls.
Forum take me there
9 February (am)
Training : From design to operation – What training to work in anaerobic digestion and build skills?