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Sustainable Biogas Production: Latest Research and Development
Future of Energy: Latest Biogas Technology Advances
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Discovery Chepe Id-364-TEC
Published in
08-11-2024
Biogas is obtained from the decomposition of organic matter in the absence of oxygen (anaerobic environment). Overall, biogas is a renewable energy source with the potential to provide a number of environmental and economic benefits.
Technologies developed on biogas are still in progress. Let us remember that the main sources of biogas are: Animal manure, crop residues, food industry waste, urban waste. In addition to sludge from wastewater treatment plants, waste from the food industry, waste from the paper industry, waste from the textile industry.
1- The largest biogas plant in Europe was recently inaugurated in Denmark. The plant has a production capacity of 400 million cubic meters of biogas per year.
2- In 2022, the Swedish company Scania launched a new truck that runs on biomethane. The truck has a range of up to 1,000 kilometers.
3- In 2021, the European Union approved a new directive that requires 14% of the fuel used in transportation to be renewable by 2030. Biomethane can help meet this goal.
Unlocking Biogas Potential: Innovative Tech Advancements
In terms of Production:
New substrates are being investigated for the production of biogas, such as algae, waste from the food industry and even wastewater. They are also developing new anaerobic digestion technologies to improve the efficiency of biogas production, and developing new microorganisms to improve biogas production from different substrates.
On the topic of Purification:
New membrane technologies are being developed to purify biogas to biomethane. In addition, new rules and regulations are being developed for the injection of biomethane into the natural gas network.
Regarding the use of Biogas:
New vehicles and engines that run on biomethane are being developed, as well as new heating and electricity generation systems that run on biomethane.
Even though Biogas brings great benefits to the environment, there are still great challenges to meet, such as:
a) Costs: The production of biogas is still more expensive than the production of fossil fuels.
b) Infrastructure: Infrastructure needs to be developed for the distribution and storage of biomethane.
c) Sustainability: It is important to ensure that biogas production does not have negative impacts on the environment.
In general, biogas is a renewable energy source with great potential to contribute to the decarbonization of the economy. Advances in biogas production, purification and utilization are driving the growth of the biogas industry.
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