Introduction

Bio-methane Regions is a three year project, supported by Intelligent Energy Europe, which seeks to promote anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas upgrading technology, along with market development of the resulting biomethane for grid injection and vehicle usage. The project runs through to April 2014.

Bio-methane Regions seeks to stimulate the market in ways that are appropriate to the current state of development of AD, biogas and bio-methane in the regions concerned. Analysing the reasons for take-off in some countries, and best practice examples from wherever they exist, the barriers to development and market conditions across the EU will give insights into the requirements to facilitate new developments. Armed with this information, each region will develop a strategy for moving forward.

Project News

NOV 2012 - New Case Studies - best practice monitoring showcase at European AD plants. This document comprises a collection of excellent case studies, which demonstrate monitoring practices throughout Europe that have led to stable operation of full-scale AD plants. Experts from the Universitity of Glamorgan, the Technical University of Vienna and AD Plant experts have collected and selected a number of case studies detailing monitoring practices from across Europe.
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OCT 2012 - Bio-methane Regions at EU Open Days - the project coordinator recently attended the 'EU Open Days' event in Brussels, presenting the project's activities to a broad audience from across Europe (see right). The Biomethane Regions project was chosen as a good example of an IEE project for the seminar "Local and regional support from EU for Renewable Energy - What to do? How to do it?"

Aims

The project is ultimately intended to facilitate new AD plants and bio-methane production through the provision of independent advice to potential developers, regulators, politicians and potentially affected persons. The objective is to establish AD, bio-methane to gas grid and bio-methane as a transport fuel as viable and attractive options to investors, individuals, waste and energy companies / utilities and governments.

Through an examination of case studies of existing plants, the visiting of existing high efficiency operations and the adoption of the most appropriate technology to each circumstance, best practice and solutions in new AD plants will be encouraged. By facilitating the removal of barriers to the implementation of bio-methane options the technology can fulfil its potential.

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Bio-methane Calculator

This tool is designed to be used for pre-feasibility studies regarding new bio-methane facilities, and models several key process technologies.
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You will also need the Biogas Calculator (DOWNLOAD), which generates some of the input data needed for the Bio-methane Calculator.

Note: The tools should be used with care, checking that the adjustable settings are appropriate to your circumstances and the current national / European financial incentive arrangements.

Biogas to Bio-methane Technology Review

This technical review, written by our expert partners at the Technical University of Vienna, describes the merits of the key current technologies for biogas to bio-methane gas upgrading.
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Best Practice Monitoring

This report presents some excellent case studies of European plants using new monitoring techniques to optimise performance.
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