Biogas drying and purification methods
Mwacharo, Fiona; Bhandar, Suraj; Othman, Ahmed; Rautio, Anne-Riikka (2020)
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https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-7173-55-8
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-7173-55-8
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In August 2020, Biogas2030 statement was made, where the goal for national biogas production and use in 2030 was set to 4 TWh. The goal is approximately four times higher than the current production rate in Finland. In order to reach this not only political decisions must be made but also new technologies and business models have to be created. In Finland, there is large potential for biogas production in agriculture, especially in animal farms, that created suitable biomasses through the year.
Although the production of biogas in farms is growing all the time, the energy is often used in the farms as heat and power. The profitgained from the biogas would be better and also the availability of renewable fuels would increase in Finland if the biogas would be purified and sold as fuel. However, in a small scale with current technologies this is not profitable. HABITUS project (Decentralized Biogas Production and liquefaction in Finland, funded by Regional Council of Central Ostrobothnia, European Regional Development Fund) is answering this challenge by creating new technologies suitable for purification and liquefaction of biogas in the small scale. This report was written during summer 2020 for HABITUS project to review the current state and future trends of biogas purification and upgrading technologies.
Although the production of biogas in farms is growing all the time, the energy is often used in the farms as heat and power. The profitgained from the biogas would be better and also the availability of renewable fuels would increase in Finland if the biogas would be purified and sold as fuel. However, in a small scale with current technologies this is not profitable. HABITUS project (Decentralized Biogas Production and liquefaction in Finland, funded by Regional Council of Central Ostrobothnia, European Regional Development Fund) is answering this challenge by creating new technologies suitable for purification and liquefaction of biogas in the small scale. This report was written during summer 2020 for HABITUS project to review the current state and future trends of biogas purification and upgrading technologies.