Renewable Gas The Potential of Biomethane Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation Workshop 26th October 2017; Barcelona Jan Stambasky President, European Biogas Association
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Biomethane Industry Including Anaerobic digestion followed by biogas upgrading Including Gasification of renewable organic matter followed by syngas conversion to biomethane Power-to-Gas technology producing biomethane from biogenic carbon or utilizing biological pathways
Biomethane from Anaerobic Digestion Biogas cleaning Removal of trace impurities from the biogas like sulphane, ammonia, siloxanes etc. Removal of water droplets and moisture Biogas upgrading Removal of carbon dioxide Removal of nitrogen in some special cases (landfill gas)
Biomethane from Anaerobic Digestion Source: www.biogasmax.eu
Adsorption Technology
Absorption Technologies
Membrane Separation
Biogas Upgrading to Biomethane 3% 1% 21% Pressure Swing Adsorption Water Scrubber 30% Physical absorption Chemical absorption 5% 40% Membrane separation Cryogenic separation More in annual EBA Statistical Report
Biomethane from Gasification & Power-to-Gas
Power <-> to <-> Gas
European Biomethane Industry Anaerobic digestion Gasification Power-to-Gas
Why Biomethane (and not H 2 )? Scientific Advisory Council - SAC Existing infrastructure, feed-in without any restrictions at any time: Pipelines, network, facilities, storage in caverns/aquifers, gas turbines, appliances compatibility 3,5 times higher storage capacity: Hydrogen needs much more space (or pressure ) for the same amount of energy Existing and affordable consumer applications CH 4 is already an universal energy carrier - CNG cars and busses, CNG/LNG trucks, ships, industry Methane is also a raw material! Flexibility: depending on the market situation and the infrastructure, energy can be transferred between different energy carriers.
Biomethane Statistics & P2M Capacity 18 bcm Biogas in CHP applications (methane equivalent) 1.7 bcm 80 bcm Annual biomethane production Hydrogen could be methanised with 20 bcm CO 2 382 TWh Electricity could be methanised only by our industries With the existing production capacity!
Efficiency: Heat Losses Not Lost! Scientific Advisory Council - SAC
Synergy in Process Integration Scientific Advisory Council - SAC Methanation produces heat, which can be perfectly integrated into the upstream gas production facilities, thus heat is fully utilised Biological P2M process can be integrated even more, and to replace the raw biogas upgrading process (Viessmann) Gasification offers large scale process integration Carbon efficiency dramatically increases in both processes: P2M process integration significantly improves the CO 2 footprint of biomethane, thus enabling greening more natural gas
Werlte 6MW Thermochemical P2G CO 2 + 4H 2 CH 4 + 2H 2 O 2800t + 510t 1020t + 2290t (300 C, nickel catalyst) Source: Audi e-gas
Viessmann 300 kw Biological P2G Biogas Upgrading Unit Biomethane CH 4 Biogas (Optional: Biogas from AD Plant) CO2 Electrical power H2 Biomethane PEM Electrolyzer CH 4 Bacteria Source: Viessmann AG
Biomethane Facts & Figures & Trade
Forerunners, Followers and Newcomers
Total Figures of Biogas Plants
Biomethane Facilities
2G Biomethane from Biogas? BiogasDoneRight! Source: IPCC Mitigation Report 2014
Gas Future: 2 nd Transition is Coming
When This Will Start?? It Has Already
European Renewable Gas Register - ERGaR Established on 28/09/2016
Conclusions I. Scientific Advisory Council - SAC Biomethane industry is a strong and mature partner for green electricity, with considerable production capacities today, and sound potential for the future Power-to-Methane technology has no limits in conventional gas industry and its implementation is cheaper and quicker Power-to-Methane technology and biomethane production are much synergetic, easily integrated, and with tremendous potential in utilization of existing CO 2 streams
Conclusions II. Scientific Advisory Council - SAC Biomethane industry is a developed industry, with solid background in AD and gasification and new developments in Power-to-Gasconsiderable production capacities today, and sound potential for the future Biomethane is the right partner providing natural gas industry decarbonisation Energy grids, gas and electro, must be seen as one, as the Integrated Energy Grid System
Jan Stambasky President stambasky@european-biogas.eu European Biogas Association Renewable Energy House Rue d'arlon 63-65 B - 1040 Brussels +32 24.00.10 89 info@european-biogas.eu www.european-biogas.eu