Benefits
Biogas plant is the most efficient cleaning system. Any other system consumes energy. Biogas plant produces energy.
Aside the ecology main benefits are production of biogas and bio-fertilizers.
Additional benefits: electrical and heat power, biomethane, savings on capital costs for cleaning systems when constructing new facilities.
Biogas production prevents methane emission into the atmosphere. Its recovery is the best way of global warming prevention.
Biogas plant at Latvian village Vircava
BIOGAS
Biogas - gas produced by means of methane digestion of biomass. Microorganisms metabolize carbon from organic substrates in oxygen-free environment (anaerobic). This process is also called rotting or oxygen-free digestion and follows food chain. Biogas is gas that consists of 60% methane (CH4) and 40% of carbon dioxide (CO2). Synonyms for biogas are terms like sewer gas, mine gas, marsh gas, and methane gas. Caloric value of biogas ranges between 6000 to 75000 kcal.
BIO-FERTILIZERS
Bio-fertilizer efficiency is defined by active substance N-P-K and its biologic compound. Biomass at the exit of biogas plant conserves all active substances but now they are in free form. Biological compounds of bio-fertilizes are humic acids and macro elements. Application of bio-fertilizers can increase crop yields up to 30-50%.
Biogas plant at Latvian village Vircava
ELECTRICITY and HEAT
It is possible to produce 2,4 kWh of electric + 2,8 kWh of heat power from 1m3 of biogas (at 60% methane in biogas). Biogas is used as fuel in co-generation plant without any upgrading. There is no need to burn biogas separately to produce heat power. Heat power is recovered from co-generation plant engine cooling system.
BIOMETHANE
For the purpose of filling gas into the cars or supplying it into the gas grid, biogas upgrading system up to Biomethane grade must be installed (CO2 removal). After the upgrading product gas has quality of natural gas (98-99% methane CH4). The only difference is the source of that gas.
Biogas plant at Latvian village Vircava
