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UPGRADED BIOGAS TO BIOMETHANE AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Stephan Hoffmann, Head of Sales International PlanET Biogas Global GmbH BIOGAS AFRICA FORUM 2017 20 - 21 JULY 2017 | NAIROBI, KENYA

BIOGAS AS A FUEL

www.planet-biogas.com

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PlanET Biogas Group

• 1. Company Overview
• 2. Overview Biomethane and its Applications
• 3. References Biomethane Plants
• 4. Conclusions

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PlanET - your strong partner!

PlanET: Success in figures

• 20 years of expertise
• Over 400 biogas plants worldwide
• More than 200 employees
• 5 international locations
• Prestigious Innovation Awards

The PlanET Principle:

+ 1A Service + Inexpensive substrates + Maximum substrate yield + High CHP efficiency and reliability + Low operating costs + Maximum remuneration

Σ your profit

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PlanET’s international subsidiaries

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References – in numbers

Best practice. Worldwide.

380 biogas plants in Europe 12 biogas plants in Asia 18 biogas plants in North-America

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PlanET’s core businesses

Complete AD concepts RePowering Service

• Customized engineering
• Plug and Play solutions
• Integration of local resources
• PlanET product portfolio and design
• Waste 2 Energy Components e.g.

Pasteurization & Sterilization

• Substrate pre-treatment e.g. Rotacrex
• 20 years of expertise

& know-how

• increases efficiency
• Potential analysis
• Sale of equipment

and components

• Worldwide Service
• CHP service partner
• High material

availability

• Biological Service
• Own lab

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PlanET‘s typical plant types

Small scale plants Waste to Energy (W2E) plants

• 16/6 m digester
• For liquid feedstocks
• 30/50/75kW CHP
• Simple and robust

technology

• Available worldwide

as material package

• All kinds of organic

material suitable

• Optional hygienisation

technology

• Valuable fertilizer
• Remarkable reduction
• f CO2 emission

Agricultural plants

• CHP sizes from

75 kW to 1.5 MW

• Modular plant set-up

for later extension

• Different concepts
• incl. heat use and

satellite CHPs Biomethane plants

• Fermentation line

similar to agricultural or W2E plants

• Independent upgrading

technology consultancy

• Combination with CHPs

possible

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PlanET Biogas Group

• 1. Company Overview
• 2. Overview Biomethane and its Applications
• 3. References Biomethane Plants
• 4. Conclusions

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Overview Biomethane

What is biogas, what is biomethane?

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Overview Biomethane

Biogas – a highly flexible energy source

• Many possible feedstocks:
• Municipal solid waste (negative feedstock cost)
• Food processing waste (reduced disposal costs)
• Animal waste – manure (zero feedstock cost)
• Agricultural residues (combined with manure)
• Wood residues (gasification and methanation)
• Many possible uses:
• Transport (including marine shipping and trucks)
• Power (including grid balancing with wind and solar)
• Industrial heat (including combined head and power)
• Building heat (residential and commercial buildings)
• Cooking (modern stoves in developing countries)
• Material use in chemical industry (including CO2 use)

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Overview Biomethane

Biomethane Upgrading Technologies

• Biogas Washing : Absorption
• With pressurised water : Water scrubbing
• With organic solvent :
• With a solvent :

Physical absorption

• With amines :

Amine Washing

• Adsorption: Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA)
• Permeation : Membranes
• Low Temperature : Cryogenics

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Overview Biomethane

Value chain of biogas/biomethane

Source: dena biogaspartner

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Overview Biomethane Example: Components of a CNG Filling Station

1. Biomethane supply 2. Gas meter 3. Compressor 4. Dryer 5. HP Storage bottles 6. Housing 7. HP Connection pipe 8. Filling station 9. HP Filling pipe

• 10. Coupling

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Overview Biomethane

Picture: Double Storage Facility for CNG Filling Station Picture: Truck mounted Gas Storage Bottles for transport

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PlanET Biogas Group

• 1. Company Overview
• 2. Overview Biomethane and its Applications
• 3. References Biomethane Plants
• 4. Conclusions

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PlanET biomethane plant in Neuss (Germany)

• 1 Digester: Ø 23 m; height 6 m; 2,492 m³
• 1 Secondary digester: Ø 21 m; height 6 m; 2,078 m³
• 1 Digestate storage: Ø 29 m; height 6 m; 3,300 m³
• Feeding system: 1 x NawaRotor Vario 60 m³
• CHP: 2 x 250 kW (2007-2010)
• Upgrading technology: Amine gas treatment ; 160

Nm³/h biomethane (since 2010)

References Biomethane

• Commissioning: 2007 with CHP; 2010 repowering

biomethane

• Feedstock: Maize, chicken manure
• Current use of biomethane: biomethane-CHP (EEG)

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References Biomethane

PlanET Biomethane plant in Walchum (Germany)

• 1 Prestorage tank: Ø 11 m; height 5 m; 475 m³
• 1 Digester: Ø 25 m; height 8 m; 3926 m³
• 1 Digestate storage: Ø 31 m; height 8 m; 6038 m³
• CHP unit: 100 kW 2G
• Feeding system: PlanET Vario “muck and grass”
• Upgrading technology: Membrane technology; 140 Nm³/h biomethane
• Commissioning: 2014
• Feedstock: Maize, Chicken dung
• Current use of biomethane:

biomethane-CHP (EEG)

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PlanET biomethane plant in Müden-Aller (Germany) with CHP

• 2 Digester: Ø 28 m; height 8 m; 4,928 m³
• 2 Secondary digester: Ø 28 m; height 8 m; 4,928 m³
• 2 Digestate storage: Ø 25 m; height 8 m; 6,433 m³
• CHP units: overall 1,12 MW
• Feeding system: 4 x PlanET Vario 74 m³
• Upgrading technology: Amine gas treatment; 350 Nm³/h biomethane

References Biomethane

• Commissioning: 2011
• Feedstock: Maize, Chicken dung,´cattle and pig

slurry, green rye, grass silage

• Current use of biomethane: biomethane-CHP (EEG)
• Heat use (CHP): Regeneration of the Amine treating,

two satellite CHP supply a school, a retirement house, the fire brigade and a sanitary company with energy.

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PlanET biomethane plant Neuhardenberg (Germany)

• 2 Digester: Ø 30 m; height 8 m; 5,654 m³
• 2 Digestate storage: Ø 35 m; height 8 m; 7,697 m³
• Feeding system: 2 x MultiRotor Vario 120 m³ “muck

and grass plus”

• Upgrading technology: Membrane technology; 350

Nm³/h biomethane

• Feature: PlanET Gorator, PlanET Separator

References Biomethane

• Commissioning: 2016
• Feedstock: Maize, duck manure
• Current use of biomethane: biomethane-CHP (EEG)

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PlanET biomethane plant in Liffre (France)

• 1 Digester: Ø 25 m; height 6 m; 2,945 m³
• 1 Digestate storage: Ø 25 m; height 6 m; 2,945 m³
• Feeding system: 1 x multiRotor Vario 38 m³ “muck and

grass plus”

• Upgrading technology: Membrane technology; 60

Nm³/h biomethane

References Biomethane

• Commissioning: 2015
• Feedstock: cattle and pig slurry, green rye, grass

silage

• Current use of biomethane: injection in GrDF grid

(special feed in tariff for biomethane)

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PlanET biomethane plant in North Yorkshire (UK)

• 2 Digester: Ø 30 m; height 8 m; 5,654 m³
• Feeding system: 2 x eco flow Vario 96 m³ “muck and

grass plus” and 2x PlanET Rotacrex

• CHP: 1 x 250 kW
• Upgrading technology: Membrane technology; 250

Nm³/h biomethane

References Biomethane

• Commissioning: 2016
• Feedstock: cattle and pig slurry, green rye, grass

silage, straw

• Current use of biomethane: grid injection (special

feed in tariff for biomethane)

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PlanET biomethane plant in British Columbia (Canada)

• Digestion line: digester 24/6 m, secondary digester

24/6 m, digestate storage 24/6 m

• Feeding system: PlanET Vario 38/50 – volume 50 m³
• Upgrading technology: pressure washing; 400 Nm³/h

biomethane

References Biomethane

• Commissioning: 2011
• Feedstock: chicken dung, grass, whey, fat

waste, slaughterhouse waste

• Current use of biomethane: grid injection

(special feed in tariff for biomethane)

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PlanET Biogas Group

• 1. Company Overview
• 2. Overview Biomethane and its Applications
• 3. References Biomethane Plants
• 4. Conclusions

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Conclusion

Perspectives of Biomethane for the Future

• Biomethane can be fed into existing gas grids; for this a gas grid must

be available

• Biomethane as vehicle fuel has a big potential worldwide
• As CNG biomethane can be stored and transported even without the

existance of a gas grid

• Especially when feedstock is available at low cost of for free (waste,

sewage etc.) and a company has its own vehicle fleet, biomethane as vehicle fuel is an interesting option (i.e. palm oil industry)

• A by-product of the biomethane production is CO2 which can be used in

various industrial sectors (i.e. beverage industry, greenhouses)

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Conclusion

Perspectives of Biomethane for the Future

• In addition to the economical advantages can biomethane also

provide ecological benefits, i.e. carbon credits and CO2 reduction

• Biomethane users can

market their „green“ label

• For the further development of biomethane

worldwide good refernce projects are required

• Therefore a strong cooperation between Development Agencies,

Banks and Technology Providers etc. is required!

Green Leaders

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• Biogas. The Future = Your Benefit

PlanET Biogas Global GmbH Stephan Hoffmann Up de Hacke 26 Phone: +49 151 18810 507 48691 Germany Email: s.hoffmann@planet-biogas.com

Thank you for your attention!

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