News
01-Oct-2008
Innovative Manuka Makes Biomethane Affordable
The Katrineholm and Motala projects are based on the entry-level "Manuka" plants (25-80 Nm3/h), turning sludge from municipal wastewater treatment into biomethane for vehicle fuel. While the Greenlane® Manuka design is based on Flotech's long-proven CSFR technology, it contains several patent pending innovations, giving high energy efficiency from a low cost simplified process. Manuka was conceptualised in March 2007; prototype development commenced in early 2008 and the first plants will be in commercial operation during spring 2009.
Of the 35 biogas-upgrading plants currently installed in Sweden, CSFR 600 is the model most commonly used. Both of these new projects demonstrate the growing demand for smaller scale biogas plants by communities nowadays: "We are responding to strong calls for innovative technology in this area of the Swedish market. There is currently a tremendous demand for these plants. By introducing Greenlane® Manuka we are driving energy technology for a whole new market segment", says Sales Manager, Ulf Jonsson.
By taking a quantum leap in compression technology (a core competence of the Flotech Group) and with several new patents in the pipeline, Greenlane's innovative engineering solutions are not only meeting market needs, but going beyond expectations. The firm provides a unique competitive advantage for this scale of plant, decreasing investment and reducing production costs for customers.
Managing Director, Morgan Jansson explains the international reputation of Flotech Group through its Greenlane Biogas centre of expertise: "We have worked alongside Motala and Katrineholm for the last six months. The finalised concept will be locked to a standard that will meet the demands of any Swedish community. Small to mid-size cities or even larger farms could therefore easily acquire Manuka as a "plug-and-play" unit".
In Motala, Sweden (left to right): Christer Setterdahl (Svensk Biogas), Morgan Jansson (Greenlane Biogas) and Anders Ledskog (Motala Community), shaking hands to celebrate the signing of two agreements with Motala and Katrineholm cities.