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FLOTECH WINS 'DEAL OF THE YEAR'
Flotech's Greenlane division recently won Deal of the Year at the Air New Zealand 2008 export awards in Auckland, for a $13m technology supply contract for the Güstrow project in Germany. (See video below)
INNOVATIVE MICRO MAKES BIOMETHANE AFFORDABLE
Greenlane Biogas retains its leadership in the renewable energy field by developing innovative standardised “MICRO” plants to make them affordable to communities in Sweden: following two contracts signed April 1, 2008, Motala and Katrineholm will be the first to experience this latest Greenlane® upgrading concept.
The Katrineholm and Motala projects are based on the entry-level “MICRO” plants (25-80 Nm3/h), turning sludge from municipal wastewater treatment into biomethane for vehicle fuel. While the Greenlane® MICRO 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. MICRO 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® MICRO 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 MICRO 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.
FRANCE’S BIGGEST BIOGAS PLANT COMES ON-LINE
The largest biogas upgrading plant in France, built by Greenlane in the city of Lille was officially opened in September 2007. The 2 x CSFR 600 units produce four million cubic metres of biomethane annually and supply 180 buses with fuel. The raw material for gas production is biomass from household waste. “Greenlane Biogas is not only the first company in France to upgrade biogas for the transport sector; we are still the only one with commercial-scale experience”, says Yann Pierre, Project Manager.
Having a biogas upgrading plant of this size makes it easier for Lille to fight air pollution and the effects of global warming. In addition it gives a substantial benefit to the local economy, by utilising local resources.
Moreover, Greenlane has initiated replacement of the first French biogas upgrading plant built in Lille Marquette as a pilot unit by the company in 1992. The new plant will begin operating in 2008, upgrading biogas from a municipal wastewater plant. Capacity of the new plant is 100 Nm3/h of raw biogas, which will be sufficient to fuel 10 buses.
“The fact that our team was chosen to renew the prototype is of high symbolic value to us. This is proof that the city of Lille has confidence in Flotech Group and particularly in our technology”, says Morgan Jansson, Managing Director of Greenlane Biogas in Europe.
For both projects the best available technologies are used, including 4th generation water-scrubbing solutions, which are a Greenlane proprietary technology. The company has installed its gas-purifying technology in Europe and Asia during the last decade, and remains the market leader in delivering clean biomethane fuel from waste streams.
Biogas upgrading plant, Centre for Organic Recovery in Sequedin, France
ANOTHER WORLD-LEADING BIOGAS PROJECT
Following a EUR 42 million deal signed by EnviTec Biogas AG in November 2007, Greenlane Biogas (part of the Flotech Group) has been contracted to build the world’s largest biogas upgrading plant. The facility in Güstrow, Germany will transform raw biogas from biomass digesters into pipeline quality gas.
Thanks to its world-leading Greenlane® biogas treatment systems, Greenlane will deliver 3 x CSFR 2000 units with 2,000 Nm3/h each, for a total capacity of 6,000 cubic metres of gas per hour. Over 99% of the upgraded methane gas will be injected into the German national natural gas grid. The plant will be 50% larger than the Greenlane® plant Flotech has installed in Madrid City, Spain - so far considered to be the world’s largest biogas plant.
Project execution began in February 2008 and the first processed biogas will be fed into natural gas network in the fall of 2008. The project is due for completion in April 2009.
The Greenlane® Biogas upgrading plants in Güstrow are the largest in the world. The latest generation of “Water Scrubbing” technology (an original Flotech design) upgrades biogas to pure methane, suitable as pipeline quality gas and/or vehicle refuelling. Greenlane has been installing its gas-purifying technology throughout the world over the
last decade. With its other recent contracts – Lille in France, Seoul in Korea, Katrineholm & Motala in Sweden, Greenlane remains the leader in delivering clean biomethane fuel from organic waste.
Demand for renewable fuels is growing strongly due to sky rocketing oil prices and environmental impact of fossil fuels. In terms of emissions reduction, biogas stands out as one of the most promising alternative. Compared to ethanol, and other technologies that compete with food supplies, biogas performs better both with regard to energy conversion efficiency and life cycle emissions.
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Biogas can be used in any CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) powered vehicle or natural gas pipeline system. It is frequently derived from waste biomass, providing opportunities for waste disposal services to be commercially beneficial.
The net environmental benefits with Greenlane® biogas are significant when compared to fossil based fuel:
• Virtually zero net atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide;
• Captures methane before it becomes harmful to the environment and converts it to usable energy
RENEWABLE FUEL AT THE FOREFRONT – SEOUL CITY
Above: Steve Broadbent (Greenlane, 4th from left) and Hyo-Soon Song (Eco Energy) shaking hands outside the Seoul Mayoral Chambers, to celebrate the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
On the 17th of December 2007 a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Greenlane Biogas and their Korean partner Eco Energy Holdings Co Ltd. “This marks the beginning of what is expected to be the world’s largest facility for producing biogas for vehicle fuel”, says Steve Broadbent, Managing Director, Flotech Group”.
The continuously soaring energy consumption in Korea has been recognized with growth of 6.9% compared to 1.6% in U.S.A, 1.6 % in Japan, 1.0 % in U.K and 0.1 % in Germany (source: IEA, 2001). This is country striving to quickly find new solutions for managing waste, some of which is currently dumped at sea.
Greenlane Biogas, the Flotech centre of expertise based in Sweden, is experiencing accelerating success with its world leading solutions. Greenlane® biogas upgrading systems take biogas from sludge digesters and turn an environmental problem into clean, reliable energy at modest cost. Thanks to this advanced technology, biomethane – a carbon neutral fuel is produced. This will allow the City of Seoul to make biogas from waste streams, providing large volumes of renewable, environmentally friendly fuel to replace gasoline and diesel. The public transport infrastructure of Seoul will thus be powered by fuel extracted from the wastewater treatment processes and municipal refuse.
The economic spin off does not end there. Carbon credits generated by this project will be traded on the London Carbon Credit market, in recognition of the contribution to reduction of greenhouse emissions released into the atmosphere. “The carbon credits are a tradable commodity on the London Carbon Credit Market. This adds a nice economic incentive to a project that is already an environmental winner”, Mr Broadbent adds.
In the last 20 years, biogas utilisation has been successful in wastewater treatment plants, industrial processing applications, municipal waste plants and the agricultural sector. I
ncreased use of biogas is an important goal in most countries for many reasons: it is a renewable energy source which helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution and soil degradation. Compared to ethanol and other technologies that compete with food supplies, biogas represents a significant advance in renewable fuels technology that countries worldwide can adopt safely right now, and thereby assist in restoring the natural balance of carbon emissions.
From this perspective, Korea has shown itself to be a very forward thinking country in terms of both utilisation of alternative fuels and reduction of the environmental impact of vehicles.
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