Biogas
Turning biogas into heat and power.
Instead of producing waste that creates emissions, organic waste—also called biomass—can be used as a valuable energy source when turned into biogas.
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Using biogas from the fermentation of organic waste, Jenbacher biogas engines can generate heat and power as a reliable energy source for your business.
Your Challenge
With the phase-out of coal and nuclear power, centralized electricity producers often are replacing larger plants with a number of smaller, decentralized wind energy and photo-voltaic plants that provide power and heat where it is needed. One challenge is fluctuations in electricity production due to the variability of renewable energy sources.To help avoid blackouts, additional electricity may need to be generated reliably from other available sources. That’s where another renewable energy source, biogas, comes into play — as a complement to these volatile, weather-dependent energy sources.
Industry Trends
Instead of producing waste that creates emissions, organic waste — also called biomass — can be used as a valuable energy source when turned into biogas. The use of biogas to fuel engines as an alternative to fossil fuels is increasing across the energy sector. Biogas can complement other renewable sources, such as wind and solar, by providing dispatchable energy, as it is not dependent on weather conditions.
Our Approach
Jenbacher offers flexible, innovative, and proven combined heat and power (CHP) biogas solutions that turn biogas produced from biomass into power and heat. With a wealth of experience in biogas applications, Jenbacher also is a global technology leader when it comes to engine-based power generation and waste heat recovery solutions including biogas CHP.
The Jenbacher solution
Jenbacher biogas generator sets are widely used by farmers and industrial users across the globe. Onsite biogas cogeneration plants can be used by businesses to supply their own electricity and heat needs, or biogas gensets can transform biogas to electricity for future off-take to the grid.
Biogas CHP generators can be installed inside buildings or also can be supplied as ready-to-use biogas-to-power containerized solutions that can be used in various applications, for example, as a part of a biomass energy power plant.
The process of biogas generation is divided into three steps: Preparation of the bio-input, fermentation, and post-treatment of the residual material. At the start, the organic material is collected in a primary pit, sterilized to remove harmful germs in case of food waste and moved to the digester. The biogas produced in the digester is collected in a gas storage tank to ensure a continuous supply of gas, independent of fluctuations in the gas production. Finally, to turn biogas into electricity, it is fed into a biogas engine.
Once the fuel is fed into the biogas cogeneration plant, it sets the engine into action. This engine drives a generator that turns biogas into electricity. The heat produced during this process, which would otherwise be wasted, is captured and used for heating applications. This dual use of energy enables the biogas cogeneration plant to reach total efficiency levels of up to 90%. With Jenbacher biogas combined heat and power generators, the process supports efficient energy use and the use of renewable energy sources.
Benefits of biogas engines
- Efficient combined on-site power and heat generation with biogas (biogas CHP).
- Ready-to-use biogas power plant solutions in containers.
- A waste-to-energy/waste-to-power application can help reduce your business’s carbon footprint.
- An alternative disposal of dung, liquid manure, and biowaste while simultaneously harnessing energy as an alternative to conventional fuels.
Our experts are ready to help you
Whether your business is looking for onsite power solutions, access to electricity, decreased energy costs, or even to sell electricity back to your local grid/consumers, Jenbacher´s regional experts can advise you on which solution makes the most sense for you.
Get in touch for free consultation on the following:
- The benefits of onsite power generation solutions for your company
- Potential financial benefits using economic modeling
- Consultation on the technical side of your project – fuel types, feasibility studies, equipment and balance of plant selection, and more
- Regional incentive programs relevant to your business
- Options to deliver your project: purchasing, financing and leasing, engaging a service provider (ESCO, BOO etc.)
- How to meet emissions targets
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Whether your business is looking for onsite power solutions, access to electricity, decreased energy costs, or even to sell electricity back to your local grid/consumers, Jenbacher regional experts can advise you on which solution makes the most sense for you.