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Decision Support Tool to quantify the biogas potential of different feedstocks

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Biodigesters can produce valuable methane from a range of feedstocks. End-I AG was interested in estimating the emission reduction potential for projects in Romania and Ghana. Over time, these calculations were expanded with a range of feedstocks  and scenarios to use the biogas to crowd out fossil fuels.

EnD-I AG is a German company working in the field of renewable energy. It plans, builds and operatses plants both domestically and internationally which generate renewable energy from on sustainable raw materials, biogenic waste and methane deposits from landfill sites and coal mines.

The tool which we delivered to EnD-I covered the following feedstocks:

  1. Energy crops: grain silage, grain, grass, maize silage, sugar beet, potato, sunflower, leafy vegetable
  2. By-products: rapeseed cake, mash (schlempe), glycerine, grain dust, pomace (trester)
  3. Manure: cow manure, cow dung, pig manure, poultry litter
  4. Waste/Sludge: animal carcasses, flotate, sludge, separated grease, waste cooking oil, slaughterhouse waste, food waste

Emission reduction estimates were made for the following scenarios:

  1. Energy crops: no feedstock production
  2. By-products: landfilled, applied on land, combusted without energy recovery, combusted with energy recovery, disposed in a anaerobic lagoon, composted, used as animal fodder, used as raw material
  3. Manure and Waste/sludge: landfilled, applied on land, combusted without energy recovery, combusted with energy recovery, disposed in a anaerobic lagoon, disposed in a aerobic lagoon, composted, used as animal fodder, used as raw material

Jelmer Hoogzaad developed the tool as the technical consultant to the project team at Climate Focus.

Client: EnD-I AG

 

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Jelmer Hoogzaad

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Climate Focus

Years of Implementation

2006, 2007, 2008

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#agriculture and forestry, #circular economy, #circular economy quick scans and tools, #climate finance and due diligence, #renewable energy and energy efficiency, #waste

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topics

  • Blog posts and articles
  • Circular economy
  • Circular economy quick scans and tools
  • Climate finance and due diligence
  • Climate policy
  • Deep awareness and engagement
  • Metabolic analysis of flows and stocks
  • Rebound effect and sufficiency
  • Renewable energy and energy efficiency
  • Sector research and policy support

sectors

  • Agriculture and forestry
  • Construction
  • Energy and power
  • Finance
  • Households and SMEs
  • Industry
  • Mining and quarrying
  • Textiles
  • Transport
  • Waste
  • Water

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