FP6 - Bfuel/019895/2005 Bio-SNG - Demonstration of the Production and Utilization of Synthetic Natural Gas

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Type of Project	Demonstration
Contract No	Bfuel/019895/2005
Total Cost	8,464 KEuro
EC Contribution	2,875 KEuro
Start Date	1-1-2006
Duration	36 Months

Abstract

Methane derived from solid biofuels is an important option for achieving the political goal for an increased use of alternative motor fuels. The biomass methanation has already been demonstrated on the small scale. And methane can easily be feed into the existing Natural Gas infrastructure, and can then be used with available technology, in particular within vehicle fleets. Although this option has been explicitly encouraged by the EC Directive 2003/55/EC so far no R&D-focus has been put on this.

Thus, the objective of this project is it to realise and demonstrate the production of Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) from solid biofuels within an innovative, large scale gasification plant to be built in Austria and to applicate this motor fuel in energy efficient vehicles (WTW). The plant experiences of the last years, the promising results from its successful operation and a well-balanced mixture of experienced industry and research partners will ensure that the following specific objectives will be achieved:

• Assessment of the provision of solid biofuels
• Detailed engineering as well as construction and commissioning of the Bio-SNG plant
• Optimization of the plant by research on gasification and gas cleaning to allow for the best technical solution
• Research on methanation and gas upgrading to optimize the technical process
• Monitoring of the demonstration operation to measure and/or analyse all relevant parameters
• Analysis and demonstration a SNG use in vehicles
• Technical, economic and environmental analysis to assess SNG against other alternative fuels in real life situations.

Therewith this project that strongly supports EC's targets to increase the use of alternative fuels for transportation purposes significantly advances the current state of technology. The Bio-SNG project aims as a very promising example for an increased exploitation of the huge potential of solid biofuels for the use within the transportation sector.

Coordinator

Institute for Energy and Environment GmbH, Germany

Partners

• Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Austria
• Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland
• Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czech Republic
• Biomasse Kraftwerk Güssing GmbH & Co KG, Austria
• REPOTEC - Renewable Power Technologies Umwelttechnik GmbH, Austria
• CTU-Conzepte Technik Umwelt AG, Switzerland
• VNG-Verbundnetz Gas AG, Germany
• Electricité de France, France

Contacts

Contact

• Martin KALTSCHMITT / Institute for Energy and Environment Institut für Energetik und Umwelt GmbH / GERMANY