This $1.9m pilot biogas facility will power EV charging stations in Bundaberg
Biofutures fund queensland awarded Energy360 $363,000 through the Queensland government’s $5m Queensland Waste to Biofutures Fund (W2B Fund) to build the $1.9m waste to bioenergy demonstration plant, which will be commissioned in late-2021.
A Queensland biogas facility will transform 4,000 tonnes of agricultural waste into 3,600t of fertiliser and ~830 megawatt-hours (MWh) of power per year to charge electric vehicles.
Biogas is produced from the digestion of organic matter, like industrial waste, agricultural waste, energy crops, and sludge from wastewater treatment.
The March 2019 ‘Biogas Opportunities for Australia’ report estimated the investment opportunity for new bioenergy and energy from waste projects at between $3.5 to $5 billion, with the potential to avoid up to 9 million tonnes of CO2 emissions each year.
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Last week, Victoria-based company Energy360 was awarded $363,000 through the Queensland government’s $5m Queensland Waste to Biofutures Fund (W2B Fund) to build the $1.9m waste to bioenergy demonstration plant, which will be commissioned in late-2021.
Energy360 says waste from local agriculture and food processors will be fed into an anaerobic digestor which will produce biogas and fertiliser.
“The outputs will power the EV charging station and support opportunities for jobs, skills and training in bioenergy and resource recovery,” Energy360 CEO Samantha Lamond said.
Some critics of EVs say that that the electricity used to power them is only as “green” as its source, which could be from coal-fired power stations or natural gas power plants, Energy360 wrote in September.
One clean energy alternative is biogas power generation.
“Energy360, together with its bioenergy and strategic partners, has the technology to do exactly this,” the company says.
“Electric vehicles powered by renewable electricity from biogas are running on 100 per cent renewable energy, substantially reducing GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions, as well as reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill.”
17th November, 2019 – WRITTEN BY STOCKHEAD – Reuben Adams
Biogas Upgrading: Energy360 can upgrade the biogas generated by using world leading biogas to biomethane upgrading technology.
The upgraded biomethane can then be injected to the grid, which enables customers to utilise the valuable, onsite biogas to generate an income stream and offset the profit impact of natural gas price increases without risk to the site’s processing operations.
Key benefits – Biogas to biomethane upgrading is a leading solution for carbon-free manufacturing. The technology is robust, proven and will be delivered by Energy360, Australia’s leading biogas handling company.
In Addition: Biogas can aslo be stored without conversion to another energy source and used as needed to generate power. The electricity produced can be grid connected or used behind the meter.
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