Report on the workshop for the promotion
of biomethane in Denmark
Aarhus, Denmark
September 2013
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Author:
Stefano Proietti, ISIS, Italy
Contact:
Stefano Proietti
ISIS
Largo dei Lombardi, 4 - 00186
Roma, Italy
Tel.: + 39 063212655
Fax: + 39 063213049
sproietti@isis-it.com
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CONTENT
Introduction ____________________________________________________4
Description of the workshop’s presentations ___________________________4
ANNEX I – Agenda ______________________________________________6
ANNEX II – List of Participants ____________________________________7
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Introduction
The workshop was organised on the 12 September 2013 in Aarhus (Denmark). With this workshop the
European project BIOMASTER aimed to launch in Denmark (as well as in other European countries) the
set-up of a network of stakeholders interested to biomethane. This informal platform will allow, through
regular contacts, an exchange of information, data, numbers, reports and results of the project in order to
promote the biomethane as a renewable energy source of strategic importance.
The agenda of this training session is provided below in Annex I.
The list of participants is reported below in Annex II.
Description of the workshop’s presentations
The workshop was opened by Margrethe Høstgaard (Agro Business Park), who welcomed the
participants.
Stefano Proietti (ISIS), as coordinator of the BIOMASTER project, introduced the aim of the
workshop, presented the project objectives, the partnership and the main activities, including an
overview on already performed and future tasks of the project.
Bruno Sander Nielsen (Danish Biogas Association) provided a state of the current and future
situation for the production of biogas in Denmark. In particular he stresses the importance of the
manure component. An agreement was signed on 22 March 2012 with incentives for the production
of biogas, according to the different use (CHP, gas grid, transport), but the notification process at EU
level is still pending. Many biogas projects are expected by 2020, but they need long term framework
conditions for a successful realisation.
Torben Kvist (Danish Gas Technology Centre) presented an overview of biogas upgrading
technologies, focusing on gas grid and gas quality requirements, costs of technologies, grid
connection, billing. He showed the Danish natural gas infrastructure, the gas quality requirements for
upgraded biogas injected into the distribution grid. Other important issues concerned the sulfur
treatment of raw biogas, measurement and control, odorisation, compression, oxidation of H2S and
CH4 from CO2 fraction, securing a correct billing.
Anders Peter S. Adamsen (University of Aarhus) presented 3 innovative methanation technologies:
- Haldor Topsøe’s chemical methanation process;
- Biological methanation of biogas - the Electrochaea process;
- Direct addition of hydrogen to biogas or the biogas broth – the DTU process.
Carsten Rudmose (HMN Natural Gas Distributor) presented business model for biogas upgrading in
DK, starting from the Danish legal framework and the gas prices and subsidies. Then he showed the
different options for biogas production with combined heat- and power production and for biogas
production with upgrading, concluding that for large biogas plants upgrading seems to be attractive.
Lars Overgaard (The Danish Transport Innovation Network) presented the Danish context for the
development of gas/biogas for transport. Denmark has a wide spread infrastructure for gas but
almost no use of gas in transport. The latest Danish energy agreement has provided a positive
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framework for the development of the gas sector. He presented the different renewable fuel
alternatives, addressing ranges, costs, emissions, challenges. He concluded with some hints for the
introduction of gas in transport and stressing the importance of networking and partnership to
develop gas as vehicles fuel in the Danish transport sector.
Mårten Ahlm (SEA-SE) provided an overview on different type of vehicles that can use biomethane
for fuel and are available on the Swedish market. Technological solutions, lower emission levels and
other benefits of biomethane use in vehicles were presented for a wide range of vehicles and entities
(from buses to personal cars, from light duty vehicles to heavy ones, from tractors to racing cars).
One of the main feedback from projects where involved in is that the biomethane vehicles are not
different to drive than petrol or diesel vehicles.
Stefano Proietti (ISIS) presented decisional processes and business models related to the
biomethane economy. In particular he presented the objectives in the biomethane’s choice, business
models and involved stakeholders, the chicken/egg dilemma (first vehicles or stations?), costs,
revenues and biomethane cycle economy, steps for success and barriers and drivers. He concluded
with perspectives and work in progress at European Level.
A discussion followed, moderated by Knud Tybirk (Agro Business Park).
One of the main points of discussions focused on the development of the vehicles market,
considering almost no gas vehicles are presently circulating in Denmark.
The chicken and egg dilemma (concerning filling stations and vehicles) should be faced relying, as
first step, on public procurement, with an important role played by local authorities, in terms of
vehicles purchasing and of filling stations construction.
Another important driver is the possibility to contribute, through the development of the
biomethane economy, to the creation of new jobs, and to diminish the dependence from import.
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ANNEX I – Agenda
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ANNEX II – List of Participants
Name
Company/Organisation
Morten Dam Rasmussen
University of Aarhus
Mads Munk-Poulsen
GreenHydrogen.dk
Steen Harding Hintze
Municipality of Skive
Carsten Rudmose
HMN Natual Gas Company
Thomas Munch-Laursen
Bionaturgas Danmark
Knud Tybirk
Agro Business Park, GGE
Margrethe Høstgaard
Agro Business Park, GGE
Shaun Nash
Flex coil
Anders Peter Adamsen
University of Aarhus
Anker Jarl Jacobsen
Ammongas
Torben Kvist
Danish Gas Tech. Centre
Lars Overgaard
The Danish Transport Innovation Network
Bruno Sander Nielsen
Danish Biogas Association
Jørgen Hinge
The Renewable Energy Innovation Network (VE-Net)
Stefano Proietti
ISIS
Mårten Ahlm
SEA-SE
Lars Henriksen
BioGasclean A/S
Frank Rosé
Gas Motor Group
Jens Utoft
Gasteknik
Ida Kjærgaard
The Knowledge Centre for Agriculture, DK
Erik Fog
The Knowledge Centre for Agriculture, DK
Benjamin Berg
AIR LIQUIDE GAS AB
Leif Amby
DANINCO
Jesper Bendtsen
Blue Planet Innovation
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Steen Buhl Larsen
Landia
Ebbe Munster
PlanEnergy
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