Biogas benefits
What are the benefits
of biogas production?
Green clean energy. Biogas process is a perfect example of circular economy. During it, green and clean energy is generated from the biowaste. Electricity and heat generation is an environmentally-friendly process that reduces the negative impact on our planet. Biogas can also be upgraded to sustainable gas – biomethane for injection into the gas grid.
Cheaper heating opportunities. Biogas can contribute to the well-being of local communities by making renewable energy more affordable for them. By supplying and producing heat from renewable energy sources, heat prices for local communities can be reduced.
Cheaper waste management. The amount of waste is getting higher in many countries and the regulations on waste management from the EU are getting tighter. Therefore, there is a need to create an efficient and sustainable waste management system. Biogas process is by far the most efficient way to solve waste management and recycling related questions.
Efficient use of resources. While transforming biowaste to renewable energy, biogas process contributes to the transition to circular economy. By using organic products beyond the end of their service life, biogas is the perfect example of circular economy.
Natural odourless fertilizers. Anaerobic digestion is a natural sustainable process without oxygen during which micro-organisms break down biowaste into renewable energy (biogas) and high-quality fertilizers (digestate). These fertilizers are later used by farmers. They have less unpleasant odours than standard fertilizers and are more valuable from the organic nutrients perspective.
Security of energy supply. Biogas is a sustainable renewable energy alternative that helps to reduce dependency from fossil fuels.
Mitigation of greenhouse gas. Biogas installations have a positive impact on the environment and contribute to a cleaner and safer environment. During biogas processes, dangerous methane gas is extracted from biowaste. Methane is 25 times more dangerous for the atmosphere, compared to CO2. Therefore, during the biogas process not only biowaste is managed sustainably by creating new products (electricity, heat, fertilizers) but also the negative impact of biowaste for the environment is mitigated.
