Advanced Gaseous Biomethane

About the Project

In Ireland, approximately 40% of total energy consumption is associated with transport (mainly fuelled by petrol and diesel); this has contributed to significant greenhouse gas emissions and impacted negatively on urban air quality. Compared to electricity and heat, transport is the least decarbonised sector in Ireland. Ireland has a target to achieve 10% renewable transport by 2020, but the technological strategy is not certain as yet. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a viable technology to produce biogas (60% biomethane and 40% carbon dioxide), whilst treating wastes and residues; In an Irish context grass silage is an excellent source of biogas. Integrating power to gas (P2G) with AD offers an innovative means to upgrade biogas to green gas (97% biomethane), whilst supporting intermittent renewable electricity and producing advanced renewable transport fuel.

The EPA funded ASSET project (Advanced gaSeouS BiomEThane ) will evaluate a future integrated bioenergy system, including the concepts of cascading bioenergy and circular bioeconomy. The system will produce advanced gaseous transport biomethane from a wide array of second and third generation biomass (such as grass silage, food waste, and seaweed). Proposed outcomes include (1) systems integration and optimisation for biogas production and upgrading to advanced green gas, and (2) sustainability validation of advanced biofuel production.

Acknowledgements and Disclaimers

ACKNOWLEDEGMENT: The ASSET project is funded under the EPA Research Programme 2021-2030. The EPA Research Programme is a Government of Ireland initiative funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. It is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, which has the statutory function of co-ordinating and promoting environmental research. This project will be carried out at the Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy (MaREI) affiliated to University College Cork. We express our sincere gratitude to EPA for funding this project and to MaREI and UCC for supporting this project.

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