Biogas from waste

in 5 European cities:
the UrbanBiogas project

EUROPEAN WORKSHOP ON BIOMETHANE:

MARKETS, VALUE CHAINS AND APPLICATIONS

11 March 2014
Brussels

Dipl.-Ing. Dominik Rutz M.Sc.

WIP-Renewable Energies, Germany
 WtB Supply Chain
Waste companies
Consumers Waste Management
Municipalities

Biogas plant operator Biogas Production

Biogas plant operator Biogas Upgrading

Gas utility
Technology supplier
Biomethane Production

Biogas plant operator Grid Injection

Gas utility

Consumers
Public transport sector Natural Gas
Filling stations Transport
Substitute

WtB = Waste-to-Biomethane

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Treatment of municipal waste in Europe in 2010
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

Deposit onto or into land

Total incineration (including energy recovery) Source: WIP
Material recycling Data: EUROSTAT
Other forms of recycling (including composting)

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MSW treatment by composting and digestion in 2012

Source: EUROSTAT

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 Treatment Methods for Bio-waste

Landfill Incineration Plant Household Industrial Anaerobic Digestion

Composting Composting
- Reduction necessary + Energetic use + Common practice in + Common practice in + High energetic
to comply with Directive many cases many cases output
- waste heat is often
2006/12/EC
un-used + High-value end- + High-value end- + High-value end-
- Landfill gas could be product: closed nutrient product: closed product: closed
- No use of nutrients is
energetically used, but cycle nutrient cycle nutrient cycle
possible
energy output is low
+ No sophisticated - No energetic output + Opportunity to
- High investment
- No use of nutrients is logistics needed produce transport
costs and other
possible fuels
barriers for new plants - No energetic output
Still needs non-
- Long transport ways - Not all waste is suitable
technical support
due to centralised for private composts
plants
- Not possible in urban
areas

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 Advantages of Bio-waste Digestion

Production of high-quality fertilizer

Substitution of fossil fertilizer
Closure of nutrient cycles
Renewable energy production
Technology with high GHG emission savings in
comparison to other bio-waste treatment technologies
Production of transport fuel (biomethane) with high
energy content
Biomethane from bio-waste as transport fuel fulfils the
GHG reduction mandates of the RED
Smaller decentralized treatment plants allow short
transport distances of bio-waste

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 Project Summary

Objective:
to promote the use of organic urban waste
for biogas production in 5 target cities in
order to inject biomethane in the natural
gas grid and to use it in transport.

Development of WtB concepts

in 5 EU Cities
Target cities:
- City of Zagreb (Croatia)
- City of Graz (Austria)
- Municipality of Abrantes (Portugal)
- City of Gdynia/Rzeszow (Poland)
- City of Valmiera (Latvia)

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 Project Partners

WIP Renewable Energies, Germany (coordinator)

Fraunhofer IWES Institute, Germany
Energy Institute Hrvoje Poar, Croatia
City of Zagreb (Zagrebaki Holding), Croatia
Polish Biogas Association, Poland
IrRADIARE, Portugal
Municipality of Abrantes, Portugal
EKODOMA, Latvia
North Vidzeme Waste Management Company, Latvia
Graz Energy Agency, Austria
Podkarpacka Energy Management Agency, Poland

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 Results:
Milestones of Implementation 2010 - 2020

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
UrbanBiogas Start End

Abrantes Tender
MBT
(PT)
Tender
Graz
(AT)

Rzeszow Incineration plant planned!

Stopp
(PL) No separate waste collection!

Gdynia
Start
(PL)

Valmiera Tender / Construction till 31.05.2015

MBT
(LV)
Tender
Zagreb
(HR)

Development of AD plant
Development of waste collection
Results

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 Website & Video

Website: http://www.urbanbiogas.eu/de/
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI4omJmt5s8
or at the website

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 Vielen Dank!

Dominik Rutz
Dominik.rutz@wip-munich.de
www.urbanbiogas.eu
www.wip-munich.de

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