The project is a collaboration between CERE, DTU, Union Engineering A/S, and Dansk Gasteknisk Center and has a total budget of 14 million DKK (1.9 million EUR). It will fund 1 PhD and 1 postdoctoral researcher.
The aim of the BIOCO2 project is to develop and test a new efficient way of upgrading biogas for the combined production of biomethane and high-quality CO2 (bioCO2).
Even though CO2 is a highly problematic greenhouse gas, it is also an important commodity for a number of industries, e.g. the food & beverage industry, the pharmaceutical & medical industry, and the welding & metal industry.
There is a potential for using the captured CO2 from biogas-upgrading as a replacement and supplement to manufactured CO2 from fossil fuels, and the proposed technology will make an important contribution in terms of sustainability.
The technology will also improve the economy for the individual biogas producer by 1) significantly reducing the energy consumption of an existing, widely used and well-proven upgrading process, and 2) providing the plant owner with an additional source of income; namely high-quality CO2.
The project is scheduled to run from 2016-2020 and will be coordinated by Assoc. Professor Fosbøl. CCO Michael Mortensen and Engineer Jan Flensted Poulsen will be heading Union Engineering’s part of the project, and Head of Business Development Per G. Kristensen will be heading Dansk Gasteknisk Center’s project group.