Urban Energy - Waste Based Biogas, pre-project
The purpose ofthe project is to conduct a feasibility study on how biogas can recover energy and nutrients from urban waste in a sustainable way (economically, environmentally and politically). The project is a Danish-Chinese collaboration, which is expected to lead to export of Danish technology suitable for urban areas in China.
Project description
The project partners want to demonstrate a sustainable energy and nutrient recovery solution for urban waste management based on biogas plant technology. The inhomogeneous nature of household waste poses challenges to be resolved: is it possible toproduce, on the basis of simple mechanical technologies, a biopulp allowing for constant and stable biogas production?; how important is the contamination issue?; what kind of compounds can we expect to find in biopulp?
The success of such concepts leis within securing a well documented and positive business case. The pre-project will develop a business case that documents the whole value change of the Urban Waste concept, going from the waste input to the biogas and fertilizer output.
It is essential for the project parties to strengthen business relationships with the Chinese partner CECEP in the course of the project. Activities in the course of the project support such development.
Results
Unsorted household waste is a difficult material to handle and places high demands on the equipment. There is still a need to develop the Haarslev waste food depacker system to optimize capacity and the quality of the product streams.
With the income for waste treatment and biogas sales, there are good economical basis for a business case
but both parameters are greatly politically dependent. There is a large market for the treatment of organic waste in China and also a high demand for Danish/European technology. The market and the framework conditions are not fully developed yet and work are in progress to find the best solution for establishing Danish technology-based plants in China.
Key figures
Period:
2015 - 2015
Funding year:
2014
Own financial contribution:
2.67 mio. DKK
Grant:
3.16 mio. DKK
Funding rate:
54 %
Project budget:
5.83 mio. DKK
Category
Oprindelig title
Urban Energy, Forprojekt
Programme
EUDP
Technology
Bio and waste
Case no.
64014-0553
Dokumenter
Participants
Renewable Energy Systems (Main Responsible)
Partners and economy
| Partner | Subsidy | Auto financing |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable Energy Systems | 1,16 mio. DKK | 0,78 mio. DKK |
| NGF Nature Energy | 0,66 mio. DKK | 0,99 mio. DKK |
| GREATOP SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT | 0,28 mio. DKK | 0,47 mio. DKK |
| Syddansk Universitet | 0,87 mio. DKK | 0,19 mio. DKK |
| Nyborg komunne | 0,88 mio. DKK | 0,12 mio. DKK |
| Nyborg forsyning | 0,04 mio. DKK | 0,06 mio. DKK |
| NC Miljø | 0,07 mio. DKK | 0,05 mio. DKK |
