Evaluation and reduction of methane emissions from different European biogas plant concepts
Abstract
The EvEmBi project aims to evaluate different biogas plant concepts (e.g., agricultural biogas, bio-waste or wastewater treatment plants) used in Europe with respect to their methane emission factors (EF). Based on collected emission data, a quantification system for representative EFs for the biogas sector will be developed for the first time, enabling the derivation of representative EFs for the greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories. After emission quantification and identification of the major sources, emission reduction strategies will be developed, implemented, and reviewed for particular biogas plants. This results in the elaboration of a general European position paper as well as national position papers on GHG emissions and mitigation strategies. Additionally, a general European voluntary system as well as specific national voluntary systems for emission mitigation in the biogas sectors will be developed in cooperation with the involved national biogas associations. The gained knowledge will be disseminated to the European biogas community in training workshops elaborated within the project.
keywords biogas plant methane emission emission factor
Publikationen
Project staff
Marlies Hrad
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Marlies Hrad
marlies.hrad@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81316
Project Leader
01.04.2018 - 18.12.2018
Project Leader
09.10.2020 - 31.03.2021
Project Staff
01.04.2018 - 08.10.2020
Viktoria Wechselberger
Dipl.-Ing. Viktoria Wechselberger B.Sc.
viktoria.wechselberger@boku.ac.at
Project Leader
19.12.2018 - 08.10.2020
Project Staff
01.04.2018 - 18.12.2018
Marion Huber-Humer
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Marion Huber-Humer
marion.huber-humer@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81311
Project Staff
01.04.2018 - 31.03.2021
BOKU partners
External partners
AAT Abwasser- und Abfalltechnik GmbH & Co
Christian Kloser
partner
Bioenergy 2020+ GmbH
Bernhard Drosg
partner
Compost & Biogas Association Austria
Franz Kirchmeyr
partner