The SynFerm consortium meeting took place as an online meeting on the 22nd of November. St1Biokraft, Cortus, Linköping University, Q Power and BEIC were represented.
Among other, the tecno-economic analysis and an idea for a new project were discussed.
The next project consortium meeting is scheduled to the 19th of December at 13:00 CET as an online meeting.
On the 21st of October, Biogas Syd organised a consulting meeting at Miljöförvaltningen in Malmö.
Adam Kanne, Perstorp AB presented “Industrins Biogaskommission”. Photo: Jörgen Held
Jörgen Held presented “SynFerm: Röta trä, går det?”
Click here to take part of the presentation (in Swedish).
The SynFerm consortium meeting took place as an online meeting on the 18th of October. Biokraft, Cortus, Linköping University, Q Power and BEIC were represented.
The pH levels during the measurement campaign was presented by Q Power and the mass and energy balance for the case with syngas + CO2 addition was presented by BEIC. The target of 10 L methane per L reactor volume and day was met.
The next project consortium meeting is scheduled to the 22nd of November at 10:30 CEST as an online meeting.
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Bio+ | Från förgasat trämaterial till biometan med ny biologisk process – Bio+ (bioplusportalen.se)
The SynFerm consortium meeting took place as an online meeting on the 20th of September. Biokraft, Cortus, Linköping University, NSR, Q Power and BEIC were represented.
The project has been prolonged with 6 months. This implies that the project will finish on the 30th of June 2025.
The measured data from the pilot plant was discussed.
An animated video of the project has been finalised.
The next project consortium meeting is scheduled to the 18th of October at 10:00 CEST as an online meeting.
The SynFerm consortium meeting took place as an online meeting on the 16th of August. Biokraft, Cortus, NSR, Q Power and BEIC were represented.
Several test runs have been conducted during the summer. Initially there was some problems with a CO analyzer but it was replaced in the beginning of July. Since bottled hydrogen was available, a test run with hydrogen addition was conducted, even though it was not part of the project application.
The biological methanation pilot plant will be dismantled and returned back to Finland at the end of August.
The next project consortium meeting is scheduled to the 20th of September at 13:00 CEST as an online meeting.
On the 1st of August 2024, Jörgen Held visited Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU).
The Chair of Energy Process Engineering, Prof. Jürgen Karl and his co-workers conduct research related to among others biomass gasification, syngas cleaning, tar reforming, and biological and catalytical methanation.
From left: Thomas Trabold, Jakob Müller and Daniel Koch, FAU, in front of a reactor for microbial research.
Photo: Jörgen Held
On the 24th of July Jörgen Held visited EnergyLab in Vigo, Spain.
Gerardo Rodríguez Vázquez, Innovation and Markets Director gave an overview of the EnergyLab activities, such as dark fermentation, hydrogen production, distribution and utilisation, biological methanation, syngas fermentation, thermal gasification, gas cleaning and purification followed by a highly appreciated tour through the different laboratories,
From left: Gerardo Rodríguez Vázquez, Innovation and Markets Director, Elena Olaya, Senior Researcher Biomethane and Sonia Pascual, European projects unit and manager of the HYDEA project.
Photo: Jörgen Held
Elena showed the counter-current trickle bed reactor for syngas fermentation as well as reactors for hydrogen production through dark fermentation of organic waste.
Joaquín Grassi, Senior Researcher Hydrogen and SOEC electrolysis shows a fuel cell and highlights some of the associated R&D activities.
Photo: Gerardo Rodríguez Vázquez
Xandre Costas, Junior Researcher gasification, shows the fluidised bed gasifier and the subsequent catalytic tar reforming reactor.
Photo: Gerardo Rodríguez Vázquez
The activities include among others the use of pulverized seashells for sorption enhanced gasification and co-gasification of sewage sludge with different types of biomasses.
It was concluded that there is a strong common interest between the SynFerm project and other projects where BEIC is involved and the activities at EnergyLab.
On the 15th of July, Jörgen Held visited CEDER, a spanish research centre focused on renewable energy in general, and thermochemical conversion of biomass and waste in particular.
CEDER is part of the public research body, CIEMAT.
Raquel Ramos (the former director) and Miguel Fernández, chief scientist presented the ongoing and planned activities related to gasification and pyrolysis. Jörgen Held exchanged information related to the SynFerm project, the Horizon Europe project, CarbonNeutralLNG and the newly started Interreg South Baltc project, LoCaGas.
From left: Miguel Fernández, Jörgen Held and Rachel Ramos.
Photo: Alea Held Roque
Remark! CIEMAT is a member of the SynFerm Technology Transfer and Dissemination Multiplier Board,
The SynFerm consortium meeting took place as an online meeting on the 12th of June. Biokraft, Cortus, Q Power and BEIC were represented.
The high-pressure storage hs been filled with syngas and the pressure is currently 133 bar. The biological methanation plant has been fed with syngas successfully for two weeks. The initial feeding rate was 5 L/min but later it was ramped up to 12 L/min. Currently there is a technical problem with a gas analyzer. The supplier has been involved to sort out the problem.
The next project consortium meeting is scheduled to the 16th of August at 10:00 CEST as an online meeting.