I&T DEPARTMENT
Sustainability Projects
BIOMETHANE Production
Bernardo Llamas Moya
Sustainability Area. Department I+T
FCC Aqualia
14th April 2015
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INTRODUCTION: From biogas to bio-methane
FCC Actions: technology, projects
CONCLUSIONS
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INTRODUCTION. FCC Group
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FCC is one of the most relevant players in citizen services:
 FCC Environment: manages solid waste of 17 M people in Spain
 FCC Aqualia: manages the whole water cycle, present in 20 countries - in Spain:
 36% of the market for private water management – 7 M people
 Treats > 500 M m3 sewage/year ( 10 Million Population Equivalents)
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INTRODUCTION. FCC biogas production: huge opportunity for bioenergy
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20/20/20 EU Objectives - D. 2009/28/CE
EC wants to promote renewable energy, and biomethane will be a relevant
energy vector in order to fulfill this objective (grid&transport)
The potential of the European biogas production is so large that it could
replace 12 to 20 % of the natural gas consumption.
Source: CIVITAS TRENDSETTER Project
DISTRIBUTED SOURCE OF ENERGY
Current biogas production from Municipal Waste in Spain:
• 30 plants, about 10% of population (50% operated by FCC)
• 500 M m3 CH4/ year.
• Corresponds to NG Consumption of 700 000 people
Biogas potential from Municipal WWTP
- FCC Aqualia operates 20 digestors in Spain
- 19 M m3 CH4 / yr – NG Consumption of 25 000 People
- If municipal sludge would be anaerobically digested, this could
reach 25 M x 0,05 x 0,5 x 365 = 250 M m3 CH4
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INTRODUCTION. From biogas to biomethane
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GOAL/CHALLENGES:
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Biomethane production from municipal sources: Germany, NL and Scandinavian countries.
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The energy produced may be considered for: (1) Electricity, (2) Transport, (3) Grid injection.
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Generation of autochthonous and renewable energy is EU objective: Directive 2009/28/EC
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Reduction of GHG emissions promotes use of biomethane (EC communication)
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Energy transport by pipeline offers efficient and flexible energy storage (compared to electric grids).
Lack of European legislation /regulation on renewable energies is a barrier for developing of upgraded biogas:
EC objective is to establish a common regulation during 2015 (M/475 08/11/2010): Grid injection and Transport
EU biogas production
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INDEX
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INTRODUCTION: From biogas to bio-methane
FCC Actions: technology, projects
CONCLUSIONS
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FCC ACTIONS. Projects and technology
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FCC Aqualia and FCC Environment are working together in several projects to test
different technologies to obtain biomethane as a commercial source.
These projects are focused on:
 New technologies to treat waste water and solid waste from municipalities.
 New concepts to recover energy from the water cycle (Water & Energy nexus)
Acronym
Project Title/Description
Participating Entities
FP 7
ALL-GAS
Industrial scale demonstration of
sustainable algae cultures for biofuel
production.
Coordinator: FCC Aqualia
BDI (Austria), Hygear (NL), Soton (UK), FhG (D)
11.827.444
CIEN SMART Green
Gas
Valorización energética de residuos y
efluentes, SMART Green Gas
FCC Aqualia, Gas Natural Fenosa, EDP-Naturgas, ECOBIOGAS,
DIMWATER, DIAGNÓSTICA, BFC.
8.250.000
RENOVAGAS
METHAMORPHOSIS
Finished
Total budget (€)
Desarrollo de la tecnología P2G
ENAGAS, FCC Aqualia, Abengoa Hidrógeno, Gas Natural Fenosa,
aplicada a la corriente directa de biogás
CNH2, TECNALIA, CSIC-ICP
1.700.000
Waste Streams treatment for obtaining
safe reclaimed water and biomethane
for transport sector to mitigate GHG
emissions
3.546.000
On going
FCC Aqualia, FCC SA, SEAT, Gas Natural-Fenosa, ICAEN, AMB
Negociation
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FCC ACTIONS. Projects and technology
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The main objectives of the project :
- a new generation of technologies and innovative systems for the recovery of energy
- from solid waste, and urban and agro-industrial effluents
- obtain biomethane with maximum efficiency, both technically and economically
- new treatment systems and refining/upgrading
- use in industry, automotive and residential areas, by injection into the distribution grids of natural gas.
- innovative systems for the control and distribution of biomethane - intelligent and SMART GRID GAS
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FCC ACTIONS. Projects and technology
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FCC Aqualia – new upgrading system
 Based on an ingenious way to treat
conventional biogas (excess sludge from
waste water treatment).
 Process is ready to produce high quality
biomethane .
 Our technology development is still “in
progress” to obtain higher quality from any
biogas source.
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FCC ACTIONS. Projects and technology
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FCC Aqualia technology
 Initial results:
 biomethane with a CH4 concentration up to 90%, and
 less than 3% CO2 content.
 Current design
 will produce CH4 with higher quality
 improving different known parameters.
 Next step will be a Full Scale Conceptual design in a large WWTP.
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FCC ACTIONS. Projects and technology
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FCC Aqualia technology - Full Scale Conceptual design
Economic evaluation:
 CAPEX: decrease 80% of investment cost to upgrade biogas.
 OPEX: reduce 60-85% of energy and chemicals to upgrade biogas.
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FCC ACTIONS. Projects and technology
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According to the current situation, conclusions are:
- It is technically possible to produce commercial energy from sewage
(READY! )
- This renewable energy is economically competitive, with similar cost than
conventional Natural Gas (Fossil NG).
Different options are under evaluation:
1. Injection in the distribution grid: this process will be optimized in the
SMART Green Gas Project.
2. Fuel for the transport sector: The process will be demonstrated at a full
scale in the SMART Green Gas and METHAmorphosis Projects.
Regulations and support from Natural Gas, Transport sector and Authorities
are needed in order to develop this resource.
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FCC ACTIONS. Projects and technology
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 Diffused GHG Emissions
should be reduced with New Fuels
 Biomethane may reduce CO2 emissions
up to 80% (Well2Wheel).
 SEAT & FCC Aqualia will demonstrate the feasibility
of biomethane from WWTP as an automotive fuel.
Tests will start in September 2015.
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INDEX
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INTRODUCTION: From biogas to bio-methane
FCC Actions: technology, projects
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3. CONCLUSIONS
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1. FCC Aqualia has developed a new process to treat biogas :
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techno-economically feasible.
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produces high quality biomethane (2005/55/CE Directive).
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ready for use in automotive transport or energy production (electricity/thermal).
2. FCC Aqualia is working with relevant players in the Natural Gas Sector
(i.e. ENAGAS, GAS NATURAL FENOSA & DEP-NATURGAS)
to develop the process to inject biomethane into the grid.
NECESSARY:
1. Energy Policies should promote autochthonous and renewable resources.
2. Adopt a homogeneous Normative at European level.
3. Collaborate with the Natural Gas Industry in order to identify and develop
the logistic to distribute this energy vector.
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Bernardo Llamas Moya
Sustainability Area. Department I+T
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Dirección General de
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Avda. Camino de Santiago 40, 28050. Madrid
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