Research and Training
Research
Scion
In New Zealand Scion scientists have been researching the recycling of organic wastes into biogas since 2016.
suren.wijeyekoon [at] scionresearch.com (Contact Dr Suren Wijeyekoon)
IEA Bioenergy
New Zealand is an active participant in the IEA Bioenergy Technical Programme:
Task 33 - Thermal gasification of biogas
The IEA Bioenergy takes the lead internationally on collaborative research on all things bioenergy. Task 33 is a working group of international experts with the aim to promote the commercialisation of efficient, economical, and environmentally preferable thermal biomass gasification processes.
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Task 37 - Energy from biogas
Task 37 is an international working group which covers the anaerobic digestion (AD) of biomass feedstocks including agricultural residues (e.g. manure and crop residues), energy crops, organic-rich waste waters, the organic fraction of municipal of solid waste (OFMSW) and industrial organic wastes. Anaerobic digestion is carried out in facilities specially adapted for each particular feedstock, or mixture of feedstocks in the case of co-digestion. The main interests are the production of biogas for use directly for heat and power, upgrading of biogas to biomethane, utilisation of biogas/biomethane for electricity grid balancing and high quality digestate that can be used as biofertiliser.
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Training
European Renewable Gas Training Centre
The European Renewable Gas Training Centre provides a wide range of training courses on the production of biogas and biomethane from organic feedstocks.
www.renewablegastraining.eu/
World Biogas Association
The World biogas Association holds regular biogas training cources.
Market development
World Biogas Association
The World Biogas Association has developed a programme of informtaion and activities for expanding biogas markets - the # MakingBiogasHappen Programme . The Global Biogas Framework has nine pillars: