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REGATEC 2022 is in good progress

REGATEC 2022 takes place 17-18 May at Scandic Triangeln in Malmö. With two months to go the interest is very strong.

There are now only 4 exhibitor spaces left before the exhibition is sold out. 1 Gold Sponsor and 7 Silver Sponsors  covering anaerobic digestion, gasification, power-to-gas, monitoring and optimization, as well as trading show that REGATEC is a true hotspot for the AD, gasification and P2G communities.

The call for posters is open until 31 March and there are still a few places left.

For more info: https://www.regatec.org

REGATEC 2020* take aways

REGATEC 2020* (postponed from May 2020 until September 2021) took place 20-21 September 2021 in Weimar. The conference was organised in collaboration with the Energy Agency of Thuringia.

106 physical and 13 online participants from 20 countries, 11 sponsors and 30 exhibitors made REGATEC a vibrant hotspot for the biogas, biomass gasification and P2G community.

Hot topics were, among others, biogas liquefaction and syngas fermentation. Industrial scale microbial methanation projects were presented together with first-of-a-kind industrial scale biomass gasification and biogas pre-treatment plants.

The conference proceedings with short extended abstract of the presentations are available, free of charge. For more info: http://regatec.org/home/conference-proceedings/

REGATEC 2020 – a hotspot for the biogas, gasification and P2G community

7th International Conference on Renewable Energy Gas Technology, REGATEC 2020 is in good progress.

The conference takes place 20-21 September 2021 in Weimar, Germany and is organised in collaboration with the Thuringian Energy and GreenTech Agency, ThEGA. As a result of the cooperation all biogas operators in the federal state of Thuringia are invited to participate in the exhibition free of charge.

The latest advances within biomethane, bioSNG and electro-methane will be highlighted by 60+ leading experts in oral and visual presentations. G-mobility, LBG, power-to-gas and its synergies with anaerobic digestion and biological methanation of syngas are high on the agenda. Experiences from several first-of-a-kind industrial scale gasification, anaerobic digestion and power-to-gas facilities will be presented.

REGATEC 2020 is sponsored by Air Liquide, Arcanum Energy, Azola, Baltic Energy Innovation Centre, BMF HAASE GmbH, Cortus Energy, Electrochaea GmbH, Landwärme GmbH, microbEnergy GmbH, Richter ECOS GmbH and Storengy.

The exhibition list per 24 September 2020 includes:
AB Energy Deutschland GmbH
Adicomp Srl
Air Liquide
APROVIS
Awite Bioenergie GmbH
Azola
BEES
Bioenergy International
Biogas Academy
Bioprocess Control AB
BMF HAASE GmbH
Cortus Energy
Electrochaea GmbH
European Biogas Association
Fresenius Umwelttechnik GmbH
Greenlane Biogas
Hyperthermics
microbEnergy GmbH
Pietro Fiorentini
Q Power
Richter ECOS GmbH
Siloxa Engineering AG
Storengy
STREICHER Anlagenbau GmbH & Co. KG
Umwelt- und Ingenieurtechnik GmbH Dresden
Vaisala Oyj

A successful EBA 10-year anniversary conference

On the 19th of September the 10-year anniversary of the European Biogas Association (EBA) took place at Palais des Académies in Brussels.

The conference was opened by the new president of EBA, Harm Grobrügge. The conference was sold out and there were even people on a waiting list!

It’s evident that EBA is a strong voice in Brussels and that the EU Commission listens to EBA. Representatives from DG ENergy, DG Move and DG AGRI all recognised the work done by EBA and recommended EBA to emphasize the sustainability aspects of biogas (anaerobic digestion) and synthetic methane (gasification and Power -to-gas) and how they contribute to the circular bio-economy and other socio-economic benefits.

Harm and Susanna
Harm Grobrügge, President and Susanna Pflüger, Secretary General, ready to cut the cake. Photo: Jörgen Held

Biogas can be used in many applications but it seems that upgrading of biogas to natural gas quality is attracting most interest. Bruno Sander Nielsen, Danish Biogas Association presented the Danish sucess case and the ambition to completely replace natural gas with renewable gas in 2035-2050.

The discussion became a little bit more louder when energy crops as substrate was mentioned. The food versus fuel discussion seems still to be alive. However, the focus is on intermediate or sequential crops for nutrient management, soil improvement and reduce soil erosion. It’s obvious that both different types of waste and intermediate crops are needed and they don’t exclude each other.

Among many interesting presentations the overview of biomass gasification projects and innovation in Europe by Olivier Guerrini, ENGIE and the role of biomethane in a decarbonised world by Zoltan Elek, Landwärme can be mentioned.

The conference ended with a nice cocktail and light dinner including the tasty anniversary cake.

REGATEC 2019 is in good progress

REGATEC 2019 takes place 20-21 May at Scandic triangeln, Malmö, Sweden. The interest in renewable methane including biogas, biomethane, bioSNG, electro-methane and landfill gas is huge. The exhibition was sold out at an early stage and the poster session is full. 70+ oral and visual presentations by leading experts and prominent industrial representatives, Network Plus, the exhibition and the poster session make REGATEC 2019 a vibrant hotspot for the biogas, gasification, power-to-gas and landfill gas communities.

So far almost 170 people from 24 countries have registered for the conference.

ADEME in France has recently released a new report: A 100% renewable gas mix in 2050?

Here you can read the summary in English
http://www.ademe.fr/sites/default/files/assets/documents/etude-100gazenr-gb-2018.pdf

Three production routes were included namely; Anaerobic digestion, Gasification and Power-to-gas.

For those interested I can recommend 5th International Conference on Renewable Energy Gas Technology, REGATEC 2018, 3-4 May in Toulouse. Here 60+ leading experts will present the latest advances within Anaerobic digestion, Gasification and Power-to-gas.

The conference will be opened by the Industrial Director of ENGIE, the President of the European Biogas Association and the EUROGAS General Secretary.

For more info www.regatec.org

REGATEC 2018 takes place 3-4 May in Toulouse

The 5th edition of International Conference on Renewable Energy Gas Technology, REGATEC 2018 takes place at Radisson BLU in Toulouse, France 3-4 May 2018.

France is becoming the new hotspot for biomethane due to the strong political will and the high feed-in tariff. We are happy to bring REGATEC to France and provide a platform for the AD, gasification and Power-to-gas community.

 

New all-time-high for REGATEC 2017

REGATEC 2017 takes place 22-23 May in Pacengo, Italy. The conference revolves around biomethane through biogas upgrading, biomass gasification/methanation and Power-to-gas.

The programme is finalized and 70+ presentations from renowned experts, an extensive exhibition and scheduled B2B meetings (Network Plus) makes REGATEC 2017 a vibrant hotspot for the biogas, gasification and P2G community.

REGATEC 2017 has already set a new all-time-high in terms of number of sponsors (13), exhibitors (41) and participants (170+).

For more info visit www.regatec.org

10 reasons to attend REGATEC 2017 – biogas, gasification and Power-to-gas

4th International Conference on Renewable Energy Gas Technology, REGATEC 2017, takes place 22-23 May in Pacengo (Verona), Italy. The conference revolves around renewable methane and has a technical and industrial focus. For more info www.regatec.org.

  • Italy is the leading country in Europe when it comes to NGVs (natural gas vehicles) and filling stations for compressed methane. In fact almost 75% of all NGVs in Europe are Italian.
  • The new Italian decree on biomethane, favouring biomethane as vehicle fuel, will be presented at the conference.
  • A new platform for cross border biomethane trading will be presented.
  • There are several synergies between the three sectors (AD, gasification and P2G) that are waiting to be exploited. A whole session in plenary is dedicated to synergies between the different biomethane production paths.
  • Listen to 60+ leading experts presenting the latest advances within biogas upgrading, gasification/methanation and Power-to-gas. The conference will be opened by the Head of Research and Development of Consorzio Italiano Biogas e Gassificazione and the Eurogas policy advisor.
  • Get an insight to the renewable methane development in China. Presented by the executive director of China Biogas Association,
  • Take part in Network Plus, an efficient way to get to know you peers and connect to new business or collaboration partners.
  • Since natural gas is predicted to overtake the role as the dominating fuel during this century the interest and business opportunities for renewable methane will increase.
  • Visit the exhibition where leading biogas, gasification and Power-to-gas companies and research institutes will highlight their products and services. On the biogas side all upgrading technologies are present, i.e. chemical scrubbing, organic physical scrubbing, water scrubbing, PSA, membranes and cryogenic upgrading.
  • The conference takes place in Parchi del Garda, the largest hotel and congress centre in the lake Garda and Verona region. Enjoy the Italian hospitality, the delicious food, the fantastic scenery (the venue is situated 900 m from the shores of lake Garda). Why not combine the conference with a visit to the medieval and romantic city of Verona?

REGATEC 2017

Italy a new hotspot for biogas upgrading?

The Italian decree from 2013 regarding biomethane regulations will be replaced by a new one in early 2017. The new decree will favour biomethane as transport fuel.

Italy is the most advanced European country when it comes to nr of filling stations and use of methane (natural gas) as vehicle fuel. Having the infrastructure in place and a public awareness of using methane as vehicle fuel Italy has already overcome the two main barriers for large scale implementation of biomethane as vehicle fuel.

The NGV fleet and number of filling stations continues to grow. 885,000 NGVs in 2014 compared to 970,000 NGVs in 2015. 1,100 CNG and L-CNG/LNG stations in 2015 compared to 990 in 2014. Almost 75% of the European NGV fleet is in Italy.

Since 2016, owners of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Italy are being encouraged to convert their vehicles to CNG as part of a new round of incentives made available by Italy’s Ministry of Environment. This scheme offers EUR 1.8 million to support alternative fuels.

Italy remains dedicated to the development of NGVs and encourages other countries to follow the leading example of the Italian industry and government.

Italy has 1,391 biogas plants and as the feed-in tariff for green electricity is phased out it’s natural to look for biomethane dedicated to the transportation sector as an alternative. This implies a huge opportunity for biogas upgrading companies.

It’s not a coincidence that we chose Italy as the location for 4th International conference on Renewable Energy Gas Technology, REGATEC 2017. The conference revolves around renewable methane of vehicle fuel quality produced through anaerobic digestion/upgrading, biomass gasification/methanation and Power-to-gas. For more info www.regatec.org

REGATEC 2017