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The objective of this project is twofold; production of green electricity and heat, which in itself contributes to GHG reduction if the corresponding use of fossil fuels is offset, and reduction of GHG gases by reduction of spontaneous methane emission from landfills and elimination of methane emissions from different types of off-gases. In addition, transforming indigenous low quality gas streams into power and heat contributes to the security of supply and diversification of energy system. Sixteen EU member states have already applied a landfill ban on organic material, and, as the gas production in landfills declines when no new organic material is landfilled, the methane level decreases and conventional CHP production using an Otto engine is no longer possible. The current procedure is to cover the landfill and install so called bio-windows, where microbes oxidize the methane to carbon dioxide. However, methane content is only reduced, not eliminated, through the use of such bio-windows, and there is no guarantee that all the methane produced inside the landfill will pass a bio-window before entering the atmosphere. In addition, the energy contained within methane is not utilized. In this project three different options to use landfill gas and off-gases with low methane (<40%) content will be evaluated and benchmarked. The three technologies are developed in different countries, thus the need for international cooperation is evident. The landfill gas is extracted by suction and the negative pressure prevents the methane from escaping to the atmosphere. The project idea is well aligned with the EU Methane Strategy as part of the European Green Deal.
Politechnika Gdańska będzie liderem projektu i odpowiedzialna za opracowanie technologii zwiększania wartości opałowej gazu wysypiskowego w oparciu o rozwiązanie SFR. W ramach działań WP2 Gdańsk Tech. opracuje i zbuduje instalację laboratoryjną do badania efektywności wymiany masy i ciepła w oparciu o SFR, która może w przyszłości zostać wykorzystana do rozwoju technologii SFR i nauczania. Dodatkowo w ramach projektu powstanie 1,5 etatu na okres 3 lat.
Details
- Project's acronym:
- LoCaGas
- Financial Program Name:
- European Territorial Cooperation 2021-2027
- Organization:
- Wspólny Sekretariat Techniczny Programu Południowy Bałtyk
- Realisation period:
- 2024-07-01 - 2027-06-30
- Project manager:
- dr inż. Robert Aranowski
- Realised in:
- Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology
- External institutions
participating in project: -
- Eco-Construction Ltd. (Poland)
- NSR AB (Sweden)
- Klaipeda University (Sweden)
- University of Rostock (Germany)
- Baltic Energy Innovation Centre (Sweden)
- UAB Addeco (Lithuania)
- Lithuanian Energy Institute (Lithuania)
- Request type:
- European Founds
- Domestic:
- Domestic project
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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