EPA ORD issues biogas management technologies report

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD) recently released “Evaluating the Air Quality, Climate & Economic Impacts of Biogas Management Technologies.”  The report provides an evaluation of the “impacts associated with biogas management technologies; specifically, to evaluate the emissions and costs associated with using biogas in particular end-use applications. Seven different technologies were evaluated in terms of their individual cost, efficiency and emissions — both greenhouse gas (GHG) and criteria air pollutant emissions. The technologies examined include: combustion in a reciprocating engine; combustion in a gas turbine; combustion in a microturbine; conversion in a fuel cell; processing for pipeline injection; processing to create Compressed Natural Gas (CNG); and flaring.”

Please see the attached to view the full report.

EPA_600_R-16_099_Evaluating the Air Quality Climate and Economic Impacts of Biogas Management Systems