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. Task 37 addresses the whole biogas production chain from feedstock collection and pretreatment to biogas upgrading, biofertiliser application and process chain sustainability.

Report

Country Reports

of Task 37, latest reports from October 2014

Overview:

Country Reports IEA BIOENERGY Task 37 – Energy from Biogas

Publication

Technical Brochures

Pretreatment of feedstock for enhanced biogas production, February 2014

 

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Publication

Biomethane

Status and Factors Affecting
Market Development and Trade

A Joint Study by IEA Bioenergy Task 40 and Task 37
Sptember 2014