Best practices

Exemplary projects and initiatives are implemented and replicated at local and regional level. The following best practices are categorised by topic and geographic area.

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How Upper Austria is eliminating oil heating

The region of Upper Austria and its energy agency, OÖ Energiesparverband (ESV) works to get rid of oil heating to replace it by affordable and highly efficient renewable resources with their campaign AdieuÖI.

Biogas Action – Training for small scale AD plant owners in the United Kingdom

A gap in training provision for small scale AD plant owners was identified. As a result of this, a decision was made to look at options for developing short and concise training modules available on DVD and Youtube.

Biogas Action – Working with a Community Energy Company in Wales

Ynni Anafon has installed a 240kW hydro system on the Anafon river. This has been a tremendous success but unable to facilitate one of the highest wishes of the Abergwyngregyn village – cheaper electricity. Ynni Anafon sought advice from experts and is considering biogas.

Biogas Action – Utilising Existing Slurry Storage Facilities in Wales

SWEA visited Bwlchwernen Fawr farm to give some advice on the feasibility of utilising one, or both, of the slurry stores to extract biogas for use in a boiler to provide heat for the creamery and milking parlour.

Biogas Action – Working with the Welsh Government

This initiative was targeted at the process of persuasion that there was a useful role for AD bringing together representatives of the various UK governmental departments with other stakeholders– including regulators, academics, AD trade bodies, farming bodies and plant designers and manufacturers.

Biogas Action – Vocational Education for Biogas Denmark

The Danish Biogas sector is a self-taught business, hence qualified and educated workforce is in short supply. In 2015, DFFB was put in place to form a competence centre and to make sure that the business had access to educated workforce.

Biogas Action – Network for educational institutions Denmark

The Danish biogas sector was an unknown area for the Danish educational institutions. To draw attention to the challenges in education for the biogas industry, a number of different educational institutions were contacted individually by DFFB to identify opportunities for training.

Biogas Action – Pre-treatment plant Denmark, DFFB

Due to the growing biogas industry in Denmark, the prices of biomass other than manure and deep litter is increasing. This has forced some biogas plants to look into new ways of getting biomasses.

Biogas Action – Implementation of the Regional Strategy and Action Plan for biomethane

In October 2011, the regional network Biogas southeast initiated, as part of the Biomethane Regions project, the work with a common strategy and action plan for biomethane to try to advance the implementation in the southeast region of Sweden.

Biogas Action – Building a network of refuelling stations for BioGNV in Southeast Sweden

In Sweden, a major part of the biomethane produced is used as vehicle fuel. Since the Biogas Action project started in January 2016, six new refuelling stations and three bus depots have been built in our three counties Blekinge, Kalmar and Kronoberg.

Biogas Action – Institutional building and networking Southeast Sweden

Biogas Sydost is a regional network consisting of private as well as public key actors and stakeholders from the entire biomethane value chain. The task is to improve the conditions for biomethane production in the southeast part of Sweden.

Biogas Action – Introduction of liquefied biomethane in Southeast Sweden

Swedish Kalmar County carries great potential for the production of liquid biomethane to be used for heavy vehicles and maritime transport instead of fossil fuels.