Biogas Engine for Distributed Generation of Electricity (Biogas EDGE)

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Title
Biogas Engine for Distributed Generation of Electricity (Biogas EDGE)

CoPED ID
64c9e8e8-16b5-4a52-bccd-0e0064440fe1

Status
Closed


Value
£442,476

Start Date
March 31, 2015

End Date
March 30, 2016

Description

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The potential for a low-cost and robust dedicated biogas engine, fuelled by the untreated output from site-derived waste-to-energy processes like anaerobic digestion, presents a significant opportunity to address the energy trilemma. Oaktec aim to demonstrate the feasibility of small-scale distributed generation by developing a novel raw biogas-specific self-supercharging engine, with step change in efficiency and emissions, reliability and manufacturability, for application alongside a variety of small-scale biogas facilities. Building on a highly successful concept proved by a prototype fuelled by propane gas, the project will establish the requirements for waste-to-energy biogas, for use as fuel in untreated state and develop architecture and fuel mixing strategies achieve a self-supercharging effect for efficient biogas combustion. Modifications required for robust reliable long-term operation will also be explored and the project will investigate the scalability of a multi-cylinder platform for increased accommodation of different energy requirements.

Oaktec Limited LEAD_ORG
Oaktec Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG

Andrews Paul PM_PER
Andrews Paul PM_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Biogas
  2. Emissions
  3. Waste-to-energy
  4. Energy production (process industry)
  5. Fuels
  6. Wastes
  7. Success

Extracted key phrases
  1. Biogas edge
  2. Biogas Engine
  3. Robust dedicated biogas engine
  4. Energy biogas
  5. Scale biogas facility
  6. Distributed Generation
  7. Efficient biogas combustion
  8. Novel raw biogas
  9. Fuel mixing strategy
  10. Different energy requirement
  11. Energy trilemma
  12. Energy process
  13. Electricity
  14. Robust reliable long
  15. Untreated output

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