A carbon-negative green gas that captures both methane and CO2 while increasing green fuel production by at least 70% could bolster transport decarbonisation efforts.
The fuel has been developed by biomethane platform CycleØ, which integrated methanation technology from Biogasclean, a Danish supplier of biogas treatment systems and producer of biological e-fuel that was recently acquired by CycleØ.
Private equity and infrastructure investment firm Ara Partners provided additional capital to facilitate the transaction.
The integration of Biogasclean’s technology into CycleØ’s platform will reportedly enable more efficient and fully circular green gas solutions by capturing naturally occurring CO2 contained in biogas and converting it into e-methane – a sustainable, synthetic gas derived from green hydrogen that can be stored or used as an alternative to fossil natural gas.
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According to CycleØ, the ability to capture naturally occurring CO2 and convert it into e-methane increases the efficiency of biomethane sites, further reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing green gas production by ~70%.
Laurence Molke, CEO of CycleØ, said: “We are delighted to welcome Biogasclean’s talented and experienced team to our group and look forward to deploying their patented biocatalyst technologies to produce more carbon-negative fuels for energy and heat, as well as the hard-to-electrify heavy duty transport, maritime, and industrial sectors.”
CycleØ’s plants capture emissions from a range of organic waste products, such as manure from cattle farms and the agri-food sector, and then converts them into green fuels.
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The company currently has sites in planning and operation in Spain, Italy and Ireland, with ambitions to build, own and operate at least 50 plants across Europe by 2028.
If scaled across Europe, green gases, such as biomethane and e-fuels, could play a vital role in driving energy independence, security, and decarbonisation, claimed CycleØ.
According to the European Biogas Association, biomethane production could reach 151 BCM by 2050, replacing up to 40% of the EU’s total fossil natural gas consumption and keeping more than one billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere.
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