FINAL CONFERENCE

Experiences in biogas purification systems and future prospective

27th of February 2024, 10.00h – 18.00h CET

Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) - Av. de les Bases de Manresa, 61, 73, 08242 Manresa (Barcelona) & Online

The LIFE BIOGASNET project, coordinated by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, organised its final conference “Experiences in biogas purification systems and future prospective”. 

The project has developed an innovative cost-efficient and low-carbon footprint technology for biogas upgrading in order to boost the use of biogas as a sustainable energy source and reduce the carbon footprint of the energy cycle promoting the circular economy concept.

During the final conference, project partners and researchers presented the most representative innovations, developments and results achieved as part of the project. Additionally, the event included different sessions from other professionals and experts working on the field of sustainable and renewable energies, biogas and sustainable technologies. The conference was designed to be a forum of discussion on new opportunities and advances in biogas promotion as renewable energy.

Download the partners’ presentations
Targeted to: 
  • Landfill & urban solid wastes treatment plants operators.
  • Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) operators.
  • Biogas providers.
  • Policy makers involved in European policies on biogas, renewable energies, sustainability, etc.
  • Biogas-related organisations.
  • Other stakeholders involved in waste gas valorisation.
  • Specialised journalists from national and regional outlets.
  • Researchers and students in biogas purification technologies, sustainable. methods, energy resources, renewable energies, etc.
  • General public with interest in LIFE BIOGASNET topics.

Conference agenda

10.00 – 10.15  Welcome & Introduction 
10.15 – 11.00  Opening talk “Biogas: Perspectives of an Old Technology”

Xavier Flotats, Professor Emeritus of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia; Member of Honour, Spanish Biogas Association (AEBIG) and Member of the Cluster of Bionergy of Catalonia (CBC) 

11.00 – 11.30 Application of biological technologies for the desulfurization of industrial gases

Óscar Prado, CEO, AERIS Tecnologías Ambientales

11.30 – 12.00 Coffee break (provided by the UPC)
12.00 – 12.30 LIFE BIOGASNET Project: a roadmap to success

Xavier Gamisans, Project Coordinator and Professor, Polytechnic University of Catalonia

12.30 – 13.00 LIFE BIOGASNET technology operation in Cadiz

Martín Ramírez, Full Professor, University of Cádiz

13.00 – 13.30 LIFE BIOGASNET technology operation in Athens

Sofia Mai, Researcher, National Technical University of Athens

13.30 – 15.00 Lunch (provided by the UPC)

15.00 – 15.30  Environmental sustainability of LIFE BIOGASNET technology

David Sánchez, Researcher, Waste, Energy and Environmental Impact Unit of Eurecat

15.30 – 16.00 RECYCLES project: Biogas upgrading and the integration of the carbon, nitrogen and sulfur cycles

David Gabriel, Full Professor at the Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)

16.00 – 16.30 New technologies for waste gas valorization

Xavier Guimerà, Chemical Engineer, Polytechnic University of Catalonia

16.30 – 17.00 Novel biogas-based value chains within the agri-food sector: CHEERS biorefinery

Juan Carlos López Neila, Engineer, Genia Global Energy 

17.00 – 17.30 LIFE INFUSION, Intensive treatment of waste effluents and conversion into useful sustainable outputs: biogas, nutrients and water

Julia Hereza Atienza, Civil Engineer, Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB)

17.30 – 18.00 Final conclusions and closing remarks

About LIFE BIOGASNET

LIFE BIOGASNET, is a European project funded under the LIFE Programme, aimed at demonstrating a new cost-effective and environmental friendly technology for biogas desulfurization based on biological processes, being able to obtain a high quality biogas and final valuable by-products.

Started in September 2019, the project has developed an innovative technology for biogas desulphurisation coupling a nitrification bioreactor with either an anoxic gas-phase biotrickling filter or an anoxic bioscrubber. The technology developed presents potential environmental advantages, reducing the environmental footprint by minimising the carbon dioxide emission and the waste generation and allowing to obtain a secondary raw material suitable to be valorised.

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