GreenEnergyCases
GreenEnergyCases introduces the latest applications and visiting places in the field of renewable energy and gives lots of information on the Finnish energy know-how.The Finnish energy production is well-known for its creative and intelligent solutions, which help to reduce emissions, to increase the use of domestic renewable energy sources as well as to streamline production processes. Finland is a pioneer especially in bioenergy and its applications.
Visits to the sites must always be settled beforehand with the mentioned contact persons.
Metener Ltd, Kalmari farm
Metener Ltd
Mr. Erkki Kalmari, technician and dairy farmer, constructed a biogas plant on his farm in late 90´s. He had seen some biogas plants on a technical tour in Germany and wanted to have his own plant. After few years of successful biogas CHP utilisation he designed and manufactured a biogas upgrading unit and started to use biogas as a vehicle fuel in the year 2002. In the same year he opened a public CBG (compressed biogas) filling station and founded Metener Ltd with partners.
Metener Ltd has done a lot of R&D work over the years. Metener has its own laboratory for research. Company has done several biogas production trials for different biomasses and co-operated with universities and research bodies. Also biogas upgrading technology has been developed further.
Metener has required permissions to assemble and inspect bio/natural gas installations. In most cases, Metener Ltd delivers process and constructional planning, automation, biogas and biomass treatment equipment and pipe systems, as well as biogas utilisation equipment. Electrical engineering, groundworks and construction works are planned and contracted in cooperation with customer.
Future
- We continue designing and constructing biogas plants in Finland and also abroad. Abroad we operate with local partners.
- We emphasise development of small- and medium sized regional biogas plants and farm-scale plants
- We continue R&D work with biogas plants and we are looking for efficient ways to utilize biomasses with high dry matter content (e. g. grass from arable lands, landscaping grass, dry manure from horse and poultry).
- Landfill gas upgrading for vehicles and landfill gas collecting optimisation.
Video made by Evergreen Gas about our upgrading unit in England.
Kalmari farm
Kalmari farm is one of the pioneer farms producing biogas in Finland, and an excellent example of innovative use of biogas technology. The farm is self-sufficient in electricity, heat and vehicle fuel. Excess electricity is sold to the grid, and vehicle fuel sales exceeded 1000 MWh in 2011. The biogas plant digests cow manure and confectionery by-products, and in the future will also digest fat trap waste and liquid biowaste.
Esite: Pioneering Biogas farming in Central Finland.
