Food & Drink Residues’ Biogas Could Be “Fuel Of The Future”

12 July, 2017

A study carried out by Aker Associates Ltd for Clearfleau Ltd, a provider of on-site bioenergy plants for food and beverage processors, has shown that biogas generated from food and beverage process residues offers a “low-carbon commercial transport fuel for the future”.

The new research shows that biomethane generated from food and drinks process residues has a growing potential as a low-carbon alternative to diesel used in commercial vehicles. It focuses on the use of biomethane for transport (BfT) technology in the commercial vehicle market, assessing drivers for change and barriers that may inhibit wider adoption of biomethane in commercial vehicles, as well as its potential use with on-site anaerobic digestion (AD) plants on industrial sites.

The report’s author, Andrew Winship of Aker Associates, said: “The pressure is on both government and business to reduce carbon emissions from transport, which lags behind other sectors in the adoption of renewable fuels. This requires new and innovative solutions. We expect to see growing numbers of food and drink processing companies looking to use this technology, which offers a low-carbon alternative to diesel for fuelling their commercial vehicle fleets. With both suitable vehicles and fuels becoming more available, supported through legislation and tax treatment, biomethane as a low-carbon transport fuel is set to grow substantially.”