Overview: The impressive and powerful biogas generator sets at the German exhibition

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The Energy Decentral exhibition held in Hanover, Germany, presented the latest developments in the biogas industry and brought together cutting-edge products using the most advanced technologies. Today, the editor will take you through a review of the biogas generator manufacturers that were present at this international professional exhibition, so we can all experience these amazing, cutting-edge foreign technologies together! Since its establishment in 1990, Agrikomp has served over 800 biogas power plants, with a total installed capacity of approximately 250 megawatts. MTU Onsite Energy is one of the core brands of Rolls-Royce Power Systems, boasting over a century of experience in diesel engine engineering. Its product portfolio includes diesel generators with outputs of up to 3250 kW, gas-based waste heat power generation systems with capacities of up to 2500 kW, and gas turbines with outputs of up to 50,000 kW. GE Jenbacher is part of Clarke Energy; it has its headquarters in the town of Jenbach in Tyrol, Austria. It began producing gas engines in 1957, including those used in cogeneration plants as well as containerized generator sets. The engine of this company is claimed to offer efficiency 47.8% higher than that of competitors in the same category, providing excellent fuel economy. It is a brand under MWM, a company based in Mannheim; the company is located in Mannheim, Germany, and has been in operation for over 140 years. It possesses extensive experience in the development and optimization of gas engines and generators that use natural gas, biogas, and other specialty gases. LIEBHERR was founded by Hans Liebherr in 1949. Over more than half a century, this family-owned business has grown into a corporate group with a wide range of business activities; it employs around 26,000 people and operates more than 100 companies on all continents. It is worth mentioning that China Haier originated from a refrigerator production line project introduced to China by German company Liebherr; in other words, \"German Haier\" was the mentor that helped shape China Haier. Founded in 1947, Sandfirden Technics began by dealing in ship engines, gearboxes, and steering gears; it later expanded from the marine industry to a broader range of industrial markets, developing its own gas engines and generator sets. 2G Energy Co., Ltd. is a manufacturer of distributed energy and CHP gas engines that use natural gas, biogas, landfill gas, and hydrogen as fuels. Established in 1995, its product portfolio includes generator sets ranging from 20 to 4000 kW. When biogas from Emission Partners is integrated into the natural gas network, or used as a fuel for vehicles, for power generation, in fuel cells, etc., strict requirements are generally imposed on the various components of the biogas. As a German supplier of biogas catalysts, their mission is to provide optimized combustion solutions for the aforementioned gas engines. Upon seeing the last point, I believe everyone shares the same feeling: biogas projects are an integrated whole. From the anaerobic fermentation system, to biogas purification and the monitoring systems for such projects, and then to the cogeneration units, all these elements are closely connected, work together, and form an inseparable whole. As is well known, Germany has always been at the global forefront in the development and application of biogas technology, driving the growth of the entire new energy industry. Looking at the current state of China’s biogas industry, one major shortcoming is the lack of necessary sensing units in biogas projects, the absence of reliable control systems, the lack of optimized models and algorithms for monitoring and control, as well as the lack of comprehensive coordination across the entire engineering system. As a result, most of our biogas projects remain in their primitive form. To draw an analogy with automobiles: if fully automated gas generator sets are comparable to automobile engines, then the monitoring system for biogas projects is akin to the vehicle’s electronic control unit. The data generated by the monitoring system serves as a direct indicator of the quality of the automobile; similarly, it also reflects the operational status of the biogas project. As energy and environmental protection projects, biogas and biomethane production facilities need to be considered as an integrated whole throughout the entire production process; they require a centralized monitoring and control system to operate efficiently. Moreover, enhancing research on monitoring and control technologies for anaerobic fermentation and purification processes can also significantly improve the economic efficiency of such facilities. Ruiyi Zikong is one of the earliest companies in China to develop remote monitoring systems for biogas projects. Its monitoring systems are built upon advanced gas composition and flow sensors developed in-house, combined with software development techniques, and have currently enabled remote monitoring of biogas projects in multiple provinces and cities. Source: WeChat official account @Biogas Engineering and Its Measurement and Control Technology; please indicate the source when reproducing this content