Atlas Copco is helping to improve biogas production at the Leeming Biogas facility in North Yorkshire by supplying critical oxygen generation technology. The equipment plays a key role in ensuring the plant can produce grid-quality biomethane while reducing costs and supporting sustainable operations.
Operated by Iona Management Services (IMS), the facility processes food waste to produce over five million cubic metres of biomethane annually, which is injected into the local gas grid.
While anaerobic digestion, the process used to generate the gas, typically avoids oxygen, Atlas Copco’s system provides pure oxygen to enhance the efficiency and stability of the process.
“It may seem counterintuitive, but oxygen is fundamental to the generation of grid-quality biogas,” said James Smith, General Manager at the Leeming Biogas plant. “It stabilises the biological activity inside the fermenters, which promotes efficient gas generation and helps to reduce unwanted by-products such as hydrogen sulphide.”
... to continue reading you must be subscribed
