
Injection of RNG (biomethane) and its challenges
Injection of RNG (biomethane) and its challenges
Posted by Natalia Bourenane on 30 May 2025 at 11:17 am@seachtholdings_gary , @pierre_petit any insights?
Gary replied 3 weeks, 5 days ago 4 Members · 3 Replies- 3 Replies
Besides having to deal with different gas quality standards from the many different utilities managing the pipelines across the US, the major challenge for RNG injection is the pipeline infrastructure. Even the most perfect project can be non-viable if the pipeline is not close enough for injection or cannot accept the volume you are producing (i.e. summer months). Transporting the gas is feasible but it eats up on your revenue and lowers the CI score.
Great insight from Nikolas on this, i also like to add the monopolization of the current pipeline grids by the energy companies in each province or region, does not allow for much choices for producers and importers and takes so much of the control of the fate of their products away from them.
Here at Seacht Holdings we have a Biomethane Upgrade plant ( BMPure) design using Evonik Sepruran membranes done a few years ago before the UK Government at the time changed the Heat Incentives which made the projects not viable. We are also looking at Grid Entry Units design to best optimize the injection control using AI feedback loops for efficiency. Does anyone have experience in Grid Entry Units for Biogas and how they can be improved?
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