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Sustainability Expert | Energy & ISO |Net Zero |Climate Strategy | Author & Mentor (23 yrs)

Biomethane Breakthroughs: Transforming Organic Waste into Clean Energy 📍Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), also known as biomethane, which is a biofuel similar to conventional natural gas. 📍RNG is produced from organic waste materials through various methods, including: 1️⃣ Anaerobic Digestion: ▪️ This is a biological process-taking place in a sealed container, where organic waste such as livestock manure, food scraps, and sewage sludge is broken down by microorganisms in the absence of oxygen. ▪️ The process produces biogas, typically comprising about 60-70% methane and 30-40% carbon dioxide, along with traces of other components. ▪️ The biogas is then purified, or "upgraded," to increase its methane content and remove impurities, transforming it into RNG, which can be used as a fuel. 2️⃣ Thermal Gasification: ▪️A high-temperature process that converts organic or carbon-rich materials into synthetic gas (syngas) under controlled oxygen levels. ▪️It is versatile and can process various types of waste, including wood, agricultural residues, and even certain municipal solid wastes. ▪️The resulting syngas, mainly hydrogen and carbon monoxide, undergoes further refining to produce methane, the primary component of natural gas. 3️⃣ Landfills: ▪️As organic waste decomposes anaerobically in landfills, it produces landfill gas (LFG), which is a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide. ▪️This gas can be captured through systems installed in landfills and then processed to increase methane concentration and remove impurities, converting it to RNG. 4️⃣ Power to Gas: ▪️This technology uses excess renewable electricity to produce hydrogen through water electrolysis. ▪️The produced hydrogen can be injected directly into the gas network or converted into methane through a methanation process involving the reaction of hydrogen with carbon dioxide. ▪️This method bridges renewable electricity and gas sectors, allowing the storage of surplus renewable energy in the form of gas. 📍RNG has many benefits, which include the production of renewable energy from waste, mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, and contribution to climate change mitigation efforts. 📍Additionally, it RNG could be integrated into existing energy infrastructures, supporting the decarbonisation of transportation, heating, and industrial processes.  #comprehensiveguide #renewableenergy #biomethnae #energy #decarbonisation #sustainability

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