Agrifood company acquires a biogas generator

Agrifood company Rivalea is set to minimise its environmental footprint and reduce its energy consumption with an upcoming biogas generator installation.

Conventional power generates around only 35% of primary energy as usable electricity and the rest is released into the atmosphere. The biogas fuel used by the Rivalea system will be captured from the natural breakdown of pig manure and turn a waste product into an energy source.

The 2G Avus500plus unit, supplied by Evo Energy in a 12 m container module, offers combined heat and power technology that ensures energy efficiency of up to 90%. This means enormous cost savings as well as a massive reduction in carbon emissions.

The installation is expected to generate around 25% of the site’s power per year, resulting in considerable energy cost savings for Rivalea. The project is estimated to offset over 28,000 per tonnes of CO₂ equivalent emissions, from grid and methane emissions avoided, every year.

2G, a manufacturer of biogas cogeneration systems for decentralised energy production, has commenced the Rivalea custom build in its main production site in Heek, Germany. The build is expected to be installed in early 2017.

“We are focused on initiatives that can improve our energy performance and reduce our environmental footprint,” said Ian Longfield, Rivalea’s senior environmental officer. “Using biogas for energy is a major opportunity for the company to achieve both.”