Maatilan biokaasutuotannon kannattavuuden parantaminen skaalaamalla in situ –metanointi pilotilta maatilamittakaavaan - Metanointi maatilalla -

Methanation on the farm project

Improving the profitability of farm biogas production by scaling in situ methanation from pilot to farm scale - Jyväskylän Ammattikorkeakoulu Oy

The project investigates the effect of methanation on the profitability of biogas production on a medium-sized farm. The calculation models use different technological solutions, different facilities and different economic boundary conditions, such as energy prices and construction costs.

The project pilots in-situ methanation, based on which methanation will be scaled to a farm-scale biogas plant. The goal is to build a biogas plant with methanation systems on one farm as a parallel investment project.

In the project, the already existing biogas pilot equipment is updated to be suitable for the manure-forage mixture, the digestion parameters are optimized and the digestion control is developed. For the pilot, equipment will be built for the electrolysis equipment used to produce the hydrogen used in in-situ methanation for electricity production.

The communication of the project aims to be effective by disseminating information about the economic effects of in situ methanation. Through means of communication, the network is expanded with the aim of reaching farms interested in biogas investment. In addition, parties investing in biogas are invited to participate and get to know potential investment sites.

The project promotes a green economy in accordance with the objectives of the Rural Development Fund's recovery funds. 

Paavolan Maitotila, BGCNordic Oy and Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences Oy (Jamk) are part of the Rural Innovation Group (EIP group) implementing the project. Jamk is the main implementer of the project.

The project will be implemented from 1 September 2022 to 29 December 2024.

More information is provided by:

Tero Lahti, Paavolan Maitotila, [email protected], tel. +358 40 083 0979

Henri Viiru, BGCNordic Oy, [email protected], tel. +358 45 106 0673

Mauno Harju, Specialist, Jamk, [email protected], tel. +358 40 768 1931

Marianne Reinikka, Project Manager, Jamk, firstname.lastname(a)jamk.fi, tel. +358 40 183 7085