Biogas

Biogas has the potential to play a key role in the conversion of the energy system. Especially upgrading of raw biogas to natural gas quality and feeding it into the natural gas grid makes a significant storage potential accessible.

In this context VGB has provided a forum particularly for biogas plant owners and operators, as well as equipment and service providers to exchange information, to share ideas relating to the technical and environmental best practices on operations and aspects of biogas projects maintenance, safety and security. In contrast to other biogas associations the focus lies on larger biogas plants, preferentially with biogas upgrading technology.

Our Objectives

• Supporting our members in operational and maintenance business as well as in technical, environmental and strategic challenges
• assisting to attain high availability and reliability of biogas plants and biogas upgrading plants
• developing concepts for improving operational and maintenance management
• supporting a cost-effective power plant life cycle and environmental compatibility of biogas plants and biogas upgrading plants
• keeping highest standards of occupational and operational safety
• developing best practice standards
• gaining new technical and operational attainments

• Offering a neutral platform to co-operate in the field of joint research
• realising joint innovative, application-oriented research projects
• cost sharing for all participating companies