Aquafuel Research pioneering method to reduce operating cost of biogas power generators by 30 percent

In England, Aquafuel Research announced the completion of phase one trials of new technology for low-cost removal of corrosive hydrogen sulfide from diesel engine electricity generators running on landfill gas.

Aquafuel’s technology doubles the life of the engine’s lubrication oil; due to longer gaps between oil changes, the associated engine downtime was also reduced by about 50%. Aquafuel said that detailed running costs will be calculated at the end of the full trial, but results indicate savings for the operator in the region of 30%. The solution will be commercially available in the third quarter of 2009.

Also, in Ohio, officials in Lima have proposed a project to capture methane from two landfills and generate electricity.  The city would utilize a process designed by BHP Energy Solutions on landfills owned by Waste Management and BP. In the proposed project, a pipeline would connect the two landfills to a wastewater treatment plant; the landfill gas would pipe to five microturbine generators that would flare the gas and produce power.

The city hopes to tap $1.8 million in stimulus funding for the project, that would commence construction by year end.

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