A new, modern and impressive biomethane production plant in Voss, Norway, has now been officially commissioned. The commissioning was confirmed by the passing of the SAT (Site Acceptance Test), which demonstrated the stability and reliable operation of the production process.
This milestone launches a one-year trial period for an otherwise fully completed project that has taken almost three years to complete. Biovoima´s Project Manager Tero Kemppi is delighted, proud and relieved to have completed the biggest project to date for Biovoima:
”While perhaps the most important phase of the project is still to come - the performance and warranty tests - achieving SAT approval is definitely a significant milestone to celebrate. It shows that we have delivered the plant as contracted, which feels excellent after an intensive period of work.”
The Voss biogas plant in Bergen region is, to our knowledge, the first biogas plant in the world to be BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) certified. Certified construction means, among other things, strict requirements for the use of materials and high levels of sorting and reuse. The BREEAM process is coordinated by the main civil engineering contractor responsible for the project LAB Entreprenør, with whom Biovoima worked closely throughout the project.
”I would say that the most amazing part of the project was the excellent team spirit between all the key parties - especially the client BIR and the main contractor LAB, but also with the numerous subcontractors and partners. Challenges and differences of opinion cannot be avoided in long projects, but I always felt that everyone was pulling the rope into the same direction. It was this that laid the foundations for the success of the project - above all for BIR, the owner of the plant. The Finnish and Norwegian approaches also turned out to be very similar, which made communication smooth and easy,” says Kemppi.
The plant is invested in and operated by BIR AS, one of Norway's largest waste management companies. The modern biogas plant treats around 15 000 tonnes of municipal and household biowaste and 40 000 tonnes of livestock manure in the Bergen area every year. The end product after biogas upgrading is clean biomethane, which replaces fossil fuels in transport and industry. As a by-product, the process produces hygienised digestate suitable for use as biofertiliser.
The biomethane produced at the plant is mainly used as a fuel for BIR's waste collecting trucks and as an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) for industry in the Bergen region. Vehicles are refuelled at the biogas plant site by Biovoima´s BIOpark gas filling station, in addition to which BIR transports gas in pressurised containers to remote gas filling stations to power up the buses in the Bergen area, for example. The vehicles literally run on energy produced from local biowaste and livestock manure.
The Voss biomethane plant in Norway demonstrates Biovoima's role as a technology integrator, delivering tailor-made, end-to-end biomethane solutions also for demanding Nordic conditions. Technology integration in this project also emphasises the seamless integration of waste reception, pre-treatment, digestion, gas upgrading and biomethane utilization technologies, ensuring the plant's operational reliability, high efficiency and long-term sustainability in the Arctic climate.
More information on the project:
Tero Kemppi
Project Manager
+358 50 408 7100
Jani Kangasaho
Sales Director
+358 50 468 7907
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