Gas Yields: Biogas per Tonne, Methane Share and Energy Content
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You look up a fictional biogas yield and methane share for each feedstock, turn the organic dry matter into cubic metres of biogas and methane, and express the methane as kWh of energy and as the methane share of the mixed gas.
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Lessons in this course
- The Feedstock Mix: Tonnes, Dry Matter and Organic Dry Matter Locked
- Gas Yields: Biogas per Tonne, Methane Share and Energy Content Locked
- Retention Time and Organic Loading: Will the Digester Cope? Locked
- CHP Output: Electricity, Heat and Full-Load Hours Locked
- Revenues: Feed-In Tariff, Heat Sales and the Value of Digestate Locked
- Operating Costs: Feedstock, Haulage, Maintenance and Staff Locked
- The Investment Case: Cash Flows, Payback, NPV and IRR Locked
- Biomethane Option and Sensitivity: Which Input Matters Most? Locked