CHESTERFIELD BIOGAS WINS FIRS

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 1293N Pressure Technologies PLC 07 June 2010  \n \n\n \nCHESTERFIELD BIOGAS WINS FIRST MAJOR ORDER\n \nPressure Technologies plc (\"Pressure Technologies\" or the \"Group\") is pleased to announce that its operating division, Chesterfield BioGas (\"CBG\") has secured its first major order from Centrica plc (\"Centrica\"), the owners of British Gas.\n \nCBG will supply Centrica with one of the UK's first biogas upgrading plants for the production of clean biomethane from waste for direct injection into the national gas grid.\n \nBiomethane is similar in properties to the natural gas which is currently supplied through the grid, except that it is generated from organic waste products such as cattle manure, horticultural, food and household waste.  Unlike many other \"green\" energy solutions, the \"closed loop\" production process for biomethane, is environmentally sustainable and, therefore, is expected to make a significant contribution to the achievement of the UK's carbon reduction targets.\n \nThe order, worth in excess of £0.6 million, has resulted from a partnership between Centrica, Scotia Gas Networks and Thames Water to process the gas naturally produced by waste water at the Didcot Sewage Works.  CBG has been working with the partnership to integrate the upgrading unit into the system that extracts the raw gas during sewage processing. \n \nThe upgrading plant employs proven water scrubbing technology to upgrade the raw gas to 98% pure biomethane.  This will be injected into the grid for use by all gas customers, both commercial and domestic.  The unit is expected to be installed this summer and the Didcot plant is forecast to commence operation later this year. \n \nThe water scrubbing technology used in the biomethane production process was pioneered in New Zealand and is already being successfully employed in plants in Japan, Germany, France, Spain and, particularly, in Sweden, where Pressure Technologies has experience of co-operating on similar projects.\n \nCentrica's order follows the publication of the injection to grid tariffs under the UK Government's Renewable Heat Incentive (\"RHI\"), which will begin operating in April 2011.  Under the RHI, feed-in tariffs will reward generators of renewable energy from a variety...

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