Contract wins for Chesterfield BioGas

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 1400M Pressure Technologies PLC 21 August 2013  \n \n\n\n \nEmbargoed for release at 07.00 hours                                                                21 August 2013\n \nPressure Technologies plc\n(\"Pressure Technologies\", the \"Group\" or the \"Company\")\n \nContract wins for Chesterfield BioGas\n \nPressure Technologies is pleased to announce that its Alternative Energy division, comprising Chesterfield BioGas Limited (\"CBG\"), has secured two orders to supply biogas upgraders and ancillary equipment with a combined sales value of £4.6 million. \n \nBoth projects use the Totara model biogas upgrader, capable of processing up to 2,000 cubic metres of biogas per hour. The Totara upgrader will clean the raw biogas, produced by anaerobic digestion of the waste, to more than 98% pure biomethane, matching the purity criteria required of natural gas being piped to households and commercial premises.\n \nThe new-generation CBG upgrader employs the Greenlane® water-scrubbing method, which uses no heat or chemicals, just water, much of which can be re-cycled. Major improvements have been made recently to the layout and accessibility of the system. \n \nCBG is the sole technology partner in the UK for the Greenlane® systems, which are the most widely proven in this market. More than 70 sites are currently operating successfully around the world; 27 of these employ the Totara model.\n \nCBG will install and commission the upgraders, which have scheduled handover dates in the second-half of the Group's 2014 financial year. Once the sites are operational, CBG will generate additional revenue from a long-term contract to monitor the upgrader's performance and maintenance services.\n \nStephen  McCulloch, Managing Director of CBG said: \"These orders mark a step change in the market for biogas upgrading, which is moving from small scale, proof of concept projects to large scale plants, which deliver commercial returns to our customers.\"\n \nPressur...

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