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GE's innovative engines use the biogas from the anaerobic fermentation of organic waste from agriculture, foodstuff or feed industries to generate power with a high-energy, CO2-neutral fuel that can be substituted for fossil fuels.
Benefits
- Improving waste management while maximizing the use of an unexploited renewable energy source
- Avoiding liberation of methane from decomposition into the atmosphere
- The 560+ Jenbacher engines currently operating on biogas generate 2.8 million MWh of power per year which corresponds to a fossil fuel savings equivalent to 637 million cubic meters of natural gas (no comparison to diesel oil)
- One Jenbacher JMS biogas engine with a capacity of 1.4 MW generates 11,200 MWh per year of electricity, which is enough electricity to power 1,000 American or 3,200 European homes
Renewable energy policies in the EU will boost this development and encourage the utilization of biomass in anaerobic digestion as a reliable and sustainable part of a future global power generation landscape.
