Air Liquide Doubles Its Biomethane Production Capacity
April 19 2018 - 10:35AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Since the beginning of 2018, Air Liquide (Paris:AI) has
commissioned three new biomethane production units, in the United
States, in France, and in the United Kingdom. With these units, Air
Liquide has doubled its biomethane production capacity, which now
stands at 60 MW, the equivalent of 500 GWh for a full year of
production. Over the course of the last four years, the Group has
decided around 100 million euros in investments in biomethane
production. Today, the Group operates 10 production units around
the world, designed to purify biogas in order to transform it into
biomethane and inject it into the natural gas network.
The three new biomethane production units commissioned by
Air Liquide are located in the United States (Walnut, Mississippi),
in France (Cestas, near Bordeaux), and in the United Kingdom
(Northwick, near Birmingham).
The new biomethane production unit in the United States is
located in the Northeast Mississippi Landfill (NEML) site. This is
the first large-scale unit built by Air Liquide in the United
States. It purifies the biogas that results from household waste
treatment sites and transforms it into biomethane.
In Europe, the units purify the biogas from farm waste
and transform it into biomethane. Part of this biomethane is used
for trucks fueled by bio-NGV (Natural Gas for Vehicles), a clean
non-fossil fuel with no fine particulates emissions.
Air Liquide has developed technologies and expertise that cover
the entire biomethane value chain: the purification of
biogas for its transformation into biomethane, injection into the
natural gas networks in collaboration with local players,
liquefaction, distribution for clean vehicle fleets fueled by
bio-NGV.
François Darchis, Senior Vice President, member of the
Air Liquide Executive Committee supervising innovation, commented:
“The commissioning of these new biomethane production units,
whether in the United States or in Europe, illustrates the strong
growth in new markets related to the energy transition. In
transforming the biogas produced by waste into biomethane using its
patented separation and purification technologies, Air Liquide
contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air
quality.”
Global Markets &
TechnologiesThe Global Markets & Technologies
(GM&T) World Business Unit delivers technological solutions
(molecules, equipment and services) to support the new markets in
energy transition, maritime logistics via cryogenic transportation,
and scientific exploration in order to accelerate Air Liquide’s
sustainable growth. GM&T employs 1,800 people worldwide and
generated a 2017 revenue of €372 million.
Biogas is produced during
the treatment of waste (coming from farming, household waste and
industrial activities). Biogas purification technology is based on
the use of patented polymer membranes manufactured by Air Liquide.
This powerful system separates the components of biogas, and
generates a biomethane that can be injected into the natural gas
network. Used as fuel in vehicles, bio natural gas or biomethane is
also called bio-NGV (Natural Gas for Vehicles).
The world leader in gases, technologies and services for
Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with
approximately 65,000 employees and serves more than 3.5 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Air Liquide’s ambition is to lead its industry, deliver long
term performance and contribute to sustainability. The company’s
customer-centric transformation strategy aims at profitable growth
over the long term. It relies on operational excellence, selective
investments, open innovation and a network organization implemented
by the Group worldwide. Through the commitment and inventiveness of
its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment
transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers
greater value to all its stakeholders.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to 20.3 billion euros in 2017 and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris
stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO
STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
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