Waste Gas Solutions
Generate power from waste gas in challenging environments such as offshore locations and remote oilfields
Converting Waste Gas into Energy
Waste gas, produced as a by-product of industries like oil and gas, or manufacturing, poses a serious environmental risk. Its release into the atmosphere contributes to global warming due to its high greenhouse gas content.
Although waste gas generation is unavoidable in industrial operations, Aggreko can assist you in repurposing waste gas into usable energy, thereby lowering your carbon footprint.
By capturing and utilising these gases as fuel, you can power your operations and potentially generate additional income by selling the waste gas to third parties, all while reducing net carbon emissions and improving operational efficiency.
Addressing waste gas challenges together
- Turnkey and reliable power generation solutions
- Renewable energy options to decrease reliance on fossil fuels
- Reduction in Total Cost of Energy (TCOE)
Types of waste gas
Biogas / Landfill Gas
Biogas is a blend of gases including methane, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulphide, produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste. It represents a significant renewable energy source.
As a substitute for natural gas, biogas can be used for power generation, combined heat and power (CHP), or upgraded to biomethane for use as transport fuel.
Biogas is particularly appealing due to its relatively low production cost and ease of deployment, even in domestic settings. It can be used alongside natural gas and has a zero-emission production process.
Utilising biogas can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 240% compared to fossil fuels!
If your facility produces biogas or landfill gas, Aggreko can help convert it into energy, whether to generate power for the grid, creating an additional revenue stream, or to power onsite processes. Best of all, no capital expenditure is required as we provide turnkey solutions under long-term service contracts.
Associated Petroleum Gas (Flare Gas)
Flare gas is a by-product of various industrial activities. It is typically burnt off when excess or unwanted gases and liquids are released during normal or emergency overpressure events in processes such as oil and gas extraction, refineries, chemical plants, coal mining, and wastewater treatment.
Because gas flaring produces significant greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to climate change, there is a global movement to eliminate this practice by 2030. Companies will need to find alternative uses for this surplus gas.
Flare gas can be utilised onsite for power generation, compressed or liquefied for transport, or reinjected for enhanced oil recovery.
Recovering flare gas is cost-effective and usually requires minimal equipment modifications. Surplus gas can be sold to generate extra income, and overall, converting waste gas into energy reduces your carbon footprint.
Aggreko offers turnkey, flexible solutions to generate power from flare gas in challenging environments such as offshore locations, remote oilfields, and where the quantity and quality of associated petroleum gas vary.