Canada-headed biogas technology major Anaergia Inc. (Anaergia) has announced that its subsidiary, Anaergia Singapore Pte. Ltd, has received a Letter of Award from New Jeju Bio Co. Ltd to design and build the Jeju Bio Energy Biogas Plant which is to be constructed in Jeju Island, South Korea.
South Korea has announced a national biogas strategy that aims to produce up to 500 million Nm³ per annum of biogas by 2026, which would cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by one million tonnes per year.
Utilize organic waste streams
The Jeju Bio Energy Biogas Plant is expected to process approximately 50,000 tonnes per year of organic waste and is expected to significantly reduce GHG emissions from the island of Jeju while recycling its waste.
The feedstock is anticipated to include various waste streams generated by slaughterhouses, citrus juice facilities, and food production facilities on Jeju Island.
These solid and liquid feedstocks are intended to be digested anaerobically, and the biogas produced from this process is expected to be utilized in a biogas combined heat and power (CHP) unit.
The digestate from the biogas plant is intended to be composted into fertilizer at an offsite location. The wastewater from the plant is expected to be treated and recycled for use at the plant and off-site agricultural use.
New Jeju Bio has selected Anaergia for this plant owing to the company’s proven ability to provide integrated solutions for complex projects. We look forward to utilizing Anaergia’s solutions to convert a diverse range of organic wastes that are being generated on Jeju Island into useful resources, said Sae Hyun Cho, CEO of New Jeju Bio.
Pretreatment and “Omnivore” technologies
The biogas plant is to include pretreatment technologies, and Anaergia’s “Omnivore” anaerobic digestion (AD) system to produce approximately 2 MW of renewable energy with the heat to be utilized for digestion, pasteurization, and evaporation.
This Letter of Award from New Jeju Bio marks a significant milestone in Anaergia’s expansion into South Korea. This achievement represents a strategic opportunity for Anaergia to capitalize on the growing demand for organic waste solutions in this new market, said Assaf Onn, CEO of Anaergia.
Based on the initial specifications, the Award is for an amount of approximately CA$25 million, and it is subject to several routine conditions, including the client obtaining final financing for the project.
