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BIOGAS PLANTS IN EUROPE; AN UPDATED DATA-BANK

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IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE "ENERGY FROM BIOMASS" PROGRAMME, THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (DG XII) OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FINANCES A SURVEY ON BIOMETHANATION IN EUROPE.
THE SURVEY IS AN EXTEND AND UP-TO-DATE VERSION OF THE PREVIOUS SURVEY COMMISSIONED IN 1981-1983 ON THE SAME TOPIC ("BIOGAS PLANTS IN EUROPE. A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK", DEMUYNCK ET AL.).
THE PROMOTION OF PROFITABLE REALISATIONS OF BIOMETHANATION AND THE CONFIDENCE IN THIS TECHNOLOGY IN EUROPE ARE THE ULTIMATE AIMS OF THIS PROJECT.

TO REACH THE LATTER REQUIRES THE IDENTIFICATION OF ALL BIOGAS PLANTS PRESENTLY EXISTING IN EUROPE, THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SCRUTINY OF THE DATA ELICITED BY THE SURVEY AND APPROPRIATE DIFFUSION OF THE RESULTING KNOW-HOW, NOT ONLY IN THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD BUT ALSO AT A LEVEL MORE CLOSE TO INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC. HENCE, THREE TASKS ARE PURSUED IN THE COURSE OF THIS PROJECT : FIRST, THE COLLECTION OF DATA IN THE FIELD OF BIOMETHANATION THROUGH A COMMON EXTENTED FORMAT AND INTERVIEWS LED BY SELECTED EXPERTS, SECONDLY, THE THOROUGH SCRUTINY OF THESE DATA INCLUDING AN INDEPTH ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BIOGAS PLANTS ACTUALLY OPERATING SINCE A FEW YEARS, AND THIRDLY, THE ORGANIZATION OF THESE DATA AND OF THEIR SYNTHESES IN FORMS SUITABLE FOR PUBLICATION.
THE DATA CURRENTLY BEING COLLECTED BY A NATIONAL EXPERT ORIGINATE MAINLY FROM EACH EC MEMBER STATE. BUT, COMPARISON WILL BE MADE WITH DATA ORIGINATING FROM OUTSIDE THE EC, EVEN OUTSIDE EUROPE. THE DATA CONCERN FIRST THE BIOGAS PLANTS THEMSELVES, SECONDLY THE DESIGNERS AND CONSTRUCTORS OF BIOGAS PLANTS AND THIRDLY OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS (PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS) INVOLVED IN THE FIELD. FIRST DATA, COLLECTED WITH HELP OF DETAILLED QUESTIONNAIRES, ARE FORESEEN FOR THE END OF 1986.
SCRUTINIES AND SYNTHESES OF THE COLLECTED DATA WILL BE ACHIEVED IN 1987. THESE WILL CONCERN BOTH TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF BIOGAS PLANTS AND OF BIOMETHANATION PROBLEMATICS. THE STATUS OF BIOGAS PLANT DESIGNERS AND CONSTRUCTORS WILL BE ANALYSED TO IDENTIFY THEIR PROFILE, THE REASONS FOR THE OBSTACLES TO SUCCES AND THE PERSPECTIVES OF THIS INDUSTRIAL SECTOR. EACH CHAPTER WILL END WITH RECOMMENDATION. A SPECIAL CHAPTER WILL DEAL WITH RULES OF GOOD PRACTICE OF BIOMETHANATION. COLLECTED DATA AND THEIR ANALYSES WILL BE PUBLISHED IN 1988 AS A COMPUTER DATA-BANK AND A BOOK.

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UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
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LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE
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