Biowaste and sewage sludge transport in Uusimaa outer zone cities of the Helsinki Metropolitan Region fueled by locally produced biogas
From the beginning of October 2021, six cities in the outer zone of Uusimaa – Hanko, Hyvinkää, Lohja, Loviisa, Porvoo and Raasepori – will use vehicles fueled by low-emission biogas to transport wastewater plant sewage sludge as well as biowaste collected by waste management company Rosk’n Roll Oy Ab to the Gasum biogas plant network where it will be used as raw material.The annual total of around 30,000 tonnes of sewage sludge and biowaste will help to achieve an annual carbon dioxide emission reduction of up to 7,000 tonnes, which means the same as the annual emissions of more than 3,000
Gasum’s biogas plant on the site of Munkkaa waste center in Lohja will turn biowaste from the Helsinki region into renewable biogas for transport and industry as well as organic fertilizers for agriculture. The plant will process around 60,000 tonnes of biodegradable feedstocks into 40 GWh of biogas and 50,000 tonnes of organic fertilizers a year. The biogas will be injected from the plant straight into the gas network. The plant entered commercial service to plan in January 2021.Gasum strives actively to increase biogas production capacity by building new biogas plants and also by
In future, biowaste from residents in Rovaniemi, Ranua and Pello will be turned into renewable Finnish biogas and recycled nutrients at Gasum’s biogas plant in Oulu. A contract between energy company Gasum and municipal waste management company Napapiirin Residuum Oy marks a new step in the regional circular economy in Northern Finland. In future, residents’ biowaste will be recycled into a fuel for the tanks of gas vehicles."Municipalities and municipal waste management companies have an important role in promoting the production of Finnish biogas and transport emission reductions. At the