Engas UK
Engas UK Ltd based in Horsham, West Sussex, provides energy storage solutions using bio-CNG. Engas currently has a number of Innovate UK funded projects in the UK. Engas is creating a flexible infrastructure for charging electric vehicles using their bio-CNG fuel. Engas UK visited India under the trade delegation of the Hounarable British Prime Minister Mrs Theresa May to showcase its innovative bio-CNG technology at the India-UK Tech Summit in Delhi and also visiting Pune, Kochi and Kolkata. The Government of India-Delhi has provided funding through their Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) to supply a Bio-CNG pilot plant suited for the Indian climatic conditions. Engas has formed partnership in India and it is being supported by the Department for International Trade, UK Govt to export its products and services to India.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Bioenergy
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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Engas UK is developing static and movable electric...
Engas UK is developing static and movable electric vehicle charging stations powered by Bio-CNG to create rapid infrastructure to reduce stress on the electrical grid at peak times.
Engas UK will supply Bio-CO2 derived from raw biogas to green houses for enhanced crop production to support close loop farming and energy systems.
Engas UK is partnering with industrial partners to conceive and develop new projects for demonstration.
Engas UK is currently working on a project encompassing waste, energy, water and transport fuel with CO2 capture.
Engas UK is open to collaborate with companies and Universities to undertake joint research and development projects.
Engas UK is supplying a range of products:
- CO2 capturing plant,
- Bio-CNG Production plant,
- Gas compressors
- Bio-CNG refuelling stations,
- Gas cylinders for CNG, CO2, Oxygen, Hydrogen.
Engas UK has installed an ultra compact, portable bio-CNG refueling plant in Kolkata, West Bengal, India as shown below and now building two more bio-CNG plants for India.
What problems do we solve?
Engas UK’s technology addresses the infrastructural challenges to utilise stranded or wasted biogas for high-value applications.
There are many farms, sewage treatment sites, landfill sites where raw biogas cannot be used onsite or the electricity cannot be exported to the grid due to limited grid-capacity or due to the high cost of grid reinforcement. But if this biogas is transported a few miles/km where this untapped resource can be used/sold, it would create attractive new business opportunities. But nobody is transporting this stranded raw biogas by filling into gas cylinders; this is because the moisture content in raw biogas would condense water inside the cylinders unless the gas is dried upfront of the compressor, but drying of raw biogas is inefficient due to the very high level of surface-water. More critically the high level of CO2 in raw biogas will liquefy itself at around 60bar causing serious blockage of piston and valves. The H2S in raw biogas will also cause system corrosion. These problems have led to the wastage of several hundred £ million/year worth of stranded assets in the UK due to the lack of a small-medium scale, portable, cost-effective biogas purification system. This problem is also common in other countries.
Engas UK has solved this problem by their innovative gas compressor which will directly compress and upgrade raw biogas into high purity (97%) biomethane without a gas-dryer, which is then transported in gas-cylinders at 200-350 bar pressure for refuelling of vehicles and for back up power and / or for charging of electric vehicles without the electricity grid.
Energy Storage Problem:
There is often a widening-mismatch of the demand vs supply of peak power in the UK with more and more intermittent renewables power joining the energy-mix. The UK's total installed generation capacity was 107 GW in 2017 which will go up to 137 GW in 2030 according to Statistita.com. National Grid-UK predicted there will be about 9 million electric cars by 2030 from today's 90,000 cars and the peak demand could be as much as 8 GW higher in 2030. Shifting the charging of cars to times when demand is lower would reduce the extra peak demand to 3.5GW. But the main problem is Delivering this PEAK-POWER for rapid charging of vehicles to the point of use, as the distribution network often require strengthening first which is time- consuming & costly.
Battery-alone based energy storage has the advantage of fast response but it is still dependent on the grid to deliver this power to the battery which is often very challenging due to the capacity constraints of the grid, albeit batteries have high initial capital cost and diminishing storage-capacity etc. But a hybrid system of Bio-CNG + battery has the best of both worlds in terms of £/kW installed and £/kWh stored or delivered, which would not be dependent on the grid as a major factor for resilience. More ever Bio-CNG routes solve the disposal of organic waste problems as well as displacing the fossil fuel from the transport and power generation sector.
- Bio-CNG for vehicle refuelling will play a major role to reduce Nox and suspended particulate emission by displacing petrol and diesel cars. Bio-CNG could also be converted into green-hydrogen as and when the hydrogen market becomes viable. Bio-CNG could be injected into the gas-grid to reduce the CO2 emission from the heat-sector.
- Smart Grid sector is estimated to be about £17 billion/year worth of benefit by 2022. Network operators such as SSE Networks, UK Power Networks and Scottish Power Networks believe smart technologies could help create mini regional energy markets across the country.
- Interrupted UPS power is projected globally at $13.7 Billion in 2022. Allied Market Research reported the 'world electric vehicle charging market would generate $8.02 billion revenue by 2022 and grow at a compound annual rate of 30.7% during 2016-2022. This bio-CNG powered back up UPS system will play an active role.
Engas UK has visited India under the trade delegation of the British Prime Minister Mrs Theresa May to showcase its innovative bio-CNG technology at the India-UK Tech Summit in Delhi and also visiting Pune, Kochi and Calcutta.