NEW POSTAL ADDRESS
Business Region Göteborg AB
Box 111 19
SE-404 23 Göteborg
Sweden
Visiting address
Norra Hamngatan 14
Phone: +46 31 61 24 02
Fax: +46 31 61 24 01
Biogas Väst
Biogas West is the name of a cluster in the field of methane for vehicles in  the Göteborg region and western Sweden. 30 companies and organizations are taking part in the project headed by Business Region Göteborg.

We work to bring together all the players from the biogas chain:
  • Producers
  • Distributers
  • Vehicle manufactures

BiogasMax A European Union financed project that involves six different cities in Europe with Göteborg as one of them
European Biomethane Final Fuel Conference attracted 240 participants representing 25 different nationalities. The conference was held at Storan, the original theater/opera house in Göteborg. For three days invited speakers discussed with the participating delegates the advantages of biomethane as vehicle fuel and ways to increase the general awareness and create incentives on an EU-level. During the second and third day four different training sessions were held highlighting issues regarding biogas- production, infrastructure, up-grading and end-use. Three different study tours showing up-grading facilities and waste water treatment plants etc around the region were arranged in co-operation with Ecoex — West Swedish Environmental Export.

Find all the presentations from the conference here
Find list of participants here

New strategy for biogas

The Swedish government has decided to develop a new strategy to increase the use of Biogas, the assignment will be executed by the Swedish Energy Agency.

Biogas will play an important role in reducing the climate impact from the transport industry.  As the fuel is produced locally it opens up for sustainable growth, where biogas can generate new job opportunities. The Swedish Energy Agency together with the Swedish Board of Agriculture and the Swedish EPA are going to develop a cross-sectional long term strategy and advice on actions to increase the usage of biogas in short and long term

The proposals will structure the common platform for the future development within biogas
production, distribution and use of biogas in Sweden.

The assignment will be presented to the Government Offices of Sweden no later then 12th May 2010.


Biogas increases as vehicle fuel in Sweden
Sales of biogas exceeded the sales of naturalgas as vehicle fuel. The amount biogas now stands for 58 % of the total amount methane fuel for vehicles in Sweden. The increase is 19 % during 2007.

 
New biogas vehicles are being introduced to the market in Sweden
By the summer Ford is introducing, Ford Focus CNG och Ford C-MAX CNG and soon you will able to fill your Volvo V70 with biogas as the company re-establishes the production through Alternative Fuel Vehicles in Göteborg. ( AFV, converts Volvo V70 flexifuel to be used with biogas)

Updated: 20100111

Related Contacts

Bernt Svensén Project Manager
Bernt Svensén
Project Manager
Phone: +46 31 61 56 19
E-mail
Hans larsson Project Co-ordinator
Hans Larsson
Project Co-ordinator
Phone: +46 31 61 24 59
E-mail
Find all presentations at the Biogasmax website
Biogasmax, European Biomethane Final Conference
Swedish Presidency of the EU_ logotype
The European Biomethane Fuel Conference is being held in association with the Swedish EU presidency in autumn 2009
 
www.biogasmax.eu