From good farming to the ultimate form of circular agriculture.

The advantages of the Bio-UP

With our Bio-UP installation, farmers can produce green gas from manure on their own farm. The system upgrades biogas into green gas, which meets the same standards as natural gas. Green gas can be directly injected into the low-pressure gas grid. Bio-Line was the first to demonstrate that this form of gas production is profitable even on a small scale. The Bio-UP is a small-scale gas upgrading facility that makes it possible to upgrade biogas into green gas at a farm level. The installation removes CO₂, water, and sulfur compounds from the biogas without using pressure. This is done using an amine washing system. Because the system operates without pressure, the green gas can be directly fed into the low-pressure gas grid. The low-pressure system of the Bio-UP has the significant advantage that it can operate with a small consumption connection.

The Bio-Up is an innovative technology developed by Bio-Line in collaboration with the Bouman machine factory in Almelo.

The advantages of the Bio-UP

Investment with an attractive financial return and a short payback period.
Fully automated and remotely controllable.
Service contract with an installer for maintenance and emergency services.
Low noise level with low energy consumption.
Very low emissions to the environment: the company becomes more sustainable and future-proof.
CO2 savings of at least 1,100 tons per year.
Pressure-free system: safe, reliable, and easy to maintain.
Turnkey: the installation is delivered in a container and is flexible in placement.

Practice is the proof.

In collaboration with Tijs pig farming in Hoge Hexel, we have built a farm-scale digester that is now the largest mono-manure digester in the Netherlands (since 2018). The digester uses the farm’s own pig manure as input for the digestion process and is also supplemented with pig manure from four nearby farms. The installation generates an impressive amount of 55m³ of green gas per hour, resulting in an annual production of 4,400 MWh. This valuable green gas is directly injected into the nearby natural gas grid, allowing the farm to proudly say that it now actually produces and supplies biogas to the network!

Energy-efficient, low noise, and easy to maintain.

The Bio-UP operates at low pressure, making the installation highly energy-efficient and low in noise. Furthermore, the system requires minimal maintenance and the methane emissions are much lower compared to membrane installations. Because there is virtually no methane slip (methane escaping during the process), the conversion of biogas to green gas is almost 100%. In other techniques, such as membrane separation, this percentage is a few percentage points lower. Another advantage over membranes is that there is no wear and tear in the separation technology. In membrane systems, the efficiency of the membranes decreases over time. This is not the case with the Bio-UP technology. Apart from regular maintenance of the pumps and other moving parts, the installation is virtually maintenance-free.

Lower methane emissions and natural gas consumption.

During the process, the manure is not slowly digested in the manure pit, but is directly fed into the digester. This prevents methane emissions on the farm. The Bio-UP also contributes by saving 1,100 tons of CO2 per year. The installation ultimately provides double benefits: on one hand, methane emissions are avoided, and on the other hand, the production of green gas prevents the use of fossil natural gas. As a result, the Bio-UP directly contributes to the sustainability of your business, making it more future-proof. Circular agriculture on your own farm.

High financial return.

The Bio-UP offers an attractive financial return, with a payback period of around 3-7 years. Thanks to an efficiency rate of 100%, all biogas is converted into green gas.

The Bio-UP is an installation that enables circular agriculture.