Bright to build CO2 liquefaction plant in the US

The CO2 liquefier will be added to an existing biogas upgrader and will purify and liquefy carbon dioxide coming from the biogas upgrader. Liquid bio-CO₂ is the end-product, which will be applied in the company's industrial processes resulting in greater independency on CO₂ derived from natural gas.  

"There is an ever-increasing market demand for smallscale liquid CO₂ productionfacilities. CO₂ consumers are looking for more independency of large producers and biogas producers arelooking to reduce their CO₂ emissions.We are happy to have grown into a technology provider with biogas upgrading, and cryogenic technologies, including CO₂ liquefaction and bio-LNG, and carbon capture technology in our portfolio. This allows Bright to contribute to global CO₂-reductions in various ways", says Jafeth Bulsink, Business Developer at Bright. Bright has realized over 25 biogas upgrading projects with membrane technologyin the US and nearly 200 projects worldwide. 

Clean CO₂ liquefaction technology 

A Bright CO₂liquefaction plant, with in-house CO2 liquefaction technology, is a prefab compact containerized technology based on an in-house developed cryogenic process with clean circular cooling. Liquefaction reduces the methane slip during biogas upgrading and enables an additional revenue stream by producing liquid (bio)-CO₂ for among others the horticulture-, food- and refrigeration-industry. Jafeth Bulsink: "Currently, our technology is particularly interesting for biogas production facilities from 500 SCFM (800 Nm³/hr) biogas production, but we continue to develop the technology to be beneficial for even smaller scales". 

Low CI Score 

In several states in the US, a low carbon fuel standard has been established in which the carbon intensity (CI) score is of importance. The score, the lower the better, is used to measure all greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production, distribution and consumption of a fuel. A CO₂ liquefaction plant as add-on technology to a biogas plant with biogas upgrading technology, may lower the CI score.

Source: HortiBiz