Period: 15.12.2022 - 31.12.2025

Content: The biogas system involves many parts of society and produces several societal benefits and affects all the UN's global sustainability goals. It can contribute to sustainable waste management, sustainable food production, local cycles of nutrients, circular economy, resource efficiency, security of supply in terms of energy and food, local jobs. Northern Finland and Sweden have a long history of producing biogas of organic waste, whereas in Northern Norway implementations are just starting. This project is concerned with knowledge transfer across the border and between biogas producers and researchers. The northern region shares challenges in common, such as the cold climate and spread population. Different solutions and technologies are needed for those used in southern regions. There is also untapped potential in organic wastes in the North. After extracting biogas from the waste, digestate remains, which contains valuable nutrients. The economics of biogas production can be improved by developing commercial uses for this digestate, such as a fertiliser that is based on local, renewable resources and which increases self-sufficiency.

Focus area: Hållbar energiteknik

Campus: Vasa Wolffskavägen 33

Financers: Interreg Aurora

Project owner: Novia

Project manager: Andreas Willfors

Partners: Stormossen, Biofuel region, SLU, Sintef Narvik