Biogas/RNG | Bauer Compressors

For the past 75 years, BAUER has been the global market leader in low- and high-pressure compressor systems for a wide variety of applications. BAUER compressors are known around the world for their extreme durability and reliability. All BAUER compressors are backed by BAUER’s unmatched 2-year comprehensive warranty, as well as a lifetime support guarantee. Combined with BAUER’s global reach (35 offices in 20 countries, and over 600 distributors worldwide), no one in the industry can match BAUER’s dedication to supporting our customers. BAUER not only makes the most reliable and durable compressor in the world, but BAUER also designs and manufactures the entire compression solution in-house. Most other compressor manufacturers rely on outside packagers to provide the end-user compression solution. At BAUER, we manufacture both the compressor and complete compression system, which allows us to take full responsibility for every step of the process. BAUER also has extensive experience providing compression solutions for biogas/RNG (renewable natural gas) applications. We have completed over 100 compressor installations in biogas/RNG (renewable natural gas) upgrades and over 2,000 successful installations in CNG applications.

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The Problem

Decomposing organic material releases methane into the atmosphere. Methane is a short-lived climate pollutant with an atmospheric lifetime of around 12 years. While its lifetime is much shorter than carbon dioxide (CO₂), it is much more efficient at trapping radiation, which makes the impact of methane on climate change over 80 times greater than CO₂ (Environmental Defense Fund, 2021).

Globally, over 60% of total methane emissions come from human activities. Agriculture is a key emitting sector, responsible for about 30%, and is the number one source of methane emissions in the U.S. (N.O.A.A., 2020)

The Pressures

Due to methane’s high greenhouse gas (GHG) impact but low human-based emission source, in comparison to CO₂, it has become the main focus of government regulation across the globe. In the U.S., the pressure on the government and private sector regulations of methane emissions has come to the forefront in the social efforts to fight climate change. According to the E.P.A., regulations, once finalized, will reduce 41 million tons of methane emissions from 2023 to 2035, the equivalent of 920 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.

Top three super-emitters contributing to 93% of methane emissions to be:

THE SOLUTION: GENERATING BIOMETHANE AS AN ALTERNATIVE CLEAN ENERGY SOURCE

COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

For On-Site Biogas Recovery And Upgrading

Generating RNG from landfills, dairies, and wastewater facilities through anaerobic decomposition not only eliminates methane emissions into the atmosphere but can also be a source of additional revenue for the operator by:

Selling the gas to a utility through pipeline injection
Offsetting costs associated with purchasing fuel for vehicles by producing their own fuel (Renewable Natural Gas, or RNG)
Producing their own electricity through cogeneration

BAUER is known globally for its expertise in manufacturing gas compression systems. To provide our customers with a complete turnkey solution for upgrading, BAUER has partnered with highly experienced companies which are specialized in various aspects of biogas generating RNG.

BAUER COMPRESSORS Solutions include::