Biogas plant contact details
Gasum owns a nationwide network of biogas plants. Our local biogas plants provide services related to biodegradable waste processing, biogas production and production and distribution of recycled fertilizers.
Gasum’s objective is to actively develop the Nordic gas ecosystem.
In addition in Finland, Gasum has expanded its biogas production in Sweden and is the biggest producer of biogas in the Nordic countries.
Gasum biogas plants
Huittinen biogas plant
Vähäjoentie 182
32610 Vampula
Finland
Plant Manager
Kimmo Routamaa
tel. +358 40 160 9740
kimmo.routamaa@gasum.com
Honkajoki biogas plant
Lakkikeitaantie 3
38950 Honkajoki
Finland
Plant Manager
Esa Eloranta
tel. +358 40 628 8210
esa.eloranta@gasum.com
Kouvola biogas plant
Kymenlaaksontie 419
45100 Kouvola
Finland
Plant Manager
Mikael Siltaoja
tel. +358 40 169 2313
mikael.siltaoja@gasum.com
Lohja biogas plant
Munkkaanmäki 54
08500 Lohja
Finland
Plant Manager
Sami Heinonen-Turkia
tel. +358 40 487 9021
sami.heinonen-turkia@gasum.com
Oulu biogas plant
Ruskonniityntie 10
90620 Oulu
Finland
Plant Manager
Olli Peräaho
tel. +358 40 185 8104
olli.peraaho@gasum.com
Riihimäki biogas plant
Kuulojantie 1
11120 Riihimäki
Finland
Plant Manager
Mika Rontti
tel. +358 40 756 9297
mika.rontti@gasum.com
Turku biogas plant
Silakatu 16
20380 Turku
Finland
Plant Manager
Ossi Lehtonen
tel. +358 40 411 9717
ossi.lehtonen@gasum.com
Vehmaa biogas plant
Kalannintie 191
23200 Vinkkilä
Finland
Plant Manager
Jani Haapanala
tel. +358 40 558 4243
jani.haapanala@gasum.com
Vantaa biowaste transfer station
Varpukallionkuja 5-7
01530 Vantaa
Finland
Plant Manager
Joonas Juura
tel. +358 40 162 2226
joonas.juura@gasum.com
Office
tel. +358 45 773 36351
Jordberga biogas plant
Lilla Jordbergavägen 349-0
23199 Klagstorp
Sweden
Plant Manager
Jerry Linder
tel. +46 72 062 7886
jerry.linder@gasum.com
Katrineholm biogas plant
Valla Gård
64193 Katrineholm
Sweden
Plant Manager
Henrik la Fleur
tel. +46 73 057 9833
henrik.laFleur@gasum.com
Lidköping biogas plant
Tippvägen 5
53140 Lidköping
Sweden
Plant Manager
Mathias Sundberg
tel. +46 72 743 1061
mathias.sundberg@gasum.com
Nymölla biogas plant
Nymöllavägen
29573 Nymölla
Sweden
Plant Manager
Pia Ekelund
tel. +46 70 355 9193
Pia.ekelund@gasum.com
Örebro biogas plant
Tippvägen 1
70594 Örebro
Sweden
Plant Manager
Jonas Skagerlund
tel. +46 72 236 3873
jonas.skagerlund@gasum.com
Västerås biogas plant
Returvägen 30
72246 Västerås
Sweden
Plant Manager
Henrik Skareen
tel. +46761069011
henrik.skareen@gasum.com
Skövde biogas plant
Mejselvägen 10
541 34 Skövde
Sweden
Plant Manager
Billy Kaljo Oit
tel. +46 70 251 8625
billy.kaljo.oit@gasum.com
News
ALL NEWSConstruction of Gasum’s biogas plant in Götene begins – first in a line of strategic investments into increasing biogas availability
Gasum’s next new biogas plant in Götene, Sweden, received final construction permits at the end of January. For Gasum the Götene plant marks the beginning of a string of investments into new biogas production in accordance with the company’s new strategy.
After a careful and thorough planning and permit process, Gasum is starting the construction work on its latest biogas plant project in the Swedish community of Götene. The plant will be producing 120 gigawatt hours (GWh) worth of liquefied biogas or LBG per year from early 2025 onwards.
Biogas is a fully renewable and climate friendly fuel, as it is produced using different types of organic waste. The Götene plant will utilize mainly manure as feedstock from the agriculture sector in the surrounding area. The plant will process approximately 400 000 tons of feedstock yearly.
Manure is a feedstock that has the ability to turn biogas from a low-carbon to a carbon-negative fuel. It both lowers the greenhouse gas emissions when used, for example, in cars and trucks but also mitigates emissions generated by traditional treatment of manure, where it is simply spread out onto fields.
Recycled fertilizers to farms
In addition to energy, the plant will produce 350 000 tons of high quality environmentally friendly fertilizers, which are returned to the farmers providing the feedstock. Compared to fossil fertilizers, recycled fertilizers contain organic matter which is important in maintaining the growing conditions and weather resistance of farmlands.
Gasum is investing nearly 54 million euros in the Götene plant, of which 15 million has been provided as a grant from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s Klimatklivet investment program.
“We are extremely happy to be proceeding with this project in Götene, because in the last couple of years we have seen interest in biogas intensify in the Nordic countries as well as across the whole of Europe. The Götene biogas plant will be the first step in Gasum’s ambitious plan for increasing the availability of renewable energy to our customers whether they are in the traffic, industry or maritime segment”, says Erik Woode, Head of Project Development & Execution at Gasum.
First of five large plants in Sweden
The Götene plant is the first one in a series of five large scale biogas plants that Gasum plans to construct in Sweden during the next few years. The other locations will be Borlänge, Kalmar, Sjöbo, and Hörby.
Gasum is also planning a biogas plant near Trondheim in Norway. These upcoming projects are part of Gasum’s renewed strategy to invest strongly in increasing Nordic biogas availability in the coming years.
Gasum’s strategic goal is that by 2027 a significant portion of its profits will come from green energy sources. This means increasing the role of biogas and trade in renewable electricity.
Natural gas, and its liquefied form LNG, continues to be an important stepping stone and a pathway to biogas and possibly synthetic methane use in the future. This is because the existing infrastructure built for LNG is directly usable for the transfer of LBG and synthetic methane.
Contact:
Erik Woode, Head of Project Development & Execution
p. +46 13 991 96 63, erik.woode@gasum.com
Gasum is launching the GasumHackathon to harness biogenic carbon from biogas plants
Gasum is launching an open innovation competition together with the BioEconomy Business Accelerator BioPaavo by JAMK University of Applied Sciences and growth company consultancy Kasvu Open. We’re looking for solutions and partners to utilize the biogenic carbon dioxide generated as a side stream from the biogas upgrading process in Gasum’s biogas plants in Finland and Sweden.
Gasum currently operates a network of nine biogas plants and two upgrading plants in Finland as well as seven biogas plants in Sweden. In addition, Gasum is developing several biogas plant projects in the Nordic countries.
Gasum’s biogas plants presently have a production capacity of approximately 800 GWh of biogas each year. Biogas use can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% compared with fossil fuels.
As a side stream, carbon dioxide (CO2) is also produced during the decomposition process. Gasum is now looking for solutions and partners to utilize this biogenic CO2 stream from the production of biogas. Gasum produces annually up to 114 000 tons of biogenic CO2 in the biogas upgrading process, of which nearly one third is in high concentration (>95% CO2).
Improving sustainability of biogas even further
Unlike CO2 from fossil fuels, biogenic CO2 from biogas plants originates from the decomposition of organic wastes and side-streams and is not considered a greenhouse gas emission. The biogenic CO2 from biogas upgrading is today released into the atmosphere but capturing it could even further improve the sustainability of biogas.
Gasum is especially looking for a partner (a company or a consortium) with near commercial solutions and interest to take the lead in creating value from the biogenic CO2 produced at Gasum biogas plants. With the winning team(s) of the Hackathon, depending on the maturity of idea and feasibility of the business case, Gasum is willing to continue, for example, with commercial negotiations and joint feasibility study or basic engineering.
Investing strongly in biogas in the coming years is part of Gasum’s strategy to help our customers move towards a carbon neutral energy future. Read more about the benefits of biogas >
Links:
GasumHackathon on the BioPaavo website
Hackathon timetable
- Publication of the challenge on Tuesday, 24 January 2023
- Submit your application describing briefly your idea and team by 5 March 2023.
- The ideas and teams selected for the follow-up will be published by 10 March 2023.
- The Kick-off event will be held on Wednesday 29 March 2023, 12:00–16:00 EET.
- Hackathon Day is organized on Wednesday 19 April 2023 (full day event).
Photo: Gasum's biogas plant in Turku, Finland; Gasum/Keksi Agency
For more information, please contact:
Viljami Kinnunen, Senior Process Engineer
phone. +358 50 3310 308, viljami.kinnunen@gasum.com
Application period for the Gasum Fund research grants 2023 open until 12 February
Gasum supports research and development in the gas sector through the Gasum Fund which is one of the special funds run and administered by the Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion (TES). The application period for 2023 is now open and will close 12 February 2023.
Grants can be provided for research into the value chains of renewable gases, especially in connection with fighting climate change and the energy transition, such as Power-to-Gas value chain or biogas value chains, gas logistics or regulation.
In 2022, the Gasum Fund distributed a total of 74,960 euros in grants to seven researchers. The Gasum Fund has been providing grants since 2005.
Grants are provided from the Gasum Fund to post-graduate students for doctoral dissertation work. In exceptional cases, funding may also be provided for Master's theses.
Applications are submitted via the TES portal and are evaluated by the Fund's advisory committee, which includes representatives from Finnish Universities, TES as well as Gasum.
More information: