Perspectives of biogas-fuelled cars: attract users

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How to promote biogas-powered cars in Mikkeli?

Soon there will be more infrastructure for biogas-powered cars. Are people ready to make a switch? What should be done to make fossil-free cars more attractive?

Challenge description

Mikkeli has a great potential for the development of biogas-powered vehicles industry! Accessibility of filling stations is the focus issue, but higher market demand is the driver of change. How to make this type of green transportation more attractive and preferable for potential users?

The new Biosairila plant will utilize municipal and agricultural biomass for the production of biogas and fertilizer products. The biogas will be upgraded to biomethane and mainly utilized and sold as a transportation fuel.

The production of vehicle-grade biomethane by Biosairila Oy will offer an opportunity for car owners to switch to fossil fuel-free driving in the Mikkeli region.

Currently, the Metsäsairila waste management center treats biowaste and sewage sludge at the composting plant, producing soil improvement products utilized in landscaping. In the future, the best value from organic waste will be generated by the production of vehicle-grade biomethane and, in addition, residues will be processed into valuable recycled nutrients. The addition of biogas production and upgrading enables the use of landfill gas (LFG) in the production biomethane.

At full capacity, the output of the plant will correspond to the annual fuel consumption of approximately 1 400 passenger cars.

BioSairila is the owner of the biogas plant, ESE (Etelä Savon Energia Oy) is the owner of the gas filling stations and will be building them in Mikkeli region.

Challenge vision

Soon there will be more infrastructure for biogas-powered cars. Are people ready to make a switch? What should be done to make fossil-free cars more attractive?

Solutions should focus on:

Market research and benchmarking

Possible incentives that city and other stakeholders can implement to make a switch

Environmental, psycological and marketing approaches for proposed idea

Meeting customer / passenger requirements: punctuality, comfort, price

Solution targets:

Development of technically feasible ideas / concepts

Solution must make a significant contribution to climate protection

Concept must be suitable to be used as the basis for a prototype

Providing ideas for further development together with the challenge host (thesis opportunity!)

Thinking outside the box is expressly welcomed

Non-targets:

Solutions that cause additional fossil energy consumption or environmentally sensitive resource extraction (e.g. rare earth elements)

Solutions that are protected by copyright

Preparation of economic and technical calculations

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