NEW POSTAL ADDRESS
Business Region Göteborg AB
Box 111 19
SE-404 23 Göteborg
Sweden
Visiting address
Norra Hamngatan 14
Phone: +46 31 61 24 02
Fax: +46 31 61 24 01
Biogas Väst
Biogas West is the name of a cluster in the field of methane for vehicles in  the Göteborg region and western Sweden. 30 companies and organizations are taking part in the project headed by Business Region Göteborg.

We work to bring together all the players from the biogas chain:

  • Producers
  • Distributers
  • Vehicle manufactures

BiogasMax A European Union financed project that involves six different cities in Europe with Göteborg as one of them

                                   

Latest update


Everything there is to know about biogas
The program for the European Biomethane Fuel Conference offers something for everyone — practical experience will be presented and evaluated, political prerequisites discussed and visits to biogas plants arranged. For anyone with an interest in the field it is an excellent opportunity to learn more about biogas. Biogas Väst Project Manager Bernt Svensén has more details:

Exhibition invitation
Progam (pdf)


Swedish Public Transportation Authorities and bus companies are searching for partners who can provide LBG+Dual Fuel technology for buses
 
Several Swedish PTAs and bus companies are looking for the right equipment to convert their buses to a liquefied bio-methane gas (LBG) and Dual Fuel concept. The goal is to convert current diesel buses to operate primarily on bio-methane. If the right technology is obtained, a pilot test will be carried out during 2009. If the test is successful, the concept will be implemented on a large scale.

PRESS RELEASE
2009-05-04


Biogas increases as vehicle fuel in Sweden
Sales of biogas exceeded the sales of naturalgas as vehicle fuel. The amount biogas now stands for 58 % of the total amount methane fuel for vehicles in Sweden. The increase is 19 % during 2007.

 
New biogas vehicles are being introduced to the market in Sweden
By the summer Ford is introducing, Ford Focus CNG och Ford C-MAX CNG and soon you will able to fill your Volvo V70 with biogas as the company re-establishes the production through Alternative Fuel Vehicles in Göteborg. ( AFV, converts Volvo V70 flexifuel to be used with biogas)

Västra Götaland, a leading world class region within Biogas

Western Sweden shall become a leading region within Biogas, says Anneli Hulthén, chairman of the Gothenburg Municipality executive board. Now she wants to create a biogas cluster that positions Western Sweden in the forefront.
world class region within Biogas

Updated: 20090625

Related Contacts

Bernt Svensén Project Manager
Bernt Svensén
Project Manager
Phone: +46 31 61 56 19
Mobile: +46 704 41 56 19
E-mail
Hans larsson Project Co-ordinator
Hans Larsson
Project Co-ordinator
Phone: +46 31 61 24 59
Mobile: +46 707 61 36 12
E-mail
Biogasmax, European Biomethane Final Conference
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The European Biomethane Fuel Conference is being held in association with the Swedish EU presidency in autumn 2009
 
Register today at
www.biogasmax.eu