This document applies for biogas production systems by anaerobic digestion, biogas conditioning, biogas upgrading and biogas utilization from a safety, environmental, performance and functionality perspective, during the design, manufacturing, installation, construction, testing, commissioning, acceptance, operation, regular inspection and maintenance phases. This standards cover institutional biogas systems with capacity range of 10kW/day – 20kW/day.
The following topics are excluded from this document:
— boilers, burners, furnaces and lighting in case these are not specifically applied for locally produced biogas;
— gas fuelled engines for vehicles and ships;
— the public gas grid;
— specifications to determine biomethane quality;
— transportation of compressed or liquefied biogas;
— transportation of biomass or digestate;
— assessment and determination whether biomass is sourced sustainably or not.
Coal gas, water gas, producer gas and similar gases, other than petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons. (HS code(s): 2705); Biological sources and alternative sources of energy (ICS code(s): 27.190)
