Gas Yields Table

This table is only intended to provide indicative results. All values are approximate and can vary extremely. Gas yields depend highly on dry matter content,
storage feedstock, handling feedstock. For an exact calculation feedstock testing is definitely necessary.

All data approximately Dry solids Organic dry Specific gas- Gas-production Produced kilowatt-hours per t FM Kilowatt per tonne fresh
and can vary for exact (data can solids (data production per per tonne fresh (35 %electrical efficiency CHP, material and day
data further samples vary) can vary) oDS (data can material Heating value 21 MJ/m3, 55 %
are necessary vary) (data can vary) Methane content, 3.6 MJ/kWh)
Unit % of Fresh % of DS m3 /t oDS m3/t FM kWh/t FM kW/t FM d
material
Animal carcasses 30.0 90 900 243.0 496.1 20.7
(homogenised
Animal fat* 90.0 90 850 688.5 1405.7 58.6
Beet top 12.0 70 420 35.3 72.0 3.0
Blood* 8.0 90 600 43.2 88.2 3.7
Canteen waste/food 20.0 85 700 110.0 224.6 9.4
waste
Cattle-dung 25.0 80 300 60.0 122.5 5.1
Cattle-slurry 8.0 80 320 20.5 41.8 1.7
Cereal slop (alcohol 6.0 90 480.0 25.9 52.9 2.2
production)
Cereals/grains 85.0 95 650 524.9 1071.6 44.7
Chaff 85.0 90 350 267.8 546.7 22.8
Chicken litter/dung 40.0 75 420 126.0 257.3 10.7
Chip fat 95.0 87 1000 826.5 1687.4 70.3
Clover 15.0 88 520 68.6 140.1 5.8
Concentrated whey 15.0 90 800 108.0 220.5 9.2
Corn Cob maize (CCM) 60.0 95 600 342.0 698.3 29.1
Draff from beer 20.0 80 500 80.0 163.3 6.8
production
Fat 95.0 87 1000 826.5 1687.4 70.3
Fermentation slops 1.8 98 750 13.2 27.0 1.1
Food waste 20.0 85 700 110.0 224.6 9.4
(disinfected)
  
Fruit Pomace 20.0 90 520 93.6 191.1 8.0
Fruit residuals 20.0 80 350 56.0 114.3 4.8
Fruit slop 2.0 95 450.0 8.6 17.5 0.7
Fruit wastes 15.0 90 550 74.3 151.6 6.3
Glycerine* 100.0 95 750 712.5 1454.7 60.6
Grass fresh 18.0 90 450 72.9 148.8 6.2
Grass silage 25.0 85 550 116.9 238.6 9.9
Grease trap 13.0 95 800 98.8 201.7 8.4
Gut and 15.0 80 400 48.0 98.0 4.1
Stomach/Intestines
content
Hemp cake 88.0 93 105 85.9 175.4 7.3
Horse manure 28.0 80 250 56.0 114.3 4.8
Maize silage 32.0 95 660 200.6 409.6 17.1
Municipal solid waste, 35.0 50 580 101.5 207.2 8.6
MSW (brown bin)
Old bread 65.0 95 700 432.3 882.5 36.8
Pig slurry 4.5 80 320 11.5 23.5 1.0
Potato top 12.8 87 420 46.8 95.5 4.0
Potato pulp 15.0 95 650 92.6 189.1 7.9
Potatoes 25.0 92 680 156.4 319.3 13.3
Pure fat (rendering 99.0 100 750 742.5 1515.9 63.2
plants)*
Rape seed-silage 16.0 80 500 64.0 130.7 5.4
Rapeseed cake 85.0 93 680 537.5 1097.5 45.7
Residuals from 20.0 80 450 72.0 147.0 6.1
vegetables
Sewage sludge 12.0 80 490 47.0 96.0 4.0
Silage effluent* 1.4 95 800 10.6 21.7 0.9
Silage from grain 28.0 90 550 138.6 283.0 11.8
(whole plant)
Sugar beet chopped 25.0 85 580 123.3 251.6 10.5
Sugar beet leaves 22.0 75 450 74.3 151.6 6.3
siliert
Whey* 5.0 90 750 33.8 68.9 2.9

Sources: FNR (Biogashandreichung), KTBL-website, LfL-website, Big East Biogas handbook

  
Average biogas yields of some important materials are presented in the list above. These indicated yields are approximate values. For exact gas
yields further analysis is necessary. With the gas yield the possible produced kWh by the cogeneration unit can be calculated (see complete list with
more substrates).

Explanations for list:

Abbreviations
% Percent kW Kilowatt
CHP Combined Heat Power kWh Kilowatt hours
D Day m3 Cubic Meter
DM Dry Matter = dry solids MJ Megajoule
DS Dry Solids = dry matter oDM Organic Dry Matter
FM Fresh material oDs Organic dry solids = organic dry
matter
kg kilogramm t Tonne = 1000 kg