Jenbacher biogas engines use the biogas from anaerobic fermentation of organic waste from agriculture, foodstuff or feed industries. This fuel can substitute for fossil fuels.
Environmental Benefits
The global installed base of almost 1,300 GE Jenbacher gas engines running on biogas has the capacity to generate more than 6.8 million MWh of electricity per year without burning fossil fuel, equivalent to the annual electricity demands of over 617,000 US households, over 1.6 million European households or over 1.5 million urban Chinese households.
Operating Benefits
A GE Jenbacher JGS 620 gas engine running at full capacity for 8,000 hours per year on associated petroleum gas, when used instead of a comparable diesel generator, is designed to avoid the combustion of more than 4.8 million liters of diesel fuel per year while generating electricity; this could yield an annual savings of more than US$ 2.5 million based on a diesel price of US$ 0.53 per liter.
