Biogas Overview

Biogas is the production of methane through the digestion of mostly waste materials such as agricultural waste, food scraps or manure. Biogas is a widely used form of alternative energy in Europe and growing elsewhere.

SPR for Biogas

For biogas we have a specially designed version of the SPR called BioSPR.  Using cavitation the BioSPR offers the following benefits to biogas producers:

 

  • 20% or more increased yield
  • Decreased production time
  • Decreased viscosity
  • Decreased energy consumption
  • Use on many feedstocks
  • Commercial operating installs

Technology Installed Worldwide

The ShockWave Power Reactor (SPR) equipment uses the physical phenomenon of cavitation, normally known as destructive force, and controls it rendering it non-damaging to equipment. This SPR uses the pressure fluctuations and extraction ability of cavitation to makes the fats, sugars, proteins and starches more accessible to the bacteria which increases methane gas yield. The SPR has a small footprint and easy to install device that can increase gas production by 20% or more while simultaneously reducing viscosity. It is fully commercial worldwide.

 

The technology can be installed in several in several configurations with the most common beingusing the SPR on load to the digerster 

Typical Install Configurations

Award Winning Technology

We've received Processing Magazine’s 2014 Breakthrough Product of the Year award.  The award recognizes technologies that made significant contributions in the process industries within the last year, and are expected to impact the industry for years to come.  Our biogas reactor makes the fats, sugars, proteins and starches more accessible to the bacteria which increases methane gas yield and can reduce viscosity.

News and Documents

Hydro Dynamics, Inc. to exhibit ShockWave Power Reactor at International Biomass Conference & Expo 2023
February 27, 2020
BioMass Expo press release.docx.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [4.3 MB]
Hydro Dynamics Named Finalist for 2015 World Bio Markets Award for Excellence in Advanced Biofuels
February 25, 2015
WBM 2015 Bio Business Award Press Releas[...]
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HDI Wins 2014 “Breakthrough Product of the Year” Award for Biogas Reactor
January 26, 2015
Processing 2014 Award Press Release.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [568.4 KB]
Second Biogas ShockWave Power Reactor Installed in Italy
August 9, 2013
BioSPR15 Install Press Release.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [184.5 KB]
SPR Wins Award for Innovation for New Biogas Cavitation Technology
March 25, 2013
Biogas Award Press Release.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [212.1 KB]
SPR for Biogas Technical Summary
Translation of Italian journal article.
Article BioSPR on Informatore Agrario - [...]
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Biogas Brochure
Using cavitation for biogas yield increase
Brochure BioSPR.pdf
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