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Don’t let your profits slip

Biomethane paves the way to a greener future and the shift to renewable energy has been embraced by major economies. But inefficient production can turn a green enterprise on its head. While some methane always escapes, the MGP262 is your one-stop tool to minimizing costly and harmful methane slip. The MGP262 gives you the ability to control your process and to focus on producing the best biomethane possible. Are you ready to get the green gains, and all the gains?

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Our brand new, practical guide with six key strategies for optimizing your Biomethane / RNG production. This eBook is a practical, highly valuable source to plant manufacturers, plant operators and decision-makers alike.

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Turn your biogas plant on.

Biogas production provides enormous opportunities for both people and the planet. However, plants still suffer from inefficiency. It is estimated that the average biogas plant could have a substantially better yield when performing optimally. The answer to solving this is better measurement. Vaisala has launched the first ever 3-in-1 measurement probe, which is very easy to install and use. Are you ready to put the pedal to the metal and accelerate your bio-engine?

CONTROL BIOGAS PRODUCTION: MGP261

From waste to value

Biogas production is an organic process, which means it is inconsistent. The better you can monitor your entire process and react to these inconsistencies, the more efficient it becomes. 

Increase revenue 

Get more value out of waste. Improve CH4 concentration and biogas quality through timely actions based on stable online measurement.

Get the green gains. Get all the gains.

The Vaisala MGP260 family brings our robust science to help optimize your biogas production and upgrading. Reliable, always accurate and Ex certified. Robust construction meets automatic calibration and zero sampling equipment needed. Just a better process.

Superior stability

  • Supremely corrosion resistant with durable filter 
  • Triple and dual gas optical measurement: CH4, CO2 &H2O (MGP261) and CH4 & CO2 (MGP262)
  • Auto-calibration cuts down expensive calibration work 
  • Heated probe tolerates high humidity and cold

Install with ease

  • Easy to install in situ
  • Fits to any existing system
  • Ex certified
  • Integrates with distributed control systems

Operate with ease

  • Light and robust design
  • No sampling or moisture removal needed
  • No pumps or gas calibration cylinders

Reduce operating costs

Most biogas plant manufacturers and integrators always seek to solve certain critical issues. Firstly, protecting the CHP (combined heat and power) engine from excess moisture during the process to avoid corrosion and breakdowns. And secondly, controlling the whole process down to offgassing, in order to minimize losses due to methane slip.

  • Prolong the replacement interval of your active carbon filters by keeping biogas humidity within specifications
  • Prevent the CHP engine from wear and shutdown due to wet gas
  • Control you whole process — know your gas quality better
  • Stop the profit slip by keeping your methane slip in check.

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Learn the benefits of continuous in-line methane and moisture measurement in the biogas process, as well as how to improve biogas plant revenues and efficiency while cutting downtime and repairs to a minimum.

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A concise yet comprehensive guide to optimizing biogas production through accurate measurement. Download the eGuide and get ready to boost your business with practical help from our experts.

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Further reading

Customer case

Pentair: Enhancing sustainability through accurate biogas upgrading assessment

The collaboration between Pentair and Vaisala, leveraging the MGP261 and MGP262 multigas probes, demonstrated the effectiveness of these instruments in verifying the performance of the biogas upgrading system at the Sustainable Fuel Plant site. 

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Vaisala MGP262 applauded at the World Biogas Expo & Awards

Our ground-breaking instrument, the MGP262 for offgas biomethane was honored with a Highly Commended prize in the Research & Innovation category.

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Carbon dioxide monitoring – the essential secret ingredient in the food chain

Let’s take a look at some of the places along the food chain where CO2 is monitored and see how keeping a close watch on it helps to ensure safety, sustainability – and delicious food and drinks. 

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Customer Case

Ramping up the Green-Shift

The climate emergency and the energy crisis are combining to create a perfect storm of global challenges. Urgent international initiatives are therefore underway, and Methane is at the heart of many of them. 

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Customer Case

Decarbonization technology proven at Waste-to-Energy plant

Danish researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to remove most of the carbon dioxide (CO2) from the emissions of a waste incinerator, and by demonstrating the viability of the process, the researchers believe that they have developed a key technology in the fight against climate change.

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Accelerating the Green Shift: Saying ‘no’ to fossil fuels, and ‘hello’ to biomethane

Soaring energy costs and the climate crisis are combining to accelerate the green shift — the migration to renewable energy to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels — and contribute to both climate and sustainable development goals.

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Turning a greenhouse gas into green fuel

The Finnish company Vaisala, whose products include biogas measurement devices for industrial uses, is on the front line of development as the world transitions towards a commercially profitable bio-based economy.

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Going below zero — how biomethane can help the world get to zero carbon energy

Biomethane is the energy-rich and fossil-free alternative to natural gas. Vaisala is proud to be able to help in this development.

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Customer case

Forward to the future — Making biogas production more valuable together with JFE Environment Technology at Miura

To drive large-scale adoption of biogas as an energy source, its cost must be brought closer to that of conventional energy. That cannot be achieved without improving the efficiency of biogas plants and optimizing their use of heating and electricity.

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Press release

Unique Vaisala MGP262 launched – optimizing biogas upgrading process to increase efficiency and revenue

Robust, reliable, and compact, the Vaisala CARBOCAP® MGP262 multigas instrument provides continuous measurement data to help optimize and control the biogas upgrading process for greater biomethane yield, process efficiency, and environmental benefits.

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Humidity measurement plays a critical role in profitable biogas production

For biogas producers, keeping the process stable while making sure that combined heat and power (CHP) engines and active carbon filters work smoothly is just one of the challenges they have to face. In-line humidity measurement can help answer these challenges – and make biogas production more profitable.

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Installing a biogas measurement instrument in an explosive atmosphere

Installing any electrical device in a hazardous location with an explosion risk requires special precautions and procedures – and installing an in situ measurement device into a gas pipeline presents its own specific risks and requirements.

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