Scania and Sabesp demonstrate biogas potential
By Jim Gibbins - 1st January 2019
Brazil / Sweden – Scania’s Brazilian subsidiary, Scania do Brasil Ltda of São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo State has joined forces with Sabesp*, the state water and sewage company, to demonstrate the potential for using biogas in operating heavy vehicles.
Since spring 2018, Sabesp, which supplies 28 million people with water, has been using biogas generated from its sewage treatment plant to power its own vehicles in the city of Franca, 400 kilometres north of São Paulo. The Franca treatment plant presently treats an average of 500 litres per second and produces around 2,500 normal cubic meters (Nm³) of biogas per day – sufficient to replace 1,500 litres of diesel. This is currently the largest project in Latin America in producing biogas from sewage treatment for vehicles.
