Norsk Biogass wins innovation award
June/2010


At last week’s waste management conference in Lillehammer, Norsk Biogass AS was presented with Avfall Norge’s inaugural innovation award for 2010. Inventor and partner Bjørn Bu accepted the award on behalf of the company before an audience of over 700 delegates from Norway and abroad.

The innovation award celebrates advances in waste management. BioSep® technology from Norsk Biogass streamlines the pre-treatment of food waste for use in generating renewable energy.

In its citation, the jury listed three reasons for the award:
- BioSep® is fully developed and has proved itself to be of a high technical standard.
- BioSep® has proven benefits in that it solves the problem of removing packaging from food waste.
- BioSep® has the potential to be adopted in Norway and other countries.

About Norsk Biogass
Norsk Biogass AS supplies pre-treatment technology to prepare food waste and organic residue from existing waste streams for use in renewable energy production.

The company’s patented core technology, BioSep®, enables users to automate the removal of packaging from food products and transport packaging from food waste. The technology also efficiently removes plastic and other alien substances from source-separated food waste collected from households. BioSep® technology makes it possible to use organic residue from existing waste streams to generate renewable energy.

Food waste is a major problem with serious environmental consequences if it is not treated properly. On the other hand, as a raw material for biogas production, organic waste is a valuable energy resource. Unfortunately, large quantities of organic material currently go to waste in incinerators in Norway and worldwide, in the absence of efficient pre-treatment technology.

To learn more about Norsk Biogass and BioSep® technology, please visit the company’s website: www.norskbiogass.no