Oil-Free Compression Engineered Around Your Gas Process
Fornovogas designs and manufactures reciprocating compressor systems for raw biogas, biomethane, grid injection, Bio-CNG and CO₂ applications. Oil-free configurations prevent lubricating oil from coming into contact with the process gas, protecting gas purity and downstream equipment.
Green Gas Solutions represents Fornovogas in the Nordic market. We help customers define the application, review process data and coordinate the right compressor configuration from early sizing and commercial clarification through delivery, commissioning and service.
Compression for Every Stage of the Renewable-Gas Process
Gas compression can be required before upgrading, after biomethane production, at the grid-injection point or before storage, transport and vehicle fuelling. Each application places different demands on gas purity, pressure ratio, flow flexibility, materials, cooling and control.
Fornovogas compressor packages are engineered around the actual process conditions. The gas composition, suction and discharge pressures, minimum and maximum flow, operating profile, site conditions and applicable certifications all influence the final configuration.
Applications
Raw Biogas Compression
Oil-free compressors raise raw biogas to the pressure required by the upgrading process without introducing lubricating oil into the gas stream. Fornovogas offers configurations for membrane upgrading as well as water washing, amine treatment and pressure-swing adsorption.
Biomethane and Grid Injection
After upgrading, biomethane can be compressed to the pressure required at the relevant grid connection. The compressor is sized around the upstream delivery pressure, network pressure, flow profile and gas-quality requirements at the specific injection point.
Bio-CNG Compression and Fuelling
High-pressure compressor systems can prepare biomethane for buffer storage, trailer filling or vehicle fuelling. Fornovogas supplies non-lubricated CNG compressor platforms and related station equipment for different capacities and operating models.
CO₂ Compression
Fornovogas also supplies oil-free reciprocating compressors for biogenic CO₂ recovery and liquefaction processes. The compressor configuration depends on the CO₂ composition, inlet conditions and required downstream pressure.
Future Gas Applications
Dedicated Fornovogas compressor platforms are also available for hydrogen and other technical gases. These require application-specific materials, sealing systems, safety measures and engineering.
Why Fornovogas?
Oil-Free Gas Purity
Preventing lubricating oil from contacting the process gas protects upgrading membranes, storage systems, grid infrastructure and end-use equipment. It can also reduce the need for downstream oil-removal equipment.
Efficient Across Different Pressure Levels
Reciprocating technology can achieve high compression ratios through project-specific staging. It is suitable for applications ranging from low-pressure raw-biogas compression to high-pressure Bio-CNG storage and fuelling.
Flexible Under Changing Gas Flow
Biogas production varies with feedstock, digester conditions and plant operation. Reciprocating compressors can be configured to maintain efficient operation across the required flow range using speed control, valve unloading or other capacity-control methods.
Engineered to the Application
Fornovogas compressors are designed and built to order. Gas composition, pressure, flow, temperature, ambient conditions, footprint, noise requirements and certification needs are reviewed before the final machine and package configuration is selected.
Skid-Mounted or Enclosed Packages
Systems can be supplied as compressor units, skid-mounted packages or enclosed solutions, depending on the installation environment and project scope.
Factory Testing and Certification
Bare-shaft compressors undergo mechanical testing, while complete packaged systems are performance- and leak-tested before shipment. European projects can be configured for requirements including ATEX, PED, the Machinery Directive and EMC compliance.
Service Throughout the Lifecycle
Fornovogas provides service technicians, spare parts, maintenance agreements and training for customer maintenance teams. The exact service and response-time scope is agreed for each project.
Proven Compression Experience
Fornovogas has more than 55 years of reciprocating-compressor engineering experience and reports more than 3,000 compressors installed in over 60 countries, including more than 350 compressors serving the biomethane market.
Quality and Compliance
Fornovogas compressor systems can be engineered for relevant European and international requirements, including:
ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU for applicable explosive-atmosphere zones
Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU
Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
ISO 9001 quality management
ISO 14001 environmental management
ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management
The final compliance and certification scope must be defined for the project, installation country and site classification.
Integrated with the Wider Gas Process
The compressor must be designed around both upstream and downstream equipment. GGS can help coordinate the interfaces between Fornovogas compression systems and other specialist technologies, including:
Raw-biogas treatment and H₂S removal
Membrane biogas upgrading
Biomethane grid injection
Buffer storage and Bio-CNG fuelling
Biomethane and Bio-LNG liquefaction
CO₂ recovery and liquefaction
Control, commissioning, service and maintenance
GGS remains the local Nordic interface while Fornovogas retains responsibility for its compressor technology and agreed delivery scope.
Nordic Experience
Fornovogas has supplied compressor technology for renewable-gas applications across the Nordic market. Its published milestones include a Bio-CNG installation in Iceland and a Swedish raw-biogas compression project. The company also supplies oil-free compressor technology for grid injection, distribution and transmission in Denmark.
Planning a Gas-Compression Project?
Send us your process data and operating requirements. GGS and Fornovogas can use this information to identify the appropriate compressor platform, number of stages, materials, controls and package configuration.
Useful Project Data
Application and intended use of the compressed gas
Gas composition, including CH₄, CO₂, H₂S, O₂, N₂ and relevant trace components
Gas dew point and moisture content
Minimum, nominal and maximum flow
Suction pressure and required discharge pressure
Inlet temperature and ambient conditions
Annual operating hours and expected load variation
Required availability and redundancy philosophy
ATEX zone and other certification requirements
Footprint, enclosure and noise requirements
Required delivery, commissioning and service scope
