A green energy pioneer

As a proudly South African company, Bio2Watt (B2W) is a pioneer in the alternative energy field and a leader in industrial-scale biogas waste-to-energy.

Established in 2007, B2W has successfully secured a number of firsts for South Africa, including the groundbreaking Bronkhorstspruit Biogas Plant (BBP) east of Tshwane, which started supplying power in 2015. BBP is a reference in terms of the private sale of power directly to industry.

B2W has been partnering with large South African metros to provide green hybrid renewable energy solutions to industrial sector clients, enabling them to achieve their green targets while creating jobs and commercial opportunities for the benefit of the city.

In the absence of receiving green power, South African companies can and/or will lose market share to industries located elsewhere in the world where their green credentials are achieved – this applies to manufacturing facilities throughout the value chain.

B2W will contribute to diversifying the South African energy mix away from fossil fuels and contribute to a just energy transition with the creation of much-needed green jobs.

While biogas waste-to-energy forms the bedrock of its energy technological solutions, B2W has complemented its offerings with utility-scale solar photovoltaics (PVs) and battery energy storage systems (BESS), culminating in a full hybrid renewable energy offering, which is driven by its clients’ needs. These include ensuring compliance with climate change objectives, while adhering to stable and competitive pricing for their energy demands; B2W’s innovative green energy hybrid solutions unequivocally meet the needs of its clients.

B2W’s hybrid approach to power entails a blend of biogas and BESS, and high-yield solar supplied from a solar PV park. The latter would be wheeled through the power utility’s transmission network. The power will empower blue-chip companies and metros alike to remain competitive, and relevant in a low-carbon future.

B2W’s ‘purely green energy’ approach presents a strong environmental impact that fosters the production of clean energy from a variety of natural sources and utilises what typically goes into landfills in the energy generation processes, aiding in decreasing water and air pollution. When this merges with B2W’s hybrid renewable energy offering, demonstrable track record and sustainability initiatives, the company’s clients and the metros are the ones who benefit. Municipalities are presented with a double bonus, being a stable grid and landfill space savings. The numerous benefits can be seen through B2W’s achievements, which include, but are not limited to, the following: • job creation • infrastructure projects capital investment, which contributes to the City’s GDP growth and localisation initiatives • green power, augmenting clients’ business growth and objectives in a globally changing, low-carbon environment • bolstering local markets impacted by mitigating electricity shortages • attracting foreign direct investment • processing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of organic waste per annum and offsetting hundreds of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum, in line the with City’s sustainability targets • environmental benefits of the digestate (final spent product), which can be used to rehabilitate decommissioned mines and as a soil enhancer • energy technology mix that offers a cost-effective benefit • commitment to using a percentage of investment towards the upliftment of adjacent communities • extending the life of existing landfill sites by removing organic waste from traditional disposal • opportunity for the City to offtake excess power at competitive rates, benefiting the City’s green objectives. B2W’s next steps sees it expanding its national footprint based on its experience in waste-to-energy. This is underpinned by the need for decentralised power solutions combined with solar PV and BESS. B2W’s extensive industry experience has afforded it the opportunity to become a trusted, versatile and dependable company that attracts local and international interests.