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The first part of „Biogas: an allrounder“ contains important facts
and figures concerning biogas production and use. The second part
introduces over 60 companies, from
full-line system suppliers to specialised equipment manufacturers and
competent engineering firms
www.german-biogas-industry.com
New opportunities for farming, industry and the environment — 2015
Biogas is an all-rounder among renewable energies. It can be converted to electricity and heat or be used
as a fuel and natural gas equivalent.
Germany is the undisputed market leader in this versatile and forwardlooking industry. Biogas plants
made in germany are in global demand and are preferred because
of their superior technology. They
improve the independence and economic strength of municipalities and
regions.
Biogas: an all-rounder –
Biogas: an all-rounder
Biogas
an all-rounder
New opportunities for
farming, industry and the environment
— 2015 | 4th fully revised edition —
photo: muta/Fotolia
Biogas
an all-rounder
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Biogas: The all-rounder –
good for the environment and good
for people in rural areas
Contents
04Faltering
at the
Head of the Class
Foreword by Horst Seide,
President of the
German Biogas Association
06The
Biogas Industry:
Forging its own Path
Foreword by Dr Jan Štambaský,
President of the
European Biogas Association.
08
The Industry
42Companies
10Biogas:
The Energy
Revolution’s All-Rounder
42Overview
for Cooking,
Heating and Driving
46Business
Areas
46Company
Profiles
14Biogas
20Heat
from Biogas:
A Village Supplies Itself
91Publishers
24The
New Biogas Markets
94Trade
Fairs
and Events
Interview with
Dr Dunja Hoffmann (GIZ) and
Clemens Findeisen
(German Biogas Association)
97Legal
26 Fermenting Biological Waste:
Circular Economy Instead of
Waste Disposal
30Fermentation
Products:
A Valuable Asset
32Major
Opportunities for
Small Biogas Systems
36From
Germany all over
the World – Biogas is an
Export Hit
40Biogas
Helps
Climate Protection
Using the potentials of biogas:
citizens of the German community of Meinheim (Bavaria)
Photo: Tom Baerwald
Contents
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Information
Faltering at the
Head of the Class
Foreword by Horst Seide, President of the German Biogas Association
Photo: NuernbergMesse/Thomas Geiger
Horst Seide,
President of the German Biogas
Association
For a long time, the German biogas
industry only knew one way to go: upwards. At the turn of the millennium
there were 1,000 biogas plants across
the country and these were joined by
almost 7,000 more in the next 14 years,
together meeting almost four per cent
of German electricity needs. No other European country is even close to
threatening Germany’s position at the
head of the class.
However, since 1 August 2014 – actually, since the EEG 2012 amendment
came into force on 1 January 2012 – the
German biogas motor has been showing clear signs of faltering. In fact, the
industry’s own success is now overtaking it and slowing it down. Problems
in some regions with the cultivation of
energy crops have now become widespread and more dramatic. The German Energiewende and its foundation
– the Renewable Energies Sources Act
(EEG) – have been systematically discredited and reduced to a debate on
costs, which upon closer examination
can be seen to be lacking any real basis.
At the end of the day, a law and additional requirements have now been put in
place which make the construction of
new biogas plants almost impossible in
financial terms and even pose a great
challenge to the operation of existing
plants.
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B i o g a s : a n a ll - r o u n d e r
Under the current conditions, the only
projects which still pay off – apart from
flexibilisation based on the flexibility
premium – are new small-scale slurry plants (with a maximum rating of
75 kW) or waste digesters. So we are
back where we were 14 years ago at the
start of the millennium: the processing
of slurry into a high-value fermentation
product and the anaerobic digestion of
biogenic waste. There is no question as
to the arguments in favour of energetically processing waste in biogas plants.
Furthermore, as of 1 January 2015, local authorities are obliged to operate
separated waste collection, including
organic waste in the “brown bins”: This
will undoubtedly increase the potential
for biogas plants a little. With the anaerobic digestion of slurry there is also
definite room to expand: More than a
third of exploitable animal excrement
still ends up on the fields without processing. However, the majority of Germany’s organic waste already finds its
way into biogas plants, so there is no
significant potential remaining undiscovered.
The knowledge acquired in recent
years means that biogas has become
more than just a fundamentally important element of modern, closed-cycle
agriculture: It is an indispensable pillar
of our energy transition. And this is not
limited just to the electricity market!
There are increasingly wide-ranging
and innovative usage options available
for the thermal energy produced during
electricity generation in a CHP. Heating
cooperatives are becoming more popular as a way for private households to
benefit directly from biogas plants with
secure, economical and climate-friendly locally sourced thermal energy.
Additionally, direct feed-in of biome
thane from biogas upgraders also offers us a way to use domestic gas and
become less dependent on Russian
imports. A study from the Fraunhofer
Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) early
this year came to the conclusion that
Germany can liberate itself from its
current dependency on imported Russian gas by 2030: Biomethane would
be an important pillar of this strategy
for an accelerated phase-out of natural
gas. And last but not least, biogas also
offers a great opportunity for private
transport – an area often overlooked
when it comes to the energy transition.
Compared to a similar petrol-driven
car, a vehicle fuelled by biomethane
generated from waste digestion can
represent a CO2 saving of up to 90 per
cent. Biomethane/CNG is suitable as a
fuel for any gas-powered vehicle and is
already available today.
All of these opportunities are being
limited and strangled by the EEG
2014 amendment. So the inevitable
question is: How serious is the German government when it comes to the
Energiewende? For the stakeholders in
the biogas industry, the changes to the
legal framework will necessitate some
serious reconsideration. In Germany
we will no longer see the type of biogas
plant that has been the most common
so far: fuelled by energy crops and generating electrical and thermal power for
8,000 hours per year.
The EEG 2014 marks the end of the
era of statutorily fixed remuneration
tariffs and guaranteed take-up of the
electricity generated. Operators, manufacturers and suppliers alike will have
to look for new markets and find their
profitability outside the scope of the
EEG: via the secondary and tertiary
(minute) balancing power reserve; via
demand-actuated feed-in; and from new
markets for thermal power and fuels.
The export market certainly offers potential for some German biogas manufacturers. There is still great demand
for biogas “Made in Germany”, and
there is movement in the European biogas market in countries such as France,
the UK, Italy or the Netherlands. Additionally, interest is growing in energy
from biogas in places such as China
and the USA. All the countries which
are now entering the field of biogas usage may look carefully at the German
market since they can learn from the
experiences of the German biogas industry in recent years: There is no need
to repeat our mistakes.
Without a doubt, difficult times are
ahead for the German biogas players.
However, they are ready to take a constructive approach to the new challenges and work together to shape a
positive future. Indeed, there are no
alternatives: The energy transition has
to succeed – and biogas will play a decisive role!
Yours truly
Horst Seide
President of the
Foreword
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The Biogas Industry:
Forging its own Path
Foreword by Dr Jan Štambaský, President of the European Biogas Association
Photo: EBA
Jan Štambaský,
President of the
European Biogas Association
The number of biogas plants in Europe
is continuously increasing. By the end of
2013, there were more than 14,000 biogas plants in Europe, with an electricity
generating capacity exceeding 7,500
MW, followed closely by biomethane
production, as producers are on track to
produce 1 billion m3 of biomethane this
year. These figures are impressive both
in terms of magnitude and the rate of
increase we are seeing each year. Nonetheless, biogas developments are not
just numbers, but rather indicators of a
clear success in creating a real biogas
industry. Such an industry can drive
the development of regions, agriculture
and energy production forward sustainably. After all, it is the biogas industry
that is now creating new jobs in a Europe hit by an unprecedented economic
downturn in the recent years. It is the
biogas industry that is bringing investment to rural regions where only very
few would consider investing.
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In 2013, some politicians reduced or
even completely withdrew support for
renewable energies in their home countries. The biogas industry has been
affected the most by these changes
compared to other renewable energies.
This negative attitude may be the major
challenge facing biogas to date and it is
the responsibility of biogas companies
to respond to this challenge together. While energy and climate policies
helped to create the biogas industry,
our task today is to show that biogas
can go even further. We have an opportunity to reveal the full spectrum of
products and services the biogas industry can offer to society.
This starts with substrates available for
biogas production: a wide range of agricultural by-products and energy crops,
waste streams from the food and beverage industries, or municipal biowaste
separated at source. Another entirely
new set of diverse feedstocks is available for the production of biogas with
the wide range of products the biogas
industry can deliver. Anybody involved
in biogas production is well aware of the
plentiful choices of energy use for biogas. Even average citizens throughout
Europe can enjoy electricity and heat
produced at a clean and reliable plant
in their neighbourhood, fuel their cars
with a renewable gaseous fuel and work
in factories powered by sustainable
electricity. However, energy is only one
part of the broad spectrum of goods
biogas has to offer. The biogas industry
can also play an important role in providing other significant assets such as
grid stability, storable energy and energy security.
The natural gas grid is just as important
to Europe as the electricity grid. Unlike
electricity, however, there are very few
substitutes to secure natural gas flows,
with biomethane as the only known
renewable alternative to natural gas
available today. It is not just biogas upgrading, but also gasification processes
that are progressing quickly enough to
join the club of biomethane producers,
followed by emerging, yet highly promising power-to-gas technology. While
some countries are looking for alternative and renewable sources of natural
gas, Europe is instead looking towards
the East, anxiously waiting to see what
will happen if the pipeline is closed and
the supply of natural gas is suddenly
cut off. No one is in a position to design
and construct a liquefied natural gas
terminal within a few years or to deliver
much of the highly controversial shale
gas even within a longer time frame. It
is the biogas industry which holds the
solution, which can construct plants relatively quickly and deliver large quantities of gas, produced in a reliable and
sustainable manner.
In addition to the points already mentioned, every single biogas plant produces digestate. This high-quality fertiliser has been overlooked time and
time again when it comes to discussing
the future. However, it is the most natural biogas by-product and one of the
greatest benefits of biogas production.
Small farmers and plant operators have
already been aware of this for years.
Digestate can enhance the existing incomes. Hand in hand with the End-OfWaste status and with recycling as an
added benefit, the biogas industry will
help to take waste treatment to another level. Not many industries can offer
this.
Several major policies support the
aforementioned points. The biogas
industry can profit from the correct
implementation of these policies. And
we wish to see an even stronger biogas
industry.
The strength of the biogas industry can
be seen in this biennial Biogas Allrounder. I wish you an inspiring reading.
Best wishes,
Jan Štambaský,
President of the
European Biogas Association
Foreword
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Photo: Tom Baerwald
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In 2014, 41,000 people were working in the German
biogas industry – in agriculture, plant construction,
service, operation and maintenance. Local specialist
craftsmen benefit from this.
Using the opportunities provided by a regional energy supply system with biogas:
farmer Alexander Wolf, apprentice Patrick Seitz and engineer
Andreas Niederlöhner, plant designer (from left to right)
Photos: Tom Baerwald
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Photos (v.l.n.r.):
Tom Baerwald/Agrikomp; Wolfgang Jargstorff/Photolia; Tom Baerwald/Agrikomp; Fachverband Biogas e. V.
Biogas: The Energy
Revolution’s All-Rounder
Just like natural gas, biogas is a gaseous mixture that is primarily made up
of methane. It is produced by microorganisms when they decompose plants,
manure or slurry. Biogas is also generated at wastewater treatment plants
and waste disposal sites. For use as an
energy source, biogas is generally converted into electrical and thermal energy in cogeneration plants (CHP units).
The heat generated can be used to heat
buildings, for example. Thus, the energy is used twice and in a particularly efficient manner. Electrical and thermal
energy produced by biogas plants is
especially climate-friendly because the
amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) produced during biogas production is more
or less equal to the amount absorbed by
the energy crops during growth or the
amount which escapes as waste decays.
Heat and electricity from one
single source of energy
Biogas production also has an indirect
impact on climate protection. Here, the
controlled fermentation of liquid manure
or compostable waste prevents harmful
gases such as methane, which contributes significantly more to greenhouse
effects than CO2, from escaping. A biogas plant with an installed electricity
capacity of about 500 kilowatts (kW)
produces about four million kilowatt
hours (kWh) of electricity and 4.4 million kWh of heat in one year from about
two million cubic metres (m3) of biogas.
It therefore replaces the equivalent of
440,000 litres (l) of fuel oil. Thus, a
farmer can produce enough electricity
for more than 1,000 average four-person households in one year at his power
station. At the same time, the CHP unit
produces enough thermal energy to heat
150 households.
Biogas producers in Germany can sell
the electricity generated for fixed feedin tariffs in accordance with the German
Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG),
which has been in force since 2000.
Here, the operator’s share is between 12
and 25 cents per kWh – depending on the
size of the plant, the substrate used and
the year in which the plant was commissioned. The newer a plant, the lower the
compensation for electricity fed into the
grid. For example, a new 500 kW plant,
connected to the grid from 1 August
2014, only receives about 12.3 ct/kWh.
The basis for biogas generation is mainly agricultural energy crops and farm
fertilisers, such as manure or slurry. In
2014, the 7,944 biogas plants in Germany generated about 27,6 billion kWh of
Biogas: The Energy Revolution’s All-Rounder
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Photo: Fachverband Biogas e. V.
Biogas is produced by fermenting biomass. It is a gas containing methane, which serves as a renewable
and versatile raw material for generating electricity, heat and fuel, thus vitally contributing to a safe and
environmentally compatible energy supply. Biogas can be stored or can be fed into the natural gas grid and
is therefore extremely flexible.
Biogas is the only renewable
energy source capable of
providing electricity and heat in
line with demand.
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Photo: Tom Baerwald/Agrikomp
Transporting heat: from the biogas plant
to the public district heating system
While the purchase of electricity by
the utility companies is statutorily regulated, biogas producers must market
thermal energy on their own initiative.
It is only seldom that the demand on
their own agricultural farms is great
enough to use all of the heat produced
throughout the year. Instead, heat can,
for instance, be fed into a district heating network. In addition to households,
especially such consumers who require
heat throughout the year, are of interest – for example community buildings
such as schools and city halls, retirement homes, swimming pools, greenhouses and fish farms.
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are also extremely active. The second
largest market for biogas plants is Great
Britain, which generates electricity
predominantly from landfill gas. Italy is
in third place. Here, compensation for
electricity fed into the grid at a rate of
28 cents per kWh for electricity generated using agricultural raw materials
created a real boom up until 2012
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Micro gas grids: from the biogas plant
to external CHP units
If the heat consumer is very far away
from the biogas plant, transporting the
heat becomes expensive. In this case,
the CHP unit can also be set up at the
location which requires the heat. The
biogas is simply transported via a pipeline to the satellite CHP unit in the city
or at a heat consumer and is then converted into electricity and heat on-site.
The waste heat can then be distributed
locally at economic rates.
Biomethane in the natural gas grid
After processing, biogas can also be
fed directly into the existing natural
gas grid. This is because it uses the
available infrastructure and is used as a
natural gas equivalent (called biomethane). At present, around 150 plants in
Germany feed a volume of approximately 600 billion cubic metres (m3)
of biomethane into the network every
year. The natural gas grid is also fed
into in Sweden and the Netherlands.
Biogas as fuel
Biogas, as a substitute for natural gas,
can even be used in vehicles. Biomethane is mainly used as fuel in Sweden.
The public transport buses in more than
ten Swedish cities run on biomethane.
The kilometric performance obtained
from one hectare (ha) of maize is around
70,000 kilometres (km) – this is equal to
one and a half times the circumference
of the earth. To date, there are about
180 biogas filling stations in Germany
where one can fill up on biomethane as
a pure fuel. At least one third of the more
than 900 natural gas filling stations mix
biomethane with natural gas at ratios of
between five and 100 per cent.
Biogas industry statistics at a glance
Number of plants
(of these feeding biomethane)
Forecast for
Forecast for
2013*
2014**
2015**
7,850 (144)
7,944 (153)
8,005 (156)
Increase in power generation capacity
in MW per year
(including redundant capacity)
191
316
195
Increase in productive power generation
capacity in MW
(not including redundant capacity)
158
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Installed generation capacity MW
(incl. power feed-in through biomethane)
3,543
3,859
4,054
Storable energy that can be used at
any time
Gross power generation in TWh per year
(not including redundant capacity)
26.42
27.55
27.88
Homes supplied with
biogas based electricity
7.5 million
7.9 million
8.0 million
Biogas can be stored without any problems and can thus be used at any time,
regardless of the place of origin. This
characteristic is capitalised on by combined power plants, for example. They
combine different sources of renewable
energies in order to supplement their
supply and to ensure provision of the required energy volume at all times. Here,
biogas plays a significant role due to its
storage properties: It compensates for
fluctuations in other renewable energies such as wind or solar energy. Because of this potential, biogas is being
used more extensively within the context of the approaching transformation
of Germany’s energy system.
CO2 saving using biogas
in millions of tonnes
16.8
17.6
17.8
7.3 billion
7.4 billion
7.2 billion
41,000
41,000
39,000
Contribution to climate protection
The production of biogas makes a significant contribution to climate protection, because methane (a much stronger greenhouse gas than CO2) is used
in the biogas plant to ferment slurry
(liquid manure) and manure, which
otherwise escapes into the atmosphere
from the liquid manure tank.
Turnover in Germany in €
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* internal extrapolation based on
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** based on expert interviews
(as of November 2014)
However, a biogas plant generates electricity that is virtually CO2 -neutral from
energy crops as well. This means: Only
the CO2 volume that the plants had previously absorbed from the atmosphere
in order to grow is emitted back into
the atmosphere during combustion in
the CHP unit. In comparison to power plants using fossil sources, the CO2
emissions from modern biogas plants
are less than half.
The third effect is that the fermentation
leaves behind a high-quality fertiliser.
This digestate is a substitute for mineral fertilisers, which have to be produced
using a great deal of energy. This can
also help to reduce CO2 emissions, thus
improving climate protection.
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Biogas is produced locally and strengthens the sense of community.
Citizens plan and secure their own self-sufficient
energy supply system.
Actively engaged in ensuring the quality of life
for future generations:
Klaus Uhl, the first chairman of the local heating
cooperative (left), and farmer Robert Bergdolt
Photos (v.l.n.r.): Hugo Vogelsang Maschinenbau GmbH;
WoGi/Photolia; Tom Baerwald/Agrikomp; AUDI
Biogas for Cooking,
Heating and Driving
Biogas is a natural product and is produced by anaerobic organisms wherever there is an absence of oxygen.
Manufacturers of biogas plants make use of this principle in their power generation equipment. Here energy
crops and biogenic waste material are converted to a flexible energy carrier by fermentation.
The biogas plant simulates the
natural process
Photo: Tom Baerwald
Biogas is actually a renewable energy
source but it is nothing new, as this
methane-containing gas is produced
all around in nature where biomass
is decomposed under the exclusion of
oxygen. Unicellular organisms called
archaea are responsible for this. They
date back to prehistoric times, when
different conditions for life prevailed
on earth. Today they live in swamps,
standing water and in the stomachs of
animals and humans, i.e. everywhere
where it is damp and where there is a
shortage of oxygen. Biogas plants use
the special property of archaea to produce cost-effective and climate neutral
electrical energy and heat.
In contrast to nature, here the fermentation process proceeds in a controlled
and particularly efficient manner. Biology and technology are perfectly
attuned to each other. This makes it
possible to generate 20,000 kWh peak
output of electrical energy from 1 hectare (10.000 m 2) of maize; equivalent to
the supply for six households all year
round. The efficiency of modern plants
is substantial: Together with the heat
energy, one hectare of maize delivers
five times more energy than needs to
be used in growing, harvesting and converting it into biogas.
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Photo: Tom Baerwald
A biogas plant with 500 kWel
replaces 440,000 l of heating oil
per year.
Biogas produces energy from
local raw materials.
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Structure of a biogas plant
Gas holder.
(plastic sheet cover).
Air supply
Digester cover.
(wood construction).
Gas outlet
Pressure relief valve.
to consumption
Substrate inlet.
Overflow to
next container
Insulation with.
weather protection.
Wall and
underfloor heating
Concrete container.
Propeller agitator.
Condensate trap
Source: Biogashandbuch Bayern (LfL)
Photo: Schmack Biogas GmbH (Viessmann Group)
The digester is the heart of the plant
Even though a biogas plant is made up
of several individual components, in
most of the turnkey plants installed all
of the parts are matched precisely to
each other and are nowadays predominantly fully automated. Each stirring
mechanism, pump and container can
be observed and controlled from the
display screen.
View of the interior of an empty
digester and agitator
The archaea themselves live in the
so-called digesters. These are large,
sealed airtight, steel or concrete containers in which the biogas is generated. Organic matter is supplied as
feedstock. Originally farmers primarily
used slurry or manure from livestock
farming. But these organic materials
deliver a limited amount of biogas in
comparison. Nowadays, therefore, they
are substituted by by-products from
food production, biowaste and energy
crops.
Specially developed dosing systems
feed the biomass feedstock into the
digester accurate to the nearest kilogramme. The dosing devices can be
controlled so that they automatically
feed in small quantities several times
an hour. These quantities are recorded
by weighing systems and logged in the
computer. The operator can read off
precisely how much biogas is generated by the raw materials.
In the digester, the exact living conditions prevail under which the archaea
optimally operate. As a rule, this requires heating the insulated containers
to between 35 and 40 degrees Celsius
(°C). The available carbon in the maize,
grass, slurry or alternative raw materials is converted by the archaea to biogas within a few days. Stirring mechanisms ensure the energy-saving mixing
of the fermentable contents and allow
the gas formed to escape. The biogas
is then transferred via a gas pipeline
to the combined heat and power plant
(CHP). Finally the fully fermented material is pumped out into the fermented
residues storage tank.
Digesters are airtight containers
made of steel or concrete. In
them, the biogas is generated.
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Average composition of biogas
Typical biogas from energy crops contains mainly methane and carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide CO 2
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Oxygen O 2
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5%
Methane CH4
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The biogas arising must be desulphurised and dried before burning, as hydrogen sulphide or moisture vapour in
the gas can damage the combustion
engine. 50 to 60 per cent of the biogas is
combustible methane. The remainder is
made up of mainly CO2 and lesser parts
of oxygen and nitrogen. The methane
is burnt in the engine, while the CO2
escapes into the atmosphere. As only
the amount of CO2 is thereby released
which the plant has absorbed during
growing, the combustion of biogas is
virtually climate neutral in comparison
to conventional natural gas.
The engines are rugged, high-technology machines, which react flexibly to
varying methane contents in the biogas
through appropriate control devices.
Their efficiency has doubled in the last
ten years and today is over 40 per cent.
This means that more than 40 per cent
of the energy used is converted into
electrical power, but the residual energy can for the major part also be used.
The combustion engine drives a generator that produces the required electrical power. This is generally fed into the
local power network. The engine itself
must be cooled by water. The heat of
the cooling water at 80 to 90°C and also
the heat from the exhaust gases can be
efficiently utilised via a heat exchanger,
for example, in swimming baths, greenhouses, animal stalls and living accommodation.
Fermentation tests provide
information on the suitability of
various substrates for biogas
generation.
Photo: Tom Baerwald/Agrikomp
Maintenance and control of
a cogeneration plant: Even
negligible differences in the
efficiency rate have a big effect
on the overall efficiency of the
biogas plant.
Photo: Hochschule Anhalt/Biotechnikum Köthen
Biogas consists of one-half methane
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3,750
Biomass potentials
3,750
Assuming 4 mio ha of arable land are available for
cultivating energy crops, 2 mio ha of which are for biogas
1,900
Calculations from FVB, 2012; data taken from KTBL 2010; DBFZ 2011
p
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Capacity already installed MWp:p
Technical potential:
Realistic potential:
1,545
300
1,503
1,081
in MWel
902
200
562
337
337
270
250
126
114
75
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Renewable raw
materials:
Livestock manure:
Maize,
whole crop silage,
alternative energy
crops etc.
Liquid manure,
dung etc.
Renewable
raw material
by-products*:
Purely plant-based
by-product list**:
Straw, potato haulms,
turnip tops etc.
Stillage (wet distiller’s
grain), spent mash
etc.
Organic waste:
Animal by-product:
Green waste bins,
market waste etc.
Food waste,
fats etc.
*Parts of plants cultivated on agricultural land that are the by-products of what is actually being produced
**Under the German EEG, this comprises materials from agro-industrial production.
Photos: agri-capital
The biogas plants in Pliening near
Munich were the first in Germany
to feed cleaned and conditioned
biogas into the natural gas
network.
Biogas in the gas supply network
The high-technology biogas sector
Biogas is not always converted to heat
and electrical power at the place where
it arises. It can also be treated and fed
into the gas supply network. In Germany there is a widely distributed and well
developed gas supply network. The low,
medium and high pressure pipelines
amount in total to some 450,000 km.
In comparison to the 1.7 million km
electricity supply network that is quite
small. But the gas supply network can
handle high volume and transport great
quantities of energy. And unlike the
electricity supply network, feed and demand do not need to be so accurately
matched to each other.
The development of state-of-the-art
measuring and process technology,
intensive research in the field of biochemistry and creative services in
mechanical engineering are crucial
for the success of German plant engineering technology. A large number
of scientists are working on improving
the performance of biogas plants. As a
result, power plants increasingly produce more energy with increasingly
less input.
Biogas is converted in several process
steps, primarily through the separation
of CO2, into the natural gas equivalent
of biomethane. Public utilities or industrial facilities in urban centres are
able to draw the gas from the network
and convert it to electricity and heat at
a suitable location, for example, in the
basement of a swimming pool or a gym
with high heat requirements. In this
way, the gas supply network functions
as a transport route and the energy
can be very efficiently transferred with
minimal losses.
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Fuel for long distances
Once biogas is in the gas supply network it can fulfil the same tasks as natural gas; for example as a fuel for vehicles. The travel range from 1 hectare of
maize is around 70,000 km, equivalent
to one and a half times round the world.
In Germany there are now 180 biogas filling stations for refuelling with
bio-methane as a clean fuel.
An increasing number of natural gas
filling stations add biomethane to natural gas, at a proportion between five and
50 per cent, and biogas can be found as
a fuel at around 35 per cent of the over
900 filling stations throughout Germany. Furthermore gas is by far the most
cost-effective fuel at the filling station
Photo: Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung
Storage for energy transition
Due to its ability to be stored, biogas
will play an increasingly important role
in energy transition: As when the sun is
not shining or the wind not blowing, flexible power plants have to step in quickly.
Modern biogas CHP plants are particularly suitable for such operation. An increasing number of biogas plants in Germany no longer generate power around
the clock, but only when required. For
this reason, plants are designed to be
„flexible“. This means, for example, that
a plant with a supplied output of 500
kilowatts (kW) actually has an installed
capacity of 1,000 kW. The plant, however, will only run for half the time, for instance, when there is a high demand for
power where as a result the cost of power
is more expensive. And instead of 8,000
full operating hours, this plant would
then only clock up 4,000 hours of actual operation. This type of generation is
strongly promoted by the German Federal Government under the Renewable
Energy Sources Act (EEG).
This has more than just financial benefits for the operator. For example, as the
larger CHP plants are more efficient, the
operator requires less raw materials for
the same amount of power generation.
In addition to this, increasingly more
biogas plants, which are equipped with
larger engines and gas storage facilities,
are also taking on the function of stabilising the electricity grid. For a long
time, this regulating energy supply has
been served by fossil power plants. The
flexibility of the biogas plants, therefore,
helps to displace fossil fuel power stations and improve climate protection.
A tankful of biomethane saves up
to 90 per cent of CO2 emissions in
comparison with fossil fuels.
Photo: Fraunhofer IWES | Beushausen
today. The German Biogas Association-Biogas Tour in 2013 demonstrated,
in a four month, 13,000 km promotional
tour through Germany with a biogas
fuelled bus, that biogas is reliably and
inexpensively available.
Power-to-gas research plant in Stuttgart, Germany: Surplus electricity is transformed into hydrogen using electrolysis.
CO2 from biogas plants can be used in the methanation process to generate synthetic methane from hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
At the research biogas plant in
Bad Hersfeld in Germany, the
significance of biogas for the
storage of surplus electricity is
being examined.
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Biogas: a safe footing for the future.
Because biogas is not only good for the environment,
it also contributes to the future sustainability of
municipalities.
Active members of the local
heating cooperative of
Meinheim in Germany:
Thomas Eschenbacher,
chairman of the supervisory
board, with family (left) and
plant operator Frank Wolf
Photos: Stadt Meinheim (links), WEITERE: Tom Baerwald
Heat from Biogas:
A Village Supplies Itself
However, this arrangement, which
was expected to benefit all those who
are taking part in the project, was not
planned. The developments, which lead
to two biogas plants and one local heating grid in the village, were carried out
at the same time and initially without
any coordination – this was more or less
of a coincidence and fortunately turned
out to be one project for the whole village in the end.
The farmer Philipp Westphal had the
idea of building a biogas plant back in
2008, in order to place his cattle fattening and arable farm on a broader
footing. While training in agricultural
engineering in Triesdorf, he worked
intensely on the subject, participated
in seminars and visited biogas plants.
There already were a few plants in the
region, for example, in the neighbouring villages of Ostheim, Trommetsheim
and Alesheim, which is why the subject
was not new to the young farmer.
The development plan was quickly put
into practise, as a company specialising
in building biogas plants and local heating grids had already been established
in the area and the framework conditions were suitable and also because
the biogas plant was optimally suitable
for an operation of this size. In 2009,
the biogas plant initially achieved a grid
feed-in of 190 kW outside the village,
which also housed a cowshed for the
Westphals. This increased by 210 kW
in October 2010. Five tonnes of cattle
manure, 15 tonnes of cattle slurry, 15
tonnes of maize and 4 tonnes of grass
are used here on a daily basis.
Frank Wolf, another local farmer, also
built a biogas plant with an overall power of 380 kW. Since both biogas plants
could only use small amounts of the
heat produced during electricity generation, it was obvious that the heat
should be used by the village.
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Photo: Stadt Meinheim
Meinheim, a small German municipality in Niederfranken, close to the Altmühl Valley, campaigned for an
independent and advanced energy supply. A local heating grid run by a co-operative has been providing
thermal energy to the 650 inhabitants of the village for the last two years. And this system really has a lot to
offer: Unlike many such standard projects based on just one biogas plant, two plants run by local farmers
are simultaneously feeding into the heating grid in Meinheim.
Meinheim in Middle Franconia,
Germany: 100 households are
heated by a local heating network
using biogas heat.
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Director of the Board of
the Cooperative, Klaus Uhl
(foreground), and Alexander Wolf,
farmer
Photo: Tom Baerwald
Wood pellet heating guarantees
the provision of heat if the biogas
plants fail – a situation that has
never occurred yet in Meinheim.
The Meinheimers realised this too,
expecting a local heating grid using
locally generated bioenergy to provide reliability, environment-friendliness and calculable costs. The topic
was discussed by the village at many
gatherings and the advantages and
disadvantages were compared. Finally, Meinheim founded a co-operative for the local heating system. The
framework conditions of having two
local biogas plants offered optimal options: Instead of the original plan for a
woodchip furnace, which was to meet
the needs of the village on cold winter
days and during downtimes if the heat
delivered by one biogas plant was not
adequate, the plan now included both
biogas plants.
Thus, the energy supplied on peak load
days was sufficient to meet the needs
of the entire village. Those in charge of
the project think it is unlikely that both
biogas plants might breakdown at the
same time. Nonetheless, an additional
wood pellet heating system ensures a
secure supply.
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The first members of the heat co-operative joined the network in autumn
2012; the connection work went on
until early 2013. In addition to many
private households, a carpenter’s
workshop, a furniture shop and public buildings such as the fire station,
a general-purpose building, a school,
a kindergarten and an administration
department were connected.
The controls for the sophisticated system are to be found on the site of the
wood-pellet heating system – an attractive new building on the outskirts
of the village. Here, any thermal energy provided by the wood-pellet heating
system must also be integrated into
the local heating network along with
the thermal energy supplied by the
CHP units at both biogas plants. The
plant has been running problem-free
so far.
Photo: Tom
Baerwald
Frank and Alfred Wolf operate one of the two biogas plants in Meinheim.
Photo: Tom Baerwald
Storing thermal energy
The Meinheimers do not wish to rest
on their laurels: In the long term, they
would like to advance the use of bioenergy. The main focus is the storage of
heat, because most of the heat generated in summer is not used, as was also
the case in the past. The households
can store this energy locally for a short
period of a few hours in the buffer storage installed in their houses. However,
other technologies are required for the
storage of thermal energy over medium
and long periods. Storing thermal energy generated in summer for use in winter is certainly possible, meaning that
very few wood pellets would have to be
burnt in winter, for example.
Substrate feeding
Photo: Tom Baerwald
The central heat station controls
the local heating system.
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Photo: AD Solutions
With the assistance of the regional GIZ programme, a biogas plant for the treatment of 150 cubic metres of pig slurry per day along with slaughterhouse waste
was built in Costa Rica in 2013.
The New Biogas Markets
Interview with Dr Dunja Hoffmann (GIZ) and Clemens Findeisen (German Biogas Association)
Photo: GIZ
Dr Dunja Hoffmann
Renewable Energy Advisor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1-5,
D – 65760 Eschborn
Phone : +49 (0)6196/79-1374
Email : dunja.hoffmann@giz.de
The use of biogas technology in developing and emerging countries is
currently enjoying an up-swing. This
is creating great opportunities for the
German biogas industry. However, certain challenges must be overcome when
dealing with countries that are both
geographically and culturally foreign.
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
operates in close cooperation with the
German Biogas Association (Fachverband Biogas e.V.) and supports companies when entering the new biogas
markets. Dr Dunja Hoffmann from GIZ
and Clemens Findeisen from the German Biogas Association have provided
an overview of the cooperation between
the two organisations and explain ways
in which companies could benefit.
What is the incentive for GIZ getting involved
in biogas?
Dunja Hoffmann: GIZ aims to contribute
towards sustainable economic development as well as climate and environmental protection. Biogas is a pio-
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neering technology for achieving this
objective. We are currently working on
projects, which deal with biogas, in a
number of countries, for example, Brazil, Mexico, China, Turkey, Indonesia,
Kenya and South Africa.
What exactly do you do to promote the use of
biogas in these projects?
DH: The process often begins with the
policy-makers, but measures are also
taken to support international companies as well as communities and local
micro-businesses. In most cases, in order to support the partners we usually
start by analysing the potential, but we
also provide support regarding the political framework for biogas.
GIZ and German Biogas Association have been
cooperating for quite some time. Who benefits
from this and how?
DH: GIZ has considerable experience
in the area of household biogas plants.
However, in developing and emerging
countries the focus is increasingly on
technology for power generation, ener-
Photos: SNOWLEOPARD
2 MW biogas plant for the fermentation of vegetable waste in Kenya. The key equipment for the biogas plant comes from Germany.
Otherwise, as much as possible is bought locally.
cation with respect to the technology
and the associated specifics. Last but
not the least, functioning maintenance
systems must be set up for the plants,
so as not to have just one plant which
might only function if the trained local
engineer is on site.
Photo: Fachverband Biogas e.V.
gy feed-in and biomethane processing.
This poses questions which require a
completely different approach. The German Biogas Association has extensive
expertise in this field. There is great demand for this know-how abroad.
Clemens Findeisen: It is important to high-
light new prospects for the German biogas sector on the international market,
as there has been a significant downturn on the domestic market. Due to decades of experience in developing and
emerging countries, GIZ is an important and well-connected point of contact,
is familiar with local conditions and can
support businesses by providing practical information. Our common objective
is to successfully execute biogas projects abroad – in an efficient, safe and
sustainable manner.
CF: There are also cultural differences,
What challenges have to be overcome in “biogas developing countries”?
What are the most common motives for setting
up a biogas plant in the individual countries?
DH: Usually one must first create a com-
DH: For example, in the recent past it
was the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in emerging countries.
When CDM was still interesting and active, the emphasis was not primarily on
energy production but more so on preventing methane emissions and on the
additional generation of CO2 emission
mon understanding of the issues we are
talking about: household biogas plants
or industrial biogas use as is the case in
Germany. Biogas may also refer to sewage and landfill gas in emerging countries. Furthermore, there is increased
local demand for information and edu-
which are often underestimated. One of
the most important challenges from our
point of view is the successful transfer
and adaptation of technology to the local
conditions. Furthermore, financial conditions are often challenging, one must
adapt to the local conditions, ferment
complicated exotic substrates and face
high cement costs, lack of infrastructure,
high potential differences in power supply systems, lacking safety standards,
inadequate operator qualifications, etc.
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Clemens Findeisen
Consultant
Development Cooperation
Angerbrunnenstr. 12,
D – 85356 Freising
Phone : +49 (0)8161/98 46 811
Email : Clemens.findeisen@biogas.org
Photo: agriKomp GmbH
With the support of develoPPP.de,
GIZ and the local operator Biogas
Power Company of East Africa Limited,
a German company (see page 50)
has installed a biogas-plant that uses
feedstock from the agribusiness
industry in Kiliﬁ in Kenya.
(right and below)
certificates. However, efficient energy
production has become more important
since the CO2 certificates have fallen in
price. In most cases, the impetus is stabilisation of the system in order to avoid
ongoing power failures.
DH: Ultimately, it is not about export-
ing technology, but rather as much
local production as possible. Support
for the transfer and adaptation of technology is of great importance to GIZ.
CF: Moreover, the partnerships neces-
CF: Feed-in tariffs are in place in many
developing and emerging countries as
well as some very ambitious plans in
the renewable energies sector. In addition to this, of course, there is also a
desire within the industry to be able to
provide a decentralised energy supply
itself. Thus, energy-independent and
decentralised solutions play an increasingly significant role in developing and
emerging countries – and this is exactly
where biogas, the all-rounder, is the ideal partner and provides the motivation
for enterprises to launch such projects.
Nonetheless, the impetus for using
biogas is often the disposal and use of
waste materials.
What are the challenges and obstacles faced
when transferring and adapting the technology?
CF: The transfer and adaptation of tech-
nology always involve a delicate balance between price and quality. It is a
task and a challenge for the German
business community to adapt the technology in such a way that reliable and
sustainable systems can be installed
and operated. As much technology as
necessary and as simply as possible.
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sary for this set-up are becoming more
and more important. Especially if one
is aiming to create local added value.
The use of local technology is also being promoted in some countries.
How can German companies benefit from the
cooperation between GIZ and German Biogas
Association in light of the currently stagnating
domestic market?
DH: On the one hand, with information
that we always provide, for example
in the Biogas Journal. This journal
provides information on contact partners and interesting promotional programmes such as develoPPP.de. With
develoPPP.de, the Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development supports the involvement of the
private sector where entrepreneurial
opportunities and development policy
needs intersect. Over 35 develoPPP.de
projects have already been supported
in the biogas sector. Moreover, GIZ
has many contacts at the local level.
Here, GIZ and the German Biogas
Association can act as an „honest broker“.
Photo: EVONIK
GIZ and a German biogas company (see page 62) transfer skills and technology to improve the efficiency of biogas with biomethane generation in China.
The project is supported by develoPPP.de, a programme to foster cooperation between the private sector and development policy for their mutual benefit.
CF: In addition to this, GIZ and Ger-
man Biogas Association are involved
in various joint activities, such as workshops during the annual Biogas conference, joint missions and delegation
visits. Among other things, the framework conditions for private sector involve-ment in developing and emerging
countries are being improved by these
joint efforts.
Do you have any other tips for companies that
would like to get involved in developing and
emerging countries?
DH: Working together with the world is
extremely exciting! Every day brings
new surprises that you have to be prepared for; plan to spend a little more
time than anticipated and finally, keep
at it!
CF: From what the companies that are
working in the developing and emerging countries tell us, they are learning
a lot form this – both personally and
professionally. These projects and businesses are run with a lot of passion,
emotion and commitment. In addition, I
would also like to draw particular attention to the extensive support measures
and activities of the „renewables –
Made in Germany“ initiative, including
information events, market analyses
and delegation visits. These and other
activities on the subject of biogas can
be found at www.biogas.org.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(GIZ) GmbH is an experienced service provider and as a federal enterprise assists the German government in achieving its objectives
in the field of international cooperation. GIZ offers demand-driven,
tailor-made and effective services for sustainable development. Most
of GIZ work is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development, but GIZ also operates
on behalf of other German ministries as well as public and private
sector clients in Germany and abroad. GIZ works closely with the
private sector and promotes synergies between the development
and foreign trade sectors. GIZ operates in more than 130 countries
worldwide and has 16,510 staff around the globe.
In the area of renewable energy, GIZ is currently executing 140 projects in over 40 countries. More than ten of these projects have a biogas component and four of them focus mainly on biogas. Cooperation
with the private sector and with German and local companies is a
major topic in these development projects.
GIZ has been working together with the German Biogas Association
for many years and this cooperation was formalised in 2011 and renewed in 2014.
www.giz.de
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Photo: Bioconstruct GmbH
The biogas power plant in Melle
(Lower Saxony, Germany) processes a
maize silage and slurry mix
and uses the resulting waste heat for
wood drying.
Fermenting Biological Waste:
Circular Economy Instead of Waste
Disposal
34 per cent of all municipal waste produced in the European Union is still dumped at waste disposal sites.
In most EU countries in Eastern and Southeast Europe, the waste disposal quota even exceeds 70 per
cent. The high volumes of biodegradable municipal waste are responsible for the formation of methane
gas, which is particularly harmful to the climate, at waste disposal sites. Fantastic options open up if damp
biowaste is collected separately: With the right treatment, it can be used to produce the versatile energy
source that is biogas as well as a high-quality fertiliser.
The European Waste Framework Directive demands a drastic reduction in
the quantities of waste to be disposed.
This should be done by redesigning
waste management, taking into consideration the five-pillar hierarchy –
prevention, reuse, recycle, other kinds
of utilisation, such as energy recovery,
and disposal only as a last resort. The
Waste Framework Directive targets at
achieving a recycling ratio of 50 per
cent of the municipal waste of all the
member states by 2020.
organic and green waste, as recorded
by the waste management companies
with public contracts. They are mainly
recycled by composting. The resulting
compost provides a substitute for peat
taken from raised bogs as an excellent
fertiliser and soil conditioner. However,
there is still a lot of energy left in the
damp, biogenous waste matter: Biogas,
which can be used to generate electricity, heat or fuel, is produced by anaerobic digestion.
62 per cent of municipal waste is already
being recycled in the Federal Republic
of Germany. The recycling ratio has
even been reported at 100 per cent for
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Biodegradable waste in Germany represents 30 to 40 per cent of the total
Photos (from top to bottom):: Schmack Biogas GmbH (Viessmann Group); Bertold Werkmann/Fotolia; thomass/Fotolia
As much biogas can be produced from 70 tonnes of organic waste as from one hectare of silage maize.
quantity of municipal waste. Separate
collection of biowaste began more than
25 years ago. Since then, the volume
of separately collected biowaste has
increased more than sevenfold. The
German Closed Cycle Management Act
demands the introduction of nationwide
collection of biowaste throughout the
whole of Germany by 2015. The white
spots on the map are only vanishing
very reluctantly, as the Act also allows
for self-composting on private property
used by the owner. At present, 80 per
cent of the population lives in areas with
a collection system for household waste
in „biowaste bins“. 4.2 million tonnes of
stale bread, vegetable leftovers, kitchen waste, spoilt and unusable fruits and
vegetables are collected every year in a
similar fashion.
This potential can be increased by
about 3 million tonnes if the nationwide
collection scheme is implemented successfully and the collection capacity
in areas with organic waste bins is increased. In addition to that, there is an
amount of 4.5 million tonnes of green
waste: Green waste means grass cuttings and (partially woody) clippings
from private gardens and public landscape areas, such as parks and road-
side greenery, as well as material from
landscaping. Local drop-off collection
points are made available for green
waste. Green waste is often not very
suitable for fermentation because of its
low energy densities; however, it serves
as a high-quality structural material
used for treating digestate – added at a
ratio of up to 20 per cent. On an average, more than 100 kg of biowaste and
green waste are separately collected for
every inhabitant.
The colourful selection of biodegradable products in the waste segment also
encompasses leftovers from large canteens, hotels or hospitals, expired products from the food sector and various
leftovers from food production, such
as slaughterhouse waste. The volume
of such commercial waste is estimated
to be around four million tonnes. Altogether, around 1,000 biogas plants generate energy from waste across Germany. The greatest potential that has not
yet been exploited lies in biowaste bins
and green waste. To date, a large share
of these fractions is not used for energy
recovery before being sent to the about
1,000 composting plants
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30 to 40 per cent of
municipal waste in Germany is
organic waste.
Green waste is also well-suited to fermentation in biogas plants.
Photo: Photo: Fachverband Biogas e.V.
Energy crops such as grass silage
are increasingly being fermented
together with waste in the same
plants. (above and right)
About 120 plants across the nation generate biogas from biowaste and green
waste collected through the public
waste management system. A large
number of these are composting plants
with an upstream fermentation level
that uses a cascade system. In the case
of such combined cycle plants, after
fermentation the digestate from biodegradable waste is composted. The
quality of the compost does not change
significantly: The nutrient content is
slightly reduced because the nutrients
dissolve in the process fluid. However,
the salt content is lower, which increases crop tolerance. From a hygiene point
of view, the substrate must undergo a
particular heat treatment either during
the fermentation or post-rotting stage
at the composting plant. According to a
study by the IFEU Institute Heidelberg,
one can assume greater CO2 savings
of up to 160 kg per tonne of waste with
biowaste fermentation in comparison to
pure composting. The capacity of such
plants in Germany is currently around
two million tonnes, which is still less
than 30 per cent of the entire potential.
In order to increase this percentage,
an attractive special regulation on biodegradable waste was introduced in
2012 in the German Renewable Energy
Sources Act (EEG), whereby post-rotting is a prerequisite for compost production. Since then, increased activities in waste fermentation have been
observed. Moreover, the strict „principle of exclusive use“ was repealed in
the EEG 2012. Energy crops, such as
maize or grass silage can therefore be
fermented along with waste in the same
plant. This „co-fermentation“ allows for
more flexibility during substrate selection
Photo: Catherine CLAVERY/Photolia
Combination of fermentation and
composting
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Waste fermentation completes the cycle of materials, and competition with
areas used for food production and
pastureland is avoided. Biogas can substitute fossil fuels for the generation
of electricity and heat over different
bioenergy pathways. Alternatively, the
gas can be upgraded to biomethane at
natural gas quality and can be fed into
the gas grid. The number of waste biogas plants with gas feed-in is growing
continuously.
After the most recent reform of the
German EEG, the subsidy for electricity generated from biogas and biomethane was limited and its use as fuel in
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biomethane, whereby the average mixing ratio is 15 per cent. The CO2 emissions from a vehicle running on pure
biomethane gas produced from waste is
around 90 per cent lower than that of a
comparable fuel.
As with the other forms of exploitation,
the prerequisite for this is the separate
collection of waste. If organic waste has
to be treated along with residual waste,
the only option that remains is incineration and ash disposal. However, this
removes the biomass and therewith
the vital nutrients from the biosphere –
thus disturbing the cycle of materials.
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Prerequisite for the energetic
utilisation of organic waste is that
it is collected separately.
Photo: Thomas Saupe/ istockphoto
In the biogas plant fermentation process, the mineral nutrients are preserved.
They can also be used as a high-quality fertiliser in the field.
Fermentation Products:
A Valuable Asset
Biogas provides electricity, heat, gas and fuel. The energy yield from biogas production is firmly embedded
in its materials cycle: The substance that is used in the fermentation plants as biomass – whether in the
form of liquid manure, energy crops or biowaste – later leaves the process as fermented substrate. These
fermentation products prove to be of great significance on farmland, in gardens and on other surfaces used
for farming, gardening and landscaping – and they are steadily becoming more appreciated.
Photo: Tom Baerwald
Fermented substrate is highly
valued as a nutrient-rich and
humus-forming fertiliser.
In principle, fermentation products are
applied in liquid form in areas close to
farms. For many plant operators, this is
the most simple and cost-efficient method of completing the materials cycle
and getting the nutrients back into the
fields. Based on years of experience,
farmers are aware of the advantages
of the nutritious and humus-forming
properties of organic farm fertilisers.
The nutrients are made readily available for the plants after fermentation,
thus substituting conventional mineral
fertilisers, which are produced using a
great deal of energy.
Suitable for fields, beds and balconies
Liquid fermentation products can be
turned into something much more
valuable with the help of new treatment
methods and techniques: if the liquid is
separated from the solids and the solids
are either composted or dried, which
makes transportation more cost-efficient. The high percentage of phosphate in the solid fraction is particularly
valuable. One can further improve the
liquid phase so that concentrated nitrogenous liquid fertiliser is obtained at
the end. Moreover, one can selectively
separate the nutrients from the fermentation product.
The product properties must be tailored to meet the needs of the customer in order to find new sales markets
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The fermentation product can also
be treated with substances such as
bio-carbons to obtain a high-quality
earth product. Various methods such as
pyrolysis treatment and hydrothermal
carbonization (HTC) can be used for
production. However, these procedural
techniques are in the very early stages
of development.
An important prerequisite for the economically viable treatment of fermentation products is their legal competitiveness. This is provided in Germany,
among other things if the quality label
„fermentation product“ or „fermentation product from renewable sources“
has been awarded by the Federal Compost Quality Assurance Organisation
(Bundesgütegemeinschaft
Kompost
e.V., BGK). The German Biogas Association along with BGK established
the Quality Assurance Organisation
for Fermentation Products (GüteGemeinschaft Gärprodukte e.V., GGG) to
advance this subject within a legally
complex context. In addition to general quality assurance on the basis of
uniform standards, it also handles new
marketing strategies.
New perspectives –
creating new added value
The treatment used to obtain valuable
fermentation products provides future
potentials which create new added
value for the entire biogas industry. It
could also provide a great alternative
for biogas producers at sites with higher livestock density and fertiliser-related legislative bottlenecks despite the
many logistic and technical challenges remaining in this segment. Drying
fermentation products to obtain valuable fertilisers is a meaningful use of
thermal energy produced at the biogas
plant. There is, therefore, no doubt that
the market demand for processed and
dried fermentation products will continue to increase, although the legislative authority wants to limit the use of
organic farm fertilisers of plant origin
in the amendment to the Fertiliser Ordinance (DüV).
The biogas industry is opposed to this
objective. It should still be ensured
that the fermentation products are fully
available (in the sense of the completed cycle approach) for the cultivated
plants instead of forcing increased reliance on mineral fertilisers; especially
since fermentation products are in no
way inferior to the traditional fertilisers
in terms of their properties.
Photos: Fachverband Biogas e. V.
for the treated fermentation products,
whether in horticulture or agriculture,
as a replacement for peat in earthworks
or in pellet form for use in beds and balconies by hobby gardeners.
Fermentation products
in pellet form
It is in locations with high
livestock densities in particular
that the processing of high-quality
fermentation products offers new
economic perspectives.
In order to promote the marketing of
fermentation products across national
borders, the European Commission is
currently preparing to include organic fertilisers in a Fertiliser Ordinance
which applies across Europe.
The market for processed and dried
fermentation products is growing.
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Photos: Thomas Gaul
Major Opportunities for
Small Biogas Systems
The cylinder-shaped digester requires
little space and is therefore typical
for small biogas plants, which are
particularly suitable for agricultural
operations with limited space.
Small-scale biogas plants have great advantages. The benefits offered by biogas as a form of decentralised
energy use are clearly shown by these systems. Here liquid and solid manure are more likely to be used as
suitable substrates than maize or other energy crops. Thus, small biogas plants are particularly well suited
for farms.
Photo: Thomas Gaul
Plant control
One example is the biogas plant of Wilhelm Cülsen in Straelen on the Lower
Rhine. The small biogas plant with an
installed electric capacity of 75 kW
went into operation at the end of 2012.
It is operated to 85 per cent using slurry
and manure. These are produced by the
140 dairy cows, which occupy the well
ventilated cow stalls next to the plant.
The remaining 15 per cent of the substrate input is made up of maize.
Fertilisers from livestock farming
Livestock farming in Germany generates
around 200 million tonnes of excrement
annually. This contains a large amount
of energy that can be converted into
environmentally friendly heat and power using biogas technology. And after
fermentation, a high-quality natural fertiliser is left over, which provides a better availability of nutrients to field crops
than the initial waste product of slurry. In
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addition, the fermentation products lend
themselves more readily to dosing and
spreading. As farmer Cülsen has found,
the fermentation product behaves almost like a mineral fertiliser. Not only is
it used as a high-quality fertiliser on his
own 75 ha of arable and pasture land, but
it is also supplied to neighbouring farmers. In contrast to this, the fertilising
effect of slurry was difficult to calculate
and in wet conditions the nitrogen it contained was released more quickly and
made its way into the groundwater as a
nitrate. There is also a pleasant side effect: The fermentation products give off
less odour than slurry, which is pleasing
for the neighbours in a country as densely populated as Germany.
Because of this, such locally adapted biogas systems are also regarded in a more
friendly light by the general public than
large plants. However, the investment
cost per kilowatt of installed capacity is
relatively higher than for larger systems.
Photos: Thomas Gaul
Pump technology, installed under the digester
This is because, regardless of whether
the biogas plant has an output capacity
of 75 kW or 500 kW, the effort involved
in planning, approval and operation varies much less than the power output. In
particular, the statutory requirements,
such as those prescribed for covering
fermentation product storage tanks, increase the cost of construction. To compensate for the economic disadvantage,
small plants get a higher basic feed-in
tariff credit of 23.73 cents per kilowatt
hour. This is higher than the legislature
provides for other feedstocks and tariff
credit classes. A precondition for this
is that the level of slurry substrate used
must be at least 80 per cent. The operator must demonstrate that the actual use
of slurry does not fall below this level
by keeping a daily plant log. If it does,
however, then the claim for the higher
credit is disallowed. This is because the
objective of the scheme is to reduce the
requirement for other substrates. As a
result, a maximum of 20 per cent renewable raw materials such as maize may be
used. There are, however, cattle farms
that use up to 100 per cent slurry in their
biogas plants.
der cylinders. The advantage of this is
that it is easier to find a location for the
biogas plant within the often cramped
conditions on a farm. The entire technology for pumping, stirring and feeding is
then fitted under the digester (fermenter). The control and equipment room
for the biogas plant is located in a container next to it. The operator can see
the current status of the system on a
display screen and can easily change the
key parameters such as feeding.
Designs vary
At larger biogas plants, the stirred tank
fermenter design is dominant and reminiscent of large slurry tanks. In contrast,
other fermenter designs are to be found
at small biogas plants such as tall, slen-
It is important that the workload is not too
high, as farms usually do not have any labourers other than the family members.
And in the case of dairy farming, families have more than enough to do on the
farm. However, most plant operators can
manage on a good half hour every day
for feeding and another half hour for the
care and maintenance of the equipment.
Construction costs
Nevertheless, the breakthrough for
small biogas plants in Germany has
so far failed to materialise. As a result,
around 600 fewer small plants have
been built than would have been expected based on the actual data from
livestock farming. This is mainly due
to the high construction costs incurred
due to compliance with statutory requirements. This economic disadvantage is not compensated for by the higher tariff credit.
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Photo: Thomas Gaul
Agricultural and energy farmer: Wilhem Cuelsen uses
the potential of small biogas plants.
CHP container
Photo: BTA International GmbH
The biogas plant at Zell am See (Austria) processes a multitude of substrates and was developed with the help of German know-how.
From Germany all over
the World – Biogas is an Export Hit
No other country in Europe generates as much electricity from biogas as Germany: With over 26 billion
kWh in 2013, the country was at the top of the charts ahead of the UK, Italy and the Netherlands. In recent
years, these countries were joined by the Czech Republic as the most important export markets for the German biogas industry. However, after the Czech government completely cut subsidies, the country’s market
is now stagnating. In contrast, France is likely to increase its attraction as an export market.
In 2014, 7,944 plants in Germany with
a total capacity of 3,859 MW generated
more than 26 billion kWh of electricity,
firmly establishing the country’s position at the top of the international rankings. There is no other country which
will even approach Germany’s results.
Great Britain is one of the most
important export markets.
German engineering expertise
was also used at the plant in
Stoke Bardolph, Nottingham.
The German biogas industry is in a
correspondingly strong condition,
with 41,000 people employed in the
construction and operation of biogas
plants in 2014 and an annual turnover
of approximately 7.9 billion euros. However, the domestic market is actually
shrinking and the amendment to the
German Renewable Energy Sources
Act passed in August 2014 (EEG 2014)
will exacerbate this. All the more reason for the industry to look towards the
export markets.
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After all, the German biogas industry
currently leads the way in terms of
technology – not least because technological development here began much
earlier than in many other countries.
This goes from digester biology right
through to cogeneration plants: A
great deal of R&D has been invested in
the former, especially with regards to
energy crops, and the efficiency of the
latter has increased dramatically in
the past two decades. Mature thermal
concepts are also a characteristic of
the industry in Germany – such as the
incorporation of biogas in bioenergy
villages with a local heating system.
The next step is now the integration
of biogas into the electricity market.
This could, for example, be through
the provision of regulating power; Germany is far ahead of many other countries in this aspect, too.
Potential not yet fully unlocked in
Europe
Italian power consumption was already
being met by biogas.
The most important European export
markets are still to be found in the UK
and France. Then there are numerous
countries in Europe where biogas still
hardly plays a role although they have
good potential, such as Romania, Slovakia and Hungary, as well as Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania or Ukraine. And
even Finland, Sweden, Ireland and Poland are still far from exploiting all the
opportunities they have.
Since then additional plant construction has strongly decreased due to the
cessation of subsidies, and the future
currently looks very uncertain. All the
same, biogas feed-in is now possible
for the Italian grid and a few projects
might become possible because of this.
In Spain, however, the market has now
come to a complete standstill.
The markets in Central and Southern
Europe are also interesting, in principle, but political interventions tend
to change the playing field there very
quickly. For example, Italy was a very
attractive market in 2011: Out of the total installed capacity (410 MW) at the
end of the year, a full 40 per cent had
been erected during 2011 itself, and
German plant constructors were very
active in the country at that time.
According to statistics from the EBA,
at the end of 2012 there were 1,264
plants in Italy with a total capacity
of 1,075 MW. The leader among the
Italian regions is Lombardy, followed
by Veneto and Piedmont. In 2012 the
country’s total electricity production was some 8.7 billion kWh, which
means that more than two per cent of
France can be treated as an emerging
market, with a French renewable energies act regulating the remuneration
for biomethane since 24 November
2011. Since 2013, gas production has
been recompensed at 9.018 to 12.858
cents per kWh with the tariff coupled
to an inflation index. The remuneration
period is 15 years from plant commissioning. However, in contrast to the UK,
here the remuneration is dependent on
the materials used and the processing
capacity. Some plants are currently being developed in France, but the planning periods of three years or more are
an obstacle to quick progress.
Of the 557 plants in operation at the
end of 2012, only 90 were agricultural
biogas plants. Most plants use landfill
gas. That is set to change: According to
the „Plan Énergie méthanisation autonomie azote“, agricultural biogas plants
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The 2.8 MW biogas plant in Tongeren, Belgium (above and below) uses maize silage and glycerine as well as agricultural and industrial waste materials.
Photo: Tom Baerwald
The German biogas industry covers the
entire value chain for the technology
and provides high-quality products, for
example in the area of cogeneration
plants.
Photo: AEV Energy GmbH
which exploit farm-produced fertilisers
are to be expanded. In particular, this is
foreseen as a way to achieve long-term
reductions in nitrogen loads of agricultural land. It is planned to build 1,000
biogas plants by 2020.
1.5 MW plant in Bad
Radkersburg, Austria. The
biogas industry in the Alpine
state is hoping for better feed-in
conditions.
In the Czech Republic, the market’s past
dynamism has now become very weak.
EBA figures for the end of 2012 show 481
operational plants in the country with a
total of 363 MW electrical output. As in
the previous year, 2012 saw the number
of operational plants increase by some
50 per cent, but this development did not
continue after the attractive funding programmes came to an end.
In the UK, developments are set to
continue: In June 2011 the government
had already published a strategy paper
on the expansion of biogas production.
The Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is aiming for a total of approximately 100
large and 1,000 small new biogas plants
to be built by 2020 – the latter will mainly be in agricultural enterprises. Since
1 April 2013, biomethane has been remunerated at the equivalent of 10.5
cents per kWh with a remuneration period of 20 years from plant commissioning and terms that are independent of
the raw materials used.
At the end of 2012 in the UK, 312 biogas plants were in operation with an in-
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stalled capacity of 1,243 MW. Together
they generated 6.4 billion kWh of electricity. Looking closely at those figures,
it is clear that the plants built in the UK
are mainly large-scale plants – many of
them are utilising sewage sludge.
Austria is hoping for better feed-in
conditions
Although Austria could also be a more
attractive market, the country’s biogas
industry is still waiting for better feedin conditions since current tariffs are
hardly sufficient. Correspondingly,
biogas plant development is generally
stagnant: According to figures from the
Austrian regulatory authority E-Control, in 2012 the country produced 554
million kWh from biogas, compared to
520 million in the previous year. As of
the end of 2013, there were 380 plants
with a total electrical power rating of
111 MW online. Compared with the
total Austrian power consumption of
some 60 billion kWh, biogas therefore
represents a mere one per cent.
Across the EU, there were some 13,000
biogas plants with a total capacity of
7,000 MW online at the end of 2012.
Goals for further expansion have already been set: All EU members have
agreed their National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAP) with plans to
increase the usage of renewable energy
Overseas focus on North America
Photo: EnviTec
Canada is also being watched closely
by German manufacturers. Here, too,
the regulations differ from province to
province. Ontario, for example, has introduced tax concessions to bring about
a desired increase in biogas usage. The
potential in Canada is attractive: In Ontario alone, 250 MW (electrical) could
be realised with biogas.
German biogas companies are
also increasingly active overseas:
541 KW plant in Stanley, US State
of New York (above), and 3 MW
plant in Saint Hyacinthe in the
Canadian province of Quebec.
Photo: Tom Baerwald
Outside of Europe, German manufacturers have set their sights mainly on
the USA. However, the country does
not have a nationwide structure for remuneration yet. The feed-in tariffs are
a matter for each federal state and, according to the industry, are often insufficient. Most of the agricultural plants
in planning are smaller „farm-based“
units designed to save the farmers
electricity and fuel. Nonetheless, the
first large-scale biogas upgraders are
already at the planning stage. In future,
the USA wants to regulate biogas uniformly, but it is not yet clear how this
will happen.
The potential is huge, with the number
of plants in future predicted to rise to
11,000 from the current figure of more
than 2,000 – comprising some 200 agricultural, 700 landfill gas and 1,200 sewage gas plants.
Photo: Lipp GmbH
sources – in some cases very significantly. So German companies in the
biogas industry can look forward to further attractive European export markets as soon as the countries concerned
take these plans and transform them
into political and regulatory reality.
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The Dahlenburg biogas plant (Lower Saxony, Germany) with direct waste heat utilisation, among other
things for nearby greenhouses, in order to use heat that would otherwise be lost.
Biogas Helps
Climate Protection
Not only does Biogas help to provide security of energy supply, it also makes an important contribution to
climate protection. Next to emissions from combustion of fossil fuels and energy sources as well as from
industry, a large proportion of emissions comes from agriculture. In 2012, around 53 per cent of methane
emissions and about 77 per cent of nitrous oxide emissions came from agriculture. The fermentation of
slurry and the subsequent energy recovery from the biogas produced thus contributes actively to climate
protection.
Biogas could therefore become a problem solver for regions with intensive
livestock farming such as Brittany in
France: There manure from intensive
pig farming is discharged into the sea,
where the nitrate leads to excessive
growth of green algae. These are then
washed up on the beaches and form ammonia and hydrogen sulphide through
decomposition. If the slurry is fermented in a biogas plant, the remaining
fermentation product can be separated
into a liquid and a solid phase. This concentrated fertiliser can then be used in
regions where soil nutrients are needed. The dependence of agriculture on
mineral fertilisers is reduced through
the use of organic nitrogen from biogas
production.
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A variety of substrates
The suppliers of biogas technology,
which mostly come from Germany, have
to adjust their technology to the wide
variety of substrate inputs. Because a
tariff credit is not given for the use of renewable resources in most countries, the
use of energy crops hardly plays a role.
An example of the required flexibility is
illustrated by the biogas plant at Ribeauvillé in Alsace, France. With an installed
capacity of 1,415 kW, it is currently the
largest biogas plant in France. It mainly
utilises cattle slurry and waste from the
food industry, which are still largely supplied free of charge or even against payment to biogas plant operators in France.
The separation and recycling of waste
from commercial kitchens for works canteens and schools are now mandatory.
Power and heat
from biogas
Power and heat
from fossil-fuel sources
Greenhouse gas emissions
of a 190 kW biogas plant compared
to a fossil-fuel power plant with
the same capacity
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1,000 t CO
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Consumables/fuel and energy consumption
50 t CO
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Plant technology and construction
50 t CO
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Fossil electricity
Diffuse emissions
35 t CO
100 t CO
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It is important for climate protection
reasons that high standards of emission
minimisation are also observed in the
treatment of organic waste, especially
for the greenhouse gases methane and
nitrous oxide. This is currently not always the case with simple organic and
green waste composting, as this releases carbon dioxide. In addition, mechanical treatment and aeration of the
material requires a high-energy input.
Experts argue in favour of fermenting
organic waste in an anaerobic digestion
plant using state-of-the-art technology
and composting the digestate. In addition to the production of biogas, this
so-called cascade utilisation allows the
diverse positive effects of adding compost to agricultural soils to be exploited.
Export opportunities for waste
utilisation
The problems of waste disposal, in particular, are spurring the demand for
German biogas technology. According to the Renewable Energy Export
Initiative of the Federal Ministry for
Economic Affairs and Energy, market
opportunities are arising in Southern
Europe and overseas. China is pursuing ambitious goals for the expansion
and use of biogas: By the end of 2015,
it is projected that there will be approxi
mately 10 million consumers of biogas
for household use as well as 70,000
small and 8,000 medium and large biogas projects.
The demand for environmentally friendly energy will increase, particularly in
developing and emerging countries.
Burning solid fuels in the home using
a fireplace, which is damaging to health
and to the environment, is intended to
be phased out. The export of biogas
technology will therefore be promoted:
provided, however, that organic waste
and sewage are used as a substrate and
not specially grown energy crops.
In Tanzania, for example, an existing
biogas plant for waste from sisal production has been expanded to include
a pilot biogas plant as well as a training
and education centre. This should promote the wider use of biogas technology in Africa through knowledge transfer, giving impetus for further projects.
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Photo: arturbo/istockphoto
The still partially packaged food stuffs
are unpacked at a separate facility and
cleaned. The operators provide heating
for a casino and a hotel and for an adjacent housing development. With organic waste, sanitising is mandatory to
prevent the spread of microorganisms.
Because of this, sanitisation units are
almost standard at French plants. As a
result, the systems are run in the thermophilic range with a temperature of
around 50 ° C in the digester.
Total emissions: 1,100 t CO2
In comparison with power generated from fossil fuels, a 500 KW
biogas plant prevents as much
climate-damaging greenhouse
gases in one year as are produced
by 1,100 cars each travelling
15,000 km per year.
Photo: CreativeNature_nl/istockphoto
Total emissions: 455 t CO2
Controlled fermentation of slurry
or compostable waste prevents
the discharge of climate-damaging gases such as methane, which
contributes significantly more to
the greenhouse effect than CO2.
Photo: iStockphoto/© Selahattin Bayram
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components
and substrates,
supplier
Operator,
planner,
advisor
Research and
Development
Substrate
& Advisor
development
Major business segment
page System provider
MethaPOWER Biogas GmbH
71
MTU Onsite Energy GmbH
71
NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme GmbH
72
NORTH-TEC Maschinenbau GmbH
73
ÖKOBIT GmbH
74
OWS
75
FRITZ PAULMICHL GMBH
72
Pentair Haffmans
76
Pro2 Anlagentechnik GmbH
77
PRONOVA Analysentechnik
GmbH & Co. KG
77
PURAC PUREGAS
78
Schmack Biogas GmbH
(Viessmann Group)
Schmack Carbotech GmbH
(Viessmann Group)
Provider of
components
and substrates,
supplier
Further business segment
Operator,
planner,
advisor
Research and
Development
88
89
SCHNELL Motoren AG
78
seepex GmbH
79
SEVA Energie AG
77
Hermann Sewerin GmbH
80
SILOKING Mayer
Maschinenbaugesellschaft mbH
79
SILOXA Engineering AG
81
streisal GmbH
81
Suma Rührtechnik GmbH
82
THÖNI INDUSTRIEBETRIEBE GMBH
83
Tietjen Verfahrenstechnik GmbH
82
TÜV NORD GROUP
84
UGN-Umwelttechnik GmbH
85
UTS Biogastechnik GmbH
86
Viessmann Group
88
Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG
(Viessmann Group)
88
WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH
85
Wolf System GmbH
87
Wulf Johannsen KG GmbH & Co.
87
Xylem Water Solutions
90
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& Advisor
development
47
COMPANIE S
2G Energy AG
Optimisation of the entire energy generation process
2G ENERGY AG
Benzstraße 3
48619 Heek
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)2568 9347-0
Fa x
2G has established itself as one of the
world’s leading manufacturers of CHP
units and aims to play an active part in
the global energy revolution. By producing modules for distributed power
systems that use combined heat and
power, 2G makes an active contribution
to the implementation of global political climate goals and helps its customers beyond this, by saving them money
with their energy supply.
The product portfolio ranges from systems with electrical power outputs of
20 kW for domestic use to large plants
with capacities of 4,000 kW that generate electricity and supply heat for entire
communities. Besides its biogas operated CHP plants 2G also offers a broad
range of various products for applications with natural gas, sewage gas,
landfill gas or LFG methane.
+49 (0)2568 9347-15
EMail
info@2-g.com
Web
www.2-g.com
Y e a r fo u n d e d
1995
Worldwide, 2G has thousands of satisfied customers and partners who are
already convinced by the performance
and quality of 2G products. 2G plants
have been successfully installed in
more than 25 countries.
S ALE S V O LU M E
€ 123.13 million (2013)
Emp l oy e e s
553
2G container solution in Latvia
AGROTEL GmbH
Manufacture, delivery and installation of gas storage and concrete protection solutions
AGROTEL GmbH
Gewerbegebiet Har tham 9
94152 Neuhaus (Inn)
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)8503 91499-0
Fa x
+49 (0)8503 91499-33
EMail
info@agrotel.eu
Renewable energies, including energy
from biogas, play an important role
when it comes to the prospects for the
future. AGROTEL manufactures a variety of products designed to meet the
needs associated with these prospects.
Among the products is a double-membrane gas holder for digesters and postdigestion tanks – a functional component of biogas plants. The combination
of high-quality membranes and V4A
stainless steel offers superior quality
for air-inflated roof structures with integrated gas holders.
Web
www.agrotel.eu
1987
Emp l oy e e s
55
companies
Despite advanced concrete technology, the surfaces in concrete digesters and post-digestion tanks that are
exposed to methane gas and hydrogen
sulphide require lasting protection. To
improve resistance against corrosive
acid attacks in closed concrete tanks,
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Biogas plant in Brandis, Germany
AGROTEL has designed and developed the extremely stable “Wiretarp”
concrete protection foil. This patented
concrete protector offers a means of
ensuring optimum and long-lasting
protection for concrete structures
within biogas plants.
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& Advisor
development
Agraferm Technologies AG
Added value through efficient biogas technology and individual repowering systems
Biogas plant in Taverham (UK)
Our philosophy: high-quality technology for a diverse
mix of substrates
Holleben biogas plant – one of the most modern biomethane plants in Europe
Agraferm is one of the leading fullservice providers for agricultural and
industrial biogas and biomethane
plants. Our range of services covers
the design, project management and
building of AD plants as well as all the
related technical and biological services and of course repowering.
Furthermore,
Agraferm’s
numerous completed projects have proven
that slurry-free digestion is possible
and, due to the wide range of possible
feedstocks, operators are free from a
dependence on maize.
In a market where feedstock is becoming scarcer and regulations regarding
types of feedstock stricter, Agraferm
customers can use feedstock that other
plants cannot use or can only make limited use of.
The advantages of Agraferm technology:
• a wider range of possible feedstock
• full gas yield from smaller container
volume (2 MWel from 2 containers)
• efficient processing of energy plants
such as maize, grass or whole grain
plant silage
• efficient processing of agricultural
waste and by-products from the food
industry
Agraferm
Technologies AG
Färberstraße 7
85276 Pfaf fenhofen
Germany
Agraferm does not see repowering as
simply replacing or up-grading individual components. For Agraferm, repowering means a complete re-evaluation
and re-design of the entire system in
the plant.
phone
+49 (0)8441 8086-100
Fa x
+49 (0)8441 8086-190
Advantages of Agraferm repowering
technology:
• shortening the mixing time
• more yield from the existing plant
• optimising the gas yield from smaller
plants
• reducing the plant’s energy
consumption
• new options for feedstock mix
EMail
info@agraferm.com
Web
www.agraferm.com
Y EA R F O UN D E D
2004
E M P L O Y EE S
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Agraferm Technologies operates internationally, especially in England, Italy,
Slovakia and the Czech Republic. In
Great Britain, Agraferm Technologies is one of the market leaders in the
biogas industry.
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COMPANIE S
Biogas plant at the joint bionergy villages W
ollbrandshausen and Krebek (Germany)
agriKomp GmbH
One of the top three*
AGRIKOMP GMBH
Energiepark 2
91732 Merkendor f
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)9826 659 59-0
Fa x
+49 (0)9826 659 59-10
EMail
info@agriKomp.de
Web
www.agriKomp.de
Y EA R F O UN D E D
2000
Emp l oy e e s
500
Everything under one roof …
… This has been a guiding principle
of agriKomp right up to the present
day. Having implemented more than
800 system projects around the world
and with about 500 employees, the globally active Bavaria-based company is a
leading supplier in the biogas industry.
The complete systems manufacturer
has a strong focus on the fermentation
of slurry and manure and covers all
fields of efficient biogas technology:
• consulting,
design and planning;
construction, commissioning,
technical and biological service;
• manufacture of CHP plants;
• design and build of district
heating/gas networks;
• repowering and expansion of existing
systems;
• in-house research and development.
• plant
All the essential components of a
biogas plant are developed and manufactured under the combined resources
of the agriKomp Group. This guarantees absolute reliability and consistently excellent quality. The innovative
company has set international bench-
companies
50
marks with its tried-and-tested key
components such as the (Biolene ®)
flexible gas storage tank, the (Paddelgigant ®) agitator for renewable raw
materials and the (Vielfraß®) robust
feeding system. Groundbreaking plant
systems such as the first mobile “Güllewerk” (slurry factory) biogas plant
are evidence of the illustrious record
of the agriKomp research engineering
expertise.
The international agriKomp Group
The company, which was established
in the mid-90s, is successfully represented by its own subsidiaries and partners in Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Denmark,
Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland and
Slovakia. Worldwide activities extend
to projects in Canada, Kenya, Russia
and Romania.
* A recent survey by the German Agricultural Society
revealed that agriKomp is among the top three companies in the renewable energy industry in Germany.
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development
APROVIS Energy Systems GmbH
Efficiency in CHP applications. From the experts in heat transfer
In the year 2000, a small company with
a big goal was established: to make the
best possible use of the energy from
CHP plants. To achieve this, APROVIS
Energy Systems developed state-ofthe-art, highly efficient solutions for
gas treatment and waste heat recovery,
which can be integrated into any heating
concept.
Since then, that small company has
become a huge success. APROVIS
Energy Systems now has an impressive
range of customers at both national and
international level.
We are looking forward to welcoming
your business soon.
The basis of our success
Quality
Our products are based on state-of-theart technology and premium-quality
materials; but it is our employees’ expert
knowledge that ensures the best results.
Reliability
Years of experience and excellent service pay off. For us, this means a strong
relationship with all major engine manufacturers, German market leadership
and an export rate of over 60%.
Innovation
We do our best for both current and
future projects. We work closely with
our customers at all times, as we believe
progress is only real if you share it.
APROVIS Energy Systems
GmbH
Ornbauer Straße 10
91746 Weidenbach
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)9826 6583-0
FAX
+49 (0)9826 6583-110
EMail
info@aprovis-gmbh.de
Web
www.aprovis-gmbh.de
Y EA R F O UN D E D
2000
E M P L O Y EE S
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For more information visit
www.aprovis-gmbh.de
Gas cooling and cleaning unit
Awite Bioenergie GmbH
AwiFLEX Cool+ XL gas
analysis system
It’s time to take control
Measuring is essential at most bio-technological plants. The more precisely and
continuously measurements are carried
out, the more they prove to be time and
cost-saving factors. Comprehensive
process control and gas analysis are elementary factors in the smooth process
flow and economic success of your plant.
Gas analysis and automation from a single source
process monitoring and a plant control
system that is easy to handle.
Automation has become essential to
meet such requirements.
AwiControl enables complete control of
your biogas plant at the highest level of
operational safety and low expenditure
on personnel.
Full renunciation of software license
fees is a natural course of action for us,
as well as consistent realisation based
on open-source products.
Phone
+49 (0)8761 72162-0
FAX
+49 (0)8761 72162-11
EMail
info@awite.de
Web
www.awite.com
2001
Satisfaction comes automatically
Every biogas plant is an extremely sensitive system, which requires reliable
Substrate
& Advisor
development
Awite
Bioenergie GmbH
Grünseiboldsdor fer Weg 5
85416 Langenbach
Germany
Emp l oy e e s
33
AwiControl automation solution
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COMPANIE S
BAG Budissa Agroservice GmbH
Silage conservation in plastic tube bags – minimum losses, flexible and highly efficient
BAG Budissa
Agroservice
Gesellschaft mbH
Birnenallee 10
OT Kleinbautzen
02694 Malschwitz
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)35932 356 30
FAX
+49 (0)35932 356 56
EMail
info@budissa-bag.de
Web
www.budissa-bag.de
In 1993, BAG Budissa Agroservice
GmbH revived the practice of ensiling
into large plastic bags, which was first
known in Germany as the Eberhardt silo
press in the 1960s. Silage conserved in
silo bags is very well suited to fermentation, has a long storage life and lower
ensilage losses. Different bag lengths
and diameters ensure a fitting solution for farms of all sizes. Depending
on requirements, this flexible, efficient
process can support tonnages from
1,000 to over 30,000 t per year. Different
materials can be stored including grass
and maize silage, whole plant silage,
high-moisture grain and industrial byproducts (such as pressed pulp or malt
spent grains).
capacity utilisation. A government
research project has proven that using
silo bags for storage is an ecologically
sound practice. However, sufficient storage space is needed.
BAG Budissa Agroservice GmbH,
based in Saxony, offers a wide range
of products and expert advice drawing
on 20 years of experience working with
more than 20 countries, within and outside Europe, and cooperating closely
with scientific institutions in different
locations.
Y EA R F O UN D E D
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This process has a payback period of
two to five years, as it does not require
any construction work or machine
Silo press RT 8000
Baur Folien GmbH
Supply and assembly of biogas storage systems and tank covers
Baur Folien GmbH
Gewerbestraße 6
87787 Wolfer tschwenden
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)8334 25 99 19-0
Air-supported cover with integrated gas storage system, conical design
Air-supported cover with integrated gas storage system, domeshaped design
Baur Folien was founded by Peter Baur
and qualified engineer Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Josef Baur in 1991. Since being established, it has supplied the biogas industry with components and fulfilled the
demands of its clients in terms of products, quality, service and logistics. Its
production range includes a wide variety
of membranes processed using modern
machines and materials. The company
manufactures leakage control systems,
pillow-type and cylindrical biogas storage systems and single or double membrane tank covers with or without integrated biogas storage. The company’s
product portfolio also features an extensive range of accessories. Baur Folien
supplies and installs these components
for its long-established customer base,
which includes renowned plant manufacturers and operators.
Fa x
+49 (0)8334 25 99 19-19
EMail
info@baur-folien.de
Web
www.baur-folien.de
y e a r fo u n d e d
1991
e m l oy e e s
35
companies
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Your partner along the
biogas process chain
Our quality brands:
Plast
BayWa AG
Your partner along the biogas process chain
BayWa is an international trade and
services group with core competencies in the fields of agriculture, energy
and building materials and currently
employs around 17,000 people worldwide. In the renewable energy business
sector, the BayWa Group is now considered one of Europe’s most significant
project developers in the biogas, solar
and wind power markets. With firm
regional roots, Baywa has been a strong
partner for more than 90 years.
We are committed to meeting customer
needs along the whole biogas process
chain:
Biomass production: BayWa provides
a full range of high-quality crop inputs
along with a professional agronomic
advisory service. One-sided crop rotation or monocultures can create many
problems and we therefore place great
importance on high-performing seed
mixtures and varieties. Planterra® offers
you the best seed solutions – the right
seed in the right place.
Substrate procurement and trade: We
supply biogas plants with substrates
such as silage (maize, grass, WPS),
biogas crops and energy meals.
Substrate storage: To achieve optimum
substrate quality, we offer a wide variety
of solutions ranging from silo foils to silo
bags. The brand InnoPlast® stands for
top-quality products for covering and
storing silage.
Process optimisation: With InnoCon®
biogas additives, we offer you high-concentration enzymes and trace minerals
that ensure effective process optimisation. Our product range also includes
highly efficient desulphurisation and
fast-action antifoaming agents.
Agricultural technology and maintenance: BayWa Stall+Systeme offers a
wide range of specific solutions for the
construction, renovation and equipping
of farm buildings. We not only support
you through the planning, construction
and completion phases but also provide
ongoing service and maintenance.
BayWa AG
Arabellastraße 4
81925 München
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)89 9222-3304
Fa x
+49 (0)89 9222-3302
EMail
biogas2@baywa.de
Web
www.baywa.de
1923
Emp l oy e e s
17,000
Lubrication: The TECTROL Product
Service Package offers CHP system ope
rators an ideal combination of premium
performance engine oils and continuous
oil analysis. TECTROL METHAFLEXX
engine oils guarantee maximum reliability, safety and efficiency.
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COMPANIE S
BDI – BioEnergy International AG
BDI BioGas: The solution for industrial and municipal waste
BDI – BioEnergy
International AG
Parkring 18
8074 Grambach/Graz
Austria
Phone
+43 (0)316 4009-100
Fa x
+43 (0)316 4009-110
EMail
bdi@bdi-bioenergy.com
Web
www.bdi-bioenergy.com
1996
From waste to value: BDI develops technologies for producing energy from
waste and by-products while ensuring
maximum preservation of resources at
the same time!
The many years’ experience in the
planning and construction of industrial
facilities enables BDI to provide customers with tailor-made plants that fulfill individual requirements.
BDI provides customised, turnkey
BioGas-facilities with in-house developed technologies of the highest
quality. From R&D, engineering and
construction all the way through to
after-sales services, we operate as a
true One-Stop-Shop.
All BioGas plants realised by BDI provide a high level of process safety and
feature the highest levels of profitability and innovative power.
The progressive BDI technology is specially designed for the production of
BioGas from a wide range of industrial
and municipal waste products.
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Industrial BioGas production, distinguished
by maximum profitability and productivity
BTA® Process – biogas & compost from organic waste
Internaonal
Färberstraße 7
85276 Pfaf fenhofen an der Ilm
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)8441 8086-600
Fa x
+49 (0)8441 8086-690
EMail
info@bta-international.de
Web
www.bta-international.de
1984
2006
as BTA GmbH & Co. KG
re-foundation
If you are looking for high biogas yield
and a possibility to produce quality
digestate or compost, the BTA® Process is your solution.
Due to its high flexibility for substrates
with a wide range of TS content as well
as different impurities contents, and
its high efficiency in separating these
contraries before anaerobic digestion,
the BTA® Process has multiple applications:
• MBT plants for municipal solid waste
• methanation plants for organic waste,
food waste and/or commercial waste
• co-digestion with agricultural
substrates
• co-digestion with sewage sludge
The BTA® Process ensures operational
security, maximum capture of the
digestible organic matter, clean rejects
and a digestate contrary level below the
requirements for superior compost.
With 30 years of experience and over
40 plants worldwide, BTA International GmbH is your professional partner
for the wet mechanical pre-treatment
and wet anaerobic digestion of practically all types of organic waste.
S ALE S V O LU M E
approx.
€ 9 million
Emp l oy e e s
30
companies
Biowaste methanation plant in Kirchstockach,
Germany, in operation since 1997
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Biogas pretreatment and CHP unit
A view of BioConstruct’s headquarters and the company’s own anaerobic digestion plant
Managing directors Mehmet Önal, Henrik Borgmeyer,
Matthias Kief and Kai Roth
BioConstruct GmbH
In line with our slogan “Intelligent biogas plants”, BioConstruct has been constructing
turnkey biogas systems since 2001
Since its incorporation, BioConstruct
has successfully commissioned more
than 200 plants with an installed capacity of more than 100 MW.
Our portfolio of realised projects
includes:
• agricultural plants processing energy
crops or co-fermentation plants with
liquid or solid manure
• plants with difficult/more complex
input materials such as > 90% grass
silage, dung, slaughterhouse waste
and food waste
• biogas plants with biomethane
upgrading and gas-to-grid
technology
• high-end industrial biogas plants up
to 5.1 MW
• high-efficiency plants with heat
usages for industry, local heating
distribution companies and
greenhouses as well as for electricity
providers
• industrial waste fermentation systems
BioConstruct has international experience in the realisation of projects in Italy,
the Czech Republic, the Netherlands,
Turkey, Estonia, Latvia and the UK.
Only materials able to withstand the
strain of continuous operation are used
in our plants. BioConstruct technology meets the most rigorous standards
and is permanently monitored by a fault
management system that is continuously
improving due to our broad experience
in the operation of 20 biogas plants, most
of which are majority-owned by BioConstruct. The plants are meticulously
planned, exceedingly low-maintenance
and furnish the highest yields as a result.
For BioConstruct, turnkey plant construction means performing – profitability forecasts, individual plant
designing, obtaining necessary approvals, service and maintenance and even
operation of the plants.
BioConstruct GmbH
Wellingstraße 66
49328 Melle
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)5226 59 32-0
Fa x
+49 (0)5226 59 32-11
EMail
info@bioconstruct.de
Web
www.bioconstruct.de
Y EA R F O UN D E D
2001
S ALE S V O LU M E
€ 75 million
In a nutshell, BioConstruct’s involvement does not end with the handover
of a plant. BioConstruct sees itself as a
partner, not only during the construction phase but rather throughout the
whole lifetime of a biogas plant, and
supports clients in matters pertaining
to the biological process, technology
and financial ways of optimising the
plants.
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E M P L O Y EE S
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COMPANIE S
BMF HAASE Flare
BMF HAASE Biogas Upgrader
BMF HAASE Energietechnik GmbH
Cutting-edge components ensure optimum utilisation of technical equipment
BMF HAASE
Energietechnik GmbH
Oderstraße 76
24539 Neumünster
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)4321 878-0
Fa x
+49 (0)4321 878-29
EMail
info@bmf-haase.de
Web
www.bmf-haase.de
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2012
E M P L O Y EE S
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A new chapter has begun. Due to the complete takeover by the BMF Group based
in Büren (North Rhine-Westphalia) and
a corresponding name change, BMF
HAASE Energietechnik GmbH is facing
a bright future. Industrial expertise and
financial stability complement the existing industry know-how.
Flares
Flares from BMF HAASE provide reliable, environmentally friendly emergency disposal of sewage and landfill gas
as well as raw biogas and biomethane.
Excess gas is burned off automatically
in the case of the unplanned shutdown
of gas engines or upgrading facilities.
The BMF Group, consisting of more
than 800 employees and over 120 engineers, stands for creativity, system
security and quality. Under the motto
“technology with ideas”, the group’s
companies provide new and intelligent
technological solutions. Long-standing
relationships with reputable customers
in the automotive industry (including
VW, Audi, Daimler and BMW), the
machine tool industry (e. g. DMG Mori
Seiki, formerly Gildemeister) and the
computer industry (e. g. Wincor Nixdorf) form the history of this ownermanaged company.
CHP
The Container-CHP for the conversion
of biogas, landfill gas and natural gas
into electrical energy by BMF HA ASE
includes gas engines and generators
as well as control systems and process
visualisation. They can also be optionally equipped with gas treatment, a
gas compressor, continuous gas analysis, heat extraction or a condensate
separator.
Utmost efficiency
BMF HA ASE Energietechnik GmbH
supplies industrial quality and innovations in the areas of gas processing,
combined heat and power generation,
and water treatment.
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Biogas Upgrader
The BMF HA ASE Biogas Upgrader
refines biogas to biomethane by
organic-physical scrubbing. This particularly efficient method is characterised by low methane emissions and low
power consumption.
Service
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& Advisor
development
BTS Biogas Srl/GmbH
The right choice! Innovation is our passion!
The new BTS Biogas Technical Module: integrated plug & produce
management system
BTS Biogas designs, installs, constructs and operates biogas power
plants.
Numerous experiences have contributed to the development of unique technologies in the biogas world – such as
the BIOaccelerator or BIOdry – which
increase and optimise the productivity
and profitability of our power plants.
BTS Biogas also offers biological support and consulting and utilises some
of its resources for developing suitable
software to computerise management
of the plants. It also has a laboratory in
Porto Mantovano (Italy) that is completely dedicated to the biogas world:
METANlab. It is equipped with the
most sophisticated instruments, which
allows the company to perform all kinds
of analyses.
BTS Biogas Srl/GmbH
S. Lorenzo Street 34
39031 Brunico/Bruneck
Italy
P H O NE
+39 0474 370119
Our plants are monitored on a daily
basis by the BTS Biogas technical team
and the dedicated biological support
staff; their aim is to optimise seeding,
harvesting, ensilage, drawing and the
biological management of the biogas
plant.
EMail
info@bts-biogas.com
Web
www.bts-biogas.com
Y EA R F O UN D E D
2008
E M P L O Y EE S
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BTS Biogas has built more than
176 plants all over Europe with more
than 136 MW of installed electric power.
dbds Deutsche Biogas Dach-Systeme GmbH
roof systems for biogas plants
dbds stands for absolute precision,
efficiency and the greatest possible
customer orientation.
All dbds products have been developed and implemented in compliance
with current laws, directives, technical standards and recommendations.
These include the structural analysis of
our roofs according to EN 1991-1 considering snow and wind loads, as well
as their adaptation for all tank systems.
All materials used by dbds have been
developed and produced especially for
use with biogas plants. The membranes
are flame retardant according to DIN
4102 and EN 13501, methane permeability is significantly below the stan
dard limits; the industrially manufactured high-frequency welding seams
are up to 8 cm wide.
dbds Deutsche Biogas
Dach-Systeme GmbH
Am Burgholz 15
52372 Kreuzau
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)2421 59183-0
Our services and products comprise:
Fa x
+49 (0)2421 59183-59
• single
and double-shell roof systems
up to Ø 40 m
• individual customer solutions for
gas storage volume, roof design,
roof segments, anchoring systems,
substructures
• services
installation, repair and maintenance
• technical components
EMail
info@dbds-gmbh.de
Web
www.dbds-gmbh.de
2011
E M P L O Y EE S
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Gas treatment system with 18 mbar processing pressure
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COMPANIE S
DCL catalyst element in production
DCL Mine-X®, Quick-Lid ® catalytic converters and Metalcor® catalyst elements
DCL’s Siloxane Removal Technology (SRT) System
DCL Europe GmbH
The local expertise you deserve from a global leader in emissions control solutions
DCL Europe GmbH
Im Haindell 1
65843 Sulzbach am Taunus
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)6196 500225
Fa x
+49 (0)5149 207483
EMail
info@dcl-europe.com
Web
www.dcl-europe.com
companies
DCL is a manufacturer and retailer of
emissions control technology with over
28 years of experience. DCL’s vertically
integrated approach to product development provides highly customised solutions, shorter lead times and greater
quality control – which translates into
outstanding performance, longer product life and lower cost of ownership for
our customers.
The DCL Europe GmbH sales and service subsidiary is dedicated to providing
the highest level of customer service
including fast and expert product and
sales support. Our technically trained
sales professionals work closely with
our engineering and manufacturing
teams and are strategically located
across Europe to provide local emissions regulation expertise. DCL’s products for biogas, sewage and landfill
gas applications include replacement
catalyst elements, catalytic converters, sound attenuation, heat recovery
and gas pre-treatment solutions such
as siloxane removal. Our MINE-X®,
QUICK-LID® and METALCOR® brands
are internationally recognised for quality and reliability.
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DCL’s products are tailored for your
unique needs and specifications to
ensure you get the optimal solution to
achieve your emissions or toxin removal
targets. Our product designs also facilitate the replacement of catalyst elements, which greatly reduces maintenance costs, and our warehouse service
ensures fast delivery of replacement
parts for many standard catalyst sizes.
DCL technicians are also available for
onsite visits to conduct measurements
and emissions analyses, and our local
partners can provide catalyst cleaning
and recycling.
DCL is committed to providing exceptional customer service and continuously developing and improving our
products to ensure we meet and exceed
our customers’ expectations.
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EnvironTec GmbH
Success through innovative corporate philosophy and trend-setting products
EnvironTec specialises in the design,
supply and installation of gas treatment systems. In addition to equipping
anaerobic digesters, we are active in
the fields of gas purification, gas storage and the utilisation of gas – all in
one.
As a company with many years of experience and a motivated workforce, we
work for local authorities and companies engaged in plant engineering
and construction, as well as for private
investors.
We specialise in the selling and marketing of high-quality components for
gas equipment used at waste water
treatment and biogas plants at advantageous prices for optimum benefit to our
customers. We are primarily a manufacturer of systems and, if required, we
are able to supply turn-key facilities to
any part of the world.
In order to develop new markets, we
are continuously searching for new
partners who wish to benefit from the
advantages and surpluses for themselves and their customers.
EnvironTec GmbH
Schilfweg 1
6972 Fussach
Austria
P H O NE
+43 (0)5578 77005
Fa x
+43 (0)5578 77005-300
EMail
info@environtec.at
Web
www.environtec.at
2005
Algeria, pressureless gas holder TGZ 6,800 m3
EnviTec Biogas AG
Quality biogas plant construction by EnviTec Biogas
EnviTec Biogas AG
Industriering 10a
49393 Lohne
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)4442 8016-8100
Fa x
+49 (0)4442 8016-98100
EnviThan gas upgrading system with membrane technology
EnviTec plants set industry standards
EMail
Politicians worldwide recognise the
advantages of biogas as a renewable,
decentralised energy source, and are
supporting plant operators and investors. When exploring new markets, we
combine our vast experience in plant
construction and operation with the
knowledge of regional partners.
We provide services covering the entire
value chain of biogas and biomethane
production, including planning, turn-
key construction and commissioning of
biogas plants and services.
EnviTec plants generate clean energy
from organic waste, slurry, manure or
renewable raw materials.
Our clients benefit from qualified specialist support 24 hours a day. In addition to EnviTec’s wide-ranging experience and support, we provide high-end
technology and set standards in efficiency, safety and reliability.
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info@envitec-biogas.com
Web
www.envitec-biogas.com
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€ 148.8 million
(2013)
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COMPANIE S
Franz Eisele & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG
EISELE – pump and machinery production based on experience and tradition
Franz Eisele u. Söhne
GmbH u. Co. KG
Hauptstraße 2–4
72488 Sigmaringen
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)7571 109-0
Hailing from the Swabian town of
Sigmaringen, family company Franz
EISELE & Söhne GmbH u. Co. KG
offers a diverse range of products for
energy-producing farmers, and specialises in the storage, conveyance, homogenisation, spreading and transportation
of liquid manure. Biogas plant components complete the product range and
have been built by EISELE for over
25 years. These include submersible
motor-driven agitators with gas-tight
operation in various models:
Fa x
+49 (0)7571 109-88
EMail
info@eisele.de
Web
•for
concrete floor digesters which
either have a drive-over ramp or
a quick access cover with a lifting
device
www.eisele.de
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companies
•for
containers with membrane gas
holders, the range includes a lateral
access model which offers the possibility of automatic extension and
retraction of the agitator. Thanks to a
service shaft with an upward-opening
cover, the agitator can be removed
from the digester for servicing without it becoming necessary to uncover
the gas holder
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EISELE submersible agitators are
available with output ratings of between
2.2 and 15 kW. Only devices with power
outputs of 7.5, 11, 15, 18.5 or 22 kW, however, are used in biogas plants, whereby
11 and 15 kW agitator models are also
available with ATEX certification for
explosive atmospheres. All fittings are
manufactured from stainless steel and
the motors are constructed by EISELE.
Thanks to their versatile application
potential, vertical, submersible motor
and rotary pumps ensure the flawless
mixing and pumping of liquid manure
or fermentation substrate and are
supplied with power outputs ranging
from 7.5 to 22 kW (bespoke models on
request). Its extensive range of pumps
therefore allows EISELE to satisfy
all the requirements of agricultural
operation.
A combined overpressure/underpressure safety device made from stainless steel guarantees safe pressure
within the fermenter and thus gives it
protection.
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For your biogas plant – innovative mixing technology and components of the highest quality
FF-Maschinenbau GmbH, founded
in 1993, has grown into a modern,
medium-sized company active throughout Europe. In the last few years, FFMaschinenbau has established itself as
a recognised specialist for pumps, flow
agitators and mounting assemblies.
Of particular note is the FF ZM Compulsory Mixer, which enables a very
thorough mixing of solids that are to be
transferred via reception tank systems
and hydrolysers to the digesters during
the wet fermentation process involving
liquid manure and other suspensions.
The solids floating on the liquid are
sucked in and mixed into the suspension. Throughputs of up to 1.75 m/s are
possible – and that with only a 15-kW
power unit.
Products:
• compulsory mixers
• standard mounting assembly
for pumps and agitators, or
made-to-measure
• agitators
• pumps
• liquid manure technology
• installation of systems and pipe runs
Europark 1
01773 Altenberg
Germany
phone
+49 (0)35056 236-0
FAX
+49 (0)35056 236-10
EMail
info@f f-pumpen.de
Web
www.f f-pumpen.de
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EBV gas-tight mounting assembly VA 1.4571
Finsterwalder Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Anaerobic biowaste recycling with Fitec technology
of food waste. The machines and the
process undergo continuous optimisation based on our own operational
experience. Our machine technology
portfolio includes, among other things,
technologies for contaminant separation (Biosqueeze) and the continuous
cleaning of the anaerobic digester (floor
scraper and floating matter skimmer).
FINSTERWALDER
UMWELTTECHNIK
Finsterwalder Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Mailinger Weg 5
83233 Bernau a. Chiemsee
Germany
P H O NE
Biogas plant Langage Farm (Plymouth, UK)
Finsterwalder Umwelttechnik GmbH &
Co. KG (FITEC) specialises in the
design of waste anaerobic digestion
plants and the development of the
associated process-engineered components, which are also marketed independently of the design contracts.
All of the components must first prove
themselves during a long-term period
of trial operation in our in-house biogas
plant used for the anaerobic digestion
FITEC systems are capable of processing and treating all types of material
from contaminant-free liquid wastes
and packaged foodstuffs to waste from
the green bin. The process technology
is extremely robust and durable and
guarantees maximum availability.
+49 (0)8051 965910-0
Fa x
+49 (0)8051 965910-20
EMail
info@fitec.com
Web
www.fitec.com
Our in-house simulation software forecasts the biological behaviour of the
anaerobic digester as a function of the
system configuration and the feed-in
conditions, thus optimising the yield.
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COMPANIE S
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1997
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System setup of SEPURAN® biogas plant
Evonik Industries AG
Energy efficient biogas upgrading with Sepuran® Green
Evonik Industries is one of the world’s
leading producers of specialty chemicals, with over forty years of experience
in polymer chemistry, and operations
in over 100 countries throughout the
world. We offer hollow-fibre membrane
cartridges for efficient, energy-saving
biogas upgrading.
Close-up view of a single hollow fiber
[scanning electron microscope]
Our membrane technology: offering
you every advantage for small- and
large-scale system applications
Evonik’s membrane-based biogas
upgrading method results in unusually
high plant availability, extremely low
energy demand and low maintenance
costs. In addition, upgrading does not
generate any waste or emissions, nor
does it require any auxiliaries (such
as water or sorbents). All of these benefits serve directly to keep costs down.
Plus, the tremendous flexibility of the
method makes membrane technology
applicable to small- and to large-scale
systems alike. Yet another advantage of
this technology is that it can be easily
adapted to changeable flow rates and
gas compositions.
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Robust and selective: hollow-fiber
membranes from Evonik
The process of separating gases
through polymer membranes takes
advantage of the fact that gas molecules
differ both in their size and in their solubility within the polymer. Because CO2
molecules are smaller than methane
molecules and dissolve more readily in
the polymer, they diffuse through the
membrane micropores considerably
faster. This means that methane collects on the high-pressure side of the
membrane, while water vapor, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and most of the
CO2 pass through the membrane.
Its high level of selectivity makes
SEPURAN® especially suitable for separating CO2 and methane.
In just one step, our membrane molecules separate carbon dioxide and
methane far better than competing
membranes, offering market-leading
CO2/CH4 selectivity.
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SEPURAN® Green cartridge in detail
As a result, our membranes can be used
for purifying the methane in raw gas to
over 99 percent, thus generating waste
gas containing less than 0.5 percent
methane. This means that nearly all of
the methane obtained from fermentation is of biomethane quality.
An innovative concept for connecting
individual membrane elements is a key
factor for the success of a biogas plant.
Evonik has developed a method (patent
pending) of purifying biogas and injecting it into the natural gas grid in a single condensation step.
Our service
Working with our OEM partners and
plant engineering firms, we will develop
superior process solutions for your specific regional biogas separation tasks.
• gas
separation technology based on
hollow-fibre membranes
• process design for membrane-based
biogas upgrading
• We work with knowledgeable plantengineering partners who offer
system solutions on the market.
Phone
+43 (0)7672 7013016
fa x
+43 (0)7672 96862
EMail
sepuran@evonik.com
Web
www.sepuran.com
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Our references
The number of biogas facilities using
SEPUR AN® Green has been growing
continuously since 2012, with plants
already operating in Germany, Great
Britain, France, Sweden, Thailand and
China. Implementation is also underway at other plants in Norway, Netherlands, Korea and the U.S., for instance.
€ 12.7 billion
e mp l oy e e s
33,000
SEPURAN® hollow fibre membranes
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Evonik Fibres GmbH
Gewerbepark 4
4861 Schör fling
Austria
Biogas upgrading container by Evonik
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COMPANIE S
Fliegl Agrartechnik GmbH
Greater energy efficiency with Fliegl biogas technology
Fliegl Agrartechnik
GmbH
Bürgermeister-Boch-Straße 1
84453 Mühldor f am Inn
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)8631 307-0
Fa x
+49 (0)8631 307-552
EMail
dosier technik@fliegl.com
Web
www.fliegl.com
www.agro-center.de
Fliegl feeder systems for biogas plants
are robust, durable and low-maintenance. Worldwide more than 1,300 systems are in operation with capacity volumes ranging from 5 to 246 m3.
In addition to the Biomat feeder,
Fliegl’s biogas innovations also include
a new self-propelled container and the
ÖkoDry integrated system for wood
chip and sludge drying.
The Biomat system can be matched
exactly to each biogas plant with a variety of different attachments offering
maximum flexibility: top and bottom
input with the Rondomat attachment,
MultiMix or screw systems and output
through a pump or shredder. Dosed
feeding provides smooth and safe operation with all substrates. The feeder
containers use the patented Fliegl
push-off technology and are made of
highly acid-resistant PE-plastic. The
Fliegl Biomat has a low energy consumption of 0.41 kW per tonne.
Fliegl feeder systems for biogas plants are robust,
durable and low-maintenance.
Sealing systems – concrete protection processes
Oberdombach 22
91522 Ansbach
Germany
phone
+49 (0)9823 9246680
FAX
+49 (0)9823 9269-26
EMail
info@green-protection.eu
Web
www.green-protection.eu
2010
Concrete protection is indispensable in
biogas plants, drainage and sewage systems and agricultural facilities, where
concrete is attacked by various acids
and alkalis. These can result in the
concrete dissolving or expanding and
cracking.
To date, GREEN PROTECTION GP
concrete protection systems have been
integrated into more than 7,000 containers within biogas systems and other
plants both in Germany and worldwide.
The concrete protection systems supplied by GREEN PROTECTION are
modular, meaning that they both complement and build on one another.
The impermeability of the structures
is also subject to stringent requirements. GREEN PROTECTION GmbH
has therefore additionally developed
products and processes that take these
requirements into account, and moreover provides suitable systems for any
necessary restoration work.
Without GP concrete protection
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GP concrete protection
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Agricultural farmyard biogas plant – for refining liquid manure and waste materials generated by livestock
husbandry as part of an ecological recycling process
CHiP Tuner exhaust gas heat exchanger
Green Energy Max Zintl GmbH
We shape the future based on considerable past experience
Green Energy Max Zintl GmbH, with
more than 15 years’ experience in the
biogas industry, is your professional
and reliable partner in all things biogas.
We can provide you with support from
the initial idea and the design stage to
the realisation of your individual biogas
plant.
Our team will support you with coordinating the overall workflow throughout
the construction phase. This allows you
to profit from our customised components, which are the products of our
expertise and many years of practical
experience.
We believe that any good consultancy
service for the realisation and construction of biogas plants should be based on
personal experience. With us and our
experienced engineers, you can rely on
this 100%.
We shape the future based on considerable innovation
If you operate a CHP plant – don’t just
generate a lot of hot air – use your thermal potential!
Our CHiP Tuner exhaust gas heat
exchanger allows you to reclaim up
to an additional 30% heat output from
the residual heat in exhaust gas under
220°C. The wear-free, self-cleaning,
durable graphite heat exchanger cools
the exhaust heat by up to 80°C.
Developing an economical, logical
overall concept for your new or existing plant is the basis of our daily activities. We will work with you to prepare
a cost-efficient concept, tailor-made to
your operation based on your ideas and
requirements. This applies to both the
optimisation and extension of existing
plants and for the design and implementation of new projects.
Green Energy
Max Zintl GmbH
Marktredwitzer Str. 65a
95666 Mitter teich
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)9633 92344-0
Fa x
+49 (0)9633 92344-19
EMail
info@green-energy-zintl.de
Web
www.green-energy-zintl.de
2006
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Do you have any questions?
We have the answers!
Comprehensible and based on practical
experience
www.biogas-shop.de
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COMPANIE S
Huber SE
Advanced separation technology for maximum yields
WASTE WATER Solutions
HUBER SE
Industriepark Erasbach A1
92334 Berching
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)8462 201-0
Fa x
+49 (0)8462 201-810
EMail
info@huber.de
Web
www.huber.de
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> 600
Ro 5 Bio combined sand and contaminants
separation
STRAINPRESS ® Sludgecleaner SP for foam separation
HUBER SE, based in Berching, is a
globally active company in the field of
water purification, wastewater treatment and sludge processing. The
company was founded over 175 years
ago and is active in some 60 countries
through subsidiaries, agencies and distribution partners.
Proven plant engineering technology
used in wastewater treatment has been
adapted and developed to the demands
of high biogas yields with special purification technology and processing of
fermentation residues. HUBER SE supplies engineering and process solutions
for liquid waste acceptance, efficient
separation and processing of sand and
contaminants, dewatering of fermentation residues and process and wastewater treatment.
(in Berching)
Advanced shredding solutions for biogas plant substrate preparation
The Limator is a versatile, modular
impact crusher for processing of renewable raw materials, waste products and
spoiled foodstuffs for biogas plants. The
heart of the machine consists of special
moving crusher plates which macerate
the added materials in an optimised
manner for biogas processing:
GmbH
Villacher Straße 48
9800 Spittal/Drau
Austria
Phone
+43 (0)4762 2742 0
Special moving crusher plates
Fa x
+43 (0)4762 2742 9032
EMail
of fice@l-r t.com
Web
www.l-r t.com
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Emp l oy e e s
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Lindner-Recyclingtech GmbH develops, designs, manufactures and markets shredding and crushing technology for a wide variety of application
areas. Since the introduction of the
advanced Limator impact crusher at
the end of 2012, the biogas industry has
also been included and now benefits
from the many decades of experience
and innovative strength of this specialist in crushing and shredding technology from Austria.
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• reducing
the dwell time
in the digester
• increasing the spectrum
of fermentation substrates
• reducing stirring times
and floating layers
LINDNER Limator 1200
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Biogas plant in Oberwellenborn, Germany
Biogas plant in Neusitz, Germany
Fermentation residue dryer in Muntscha, Germany
ibes Ingenieurbüro Dr. Eisenhardt Sonneberg
Comprehensive engineering services for biogas
In our role as a planning office, we support you every step of the way from
the moment your idea is born until
your plant is commissioned! We have
been providing all the engineering ser
vices necessary for this for more than
14 years. Thanks to site-specific planning, we design efficient biogas plants
that meet your expectations and are
characterised by excellent investment
and operating costs.
As a specialist engineering office, we
are able to custom design process
engineering and equipment without
having to take manufacturers’ interests into account. We construct biogas
plants of all sizes for the fermentation
of slurry, renewable raw materials and
cofermentation substrates that are tailored to fit their individual locations.
We carry out all of our engineering
services independently.
Our biogas plants are characterised by
their single-stage or multi-stage concrete digesters that are heated with
stainless steel heating registers. The
agitators and pumps are adapted to the
substrate type and an external organic
desulphurisation system prevents bio-
genic corrosion in the digester. The
CHP plant technology works with Otto
gas engines or micro gas turbines and
the control systems used for all control
tasks boast process visualisation techniques and an internet connection,
plus plant monitoring with an integrated Telenot security system.
We have already planned and implemented various methods of using
the waste heat produced, namely fermentation residue drying, absorption
cooling and feed-in to district heating
networks. The project planning and
construction work is computerised,
meaning that we are able to process all
special requests quickly and precisely.
Planning, site management, commissioning and after-sales ser
v ices are
performed by engineers with many
years of experience in the field.
ibes Ingenieurbüro
Dr. Eisenhardt
GmbH & Co. KG
Or tstraße 25
96515 Sonneberg
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)3675 745141
Fa x
+49 (0)3675 809314
EMail
eisenhardt.sonneberg@t-online.de
Web
www.dr-eisenhardt.de
1997
Our biogas plants have been approved
and certified by the TÜV, guaranteeing our customers maximum safety
and reliability.
2 x 200 kWel micro gas
turbine plant in Muntscha, Germany
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COMPANIE S
LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
INNOVATIVE IRON OXIDE FOR desulfurization OF BIOGAS
LANXESS Deutschland
GmbH
Business Unit
Inorganic Pigments
Ulrich-Gregor Hermanns
Web
www.lanxess.com
www.bayferrox.com
Phone
+49 (0)2151 88-2116
2004
S ALE S V O LU M E
€ 8.3 billion
(2013)
The LANXESS Inorganic Pigments
business unit is one of the world’s
leading manufacturers of inorganic
pigments, with a broad and innovative product range and acknowledged
expertise in technical service. The
business unit has a global presence
with production facilities in Germany,
China and Brazil as well as additional
mixing and milling facilities in Australia, the UK, Spain and the USA.
Iron oxide and chromium oxide pigments from LANXESS Inorganic Pigments are distinguished by their high
quality and simple, standards-compliant
and environmentally-compatible processing.
LANXESS Inorganic Pigments has
developed a technical oxide for the desulfurization of biogas.
Bayoxide® E 16 is a highly effective synthetic iron oxide for reducing hydrogen
sulphide in biogas that can be added
directly to the fermentation reactor.
“Our new product is a cost-effective alternative to conventional desulfurization
processes, such as the use of activated
carbon. Bayoxide® E 16 is very effective
on account of its purity levels of almost
100%. In contrast to comparable products, a metering system is not necessary,
meaning Bayoxide® E 16 is very simple to
use,” explains Gregor Hermanns, technical oxides expert in the LANXESS Inorganic Pigments business unit.
Emp l oy e e s
16,900
Production process of biogas
PRODUCT ATTRIBUTES
OF BAYOXIDE ® E 16
• Prevention of damage caused by
corrosion
• Safe to handle
• No risk of explosive mixtures
• Fulfils the German guidelines in
the Fertilizer Ordinance (DüMV)
• Simple dosing
• Clean, dust-free handling
• Cost reduction due to efficient
desulfurization
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LIPP GmbH
Flexible and efficient tanks and system solutions for biogas plants
Founded in 1958 by the inventor Xaver
Lipp, Lipp GmbH is a globally active
family-run company which specialises
in the planning and design of biogas
plants and the construction of digesters
and tanks.
This success is based on the unique and
patented Lipp Double Fold System in
which the steel bands are folded in an
automated process and permanently
interconnected to one another. The
patented VERINOX stainless steel composite material, manufactured by Lipp
itself, is another unique selling point
and guarantees the highest quality and
durability of the biogas digesters at a
low cost.
Lipp supplies two types of digesters in
various sizes:
1. The LIPP KomBio digesters, with
integrated gas accumulator for up to
2,500 m3
2. The LIPP Universal digesters, with
stainless steel diaphragm cover
or air-supported cover for up to
5,000 m3 and more
The benefits of LIPP at a glance:
• quick, automated on-site fabrication
• very low space requirement during
assembly
• constant high quality worldwide
• flexibility in terms of diameter, height
and cover
• long service life
• low investment costs
GmbH
Industriestraße 27
73497 Tannhausen
Germany
All these benefits always make LIPP the
right choice as a digester and tank specialist and partner for the planning and
design of small- and large-scale plants.
Lipp GmbH uses the Lipp Double Fold
System to produce biogas digesters,
secondary digesters, hydrolysis mixing
tanks and final storage facilities, along
with a multitude of other storage containers for liquids, gases and bulk goods.
P H O NE
+49 (0)7964 9003-0
Fa x
+49 (0)7964 9003-27
EMail
info@lipp-system.de
Web
www.lipp-system.de
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In addition to its tank solutions,
Lipp GmbH also most notably offers
its customers and partners around the
globe planning services and expertise
for the design of biogas plants. The
company’s many decades of experience
in the biogas sector and container construction provide a solid foundation for
this and offer a great advantage.
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Universal digester with gas-tight stainless steel
diaphragm cover up to 5,000 m3
KomBio Digester and Universal secondary digester
Agricultural biogas plant, 600 kW, Tannhausen, Germany
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Water and waste water containers with or without
cover from 100 m3 to 10,000 m3 and more
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COMPANIE S
TRZ 700 – compressor for biomethane injection
TVZ 900 – compressor for biomethane injection
TRE 700 – compressor for biogas upgrading
Mehrer Compression GmbH
Biogas processing and biogas grid injection
Mehrer Compression
GmbH
Rosenfelder Straße 35
72336 Balingen
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)7433 26 05-0
Fa x
Mehrer Compression GmbH is synonymous with quality and reliability.
The company ranks among the world’s
leading manufacturers of oil-free piston and diaphragm compressors for
process gas applications with an output
range of 2.2 to 250 kW and pressures
of up to 1,000 bar (absolute pressure).
They are primarily used in the mediaindependent deposition, grid injection,
extraction, purification, storage and
drying of gas.
+49 (0)7433 26 05-41
EMail
info@mehrer.de
Web
www.mehrer.de
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In addition to its activities in various sectors and areas of application,
Mehrer also produces environmentally
friendly compressor solutions. In this
field, Mehrer units make an important
contribution to the permanent treatment of potable water. The company
devotes particular attention to designing solution-oriented biogas compressors, which are chiefly characterised
by their ease of installation and reliable
operation in container stations.
Whether biogas processing or biomethane injection – Mehrer’s oil-free piston
and diaphragm compressors always
guarantee reliable, efficient, fail-safe
plant operation.
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Headquartered in Balingen, Southern
Germany, and a family-run enterprise
since its foundation in 1889, Mehrer is
one of the world’s oldest compressor
manufacturers, and one that is steeped
in tradition. Production, design and
development take place exclusively
at the company’s headquarters, thus
ensuring that the high production quality of the plants is sustained. Mehrer
has been renowned since the 1970s for
the design and manufacture of dry cylinder piston compressors and compressor units in particular. In addition to our
plant commissioning and maintenance
services, designing compressors and
compressing plants to meet bespoke,
process-specific
requirements
in
numerous markets has enabled us to
gain cutting-edge expertise, which in
turn has made us a solution-oriented
partner for companies across the world.
Mehrer will continue to promote
resource-saving, media-independent
gas compression, and in future will also
provide outstanding tailored servicing
solutions and manageable, secure operation costs.
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MethaPOWER Biogas GmbH
From waste to value – Biogas upgrading systems from one of the leading partners
MethaPOWER Biogas designs and
realises tailor-made upgrading plants
according to customers’ substratum
on stock, utilising agro-industry waste,
municipal waste and other organic
material. The unique aspect of the
MethaPOWER Biogas plant is the innovative inlay material cracking, state-ofthe-art substrate management – the biogas plant only processes agricultural
residues, harvest waste fractions and
horse stable waste – and the innovative
membrane technology for upgrading
the produced biogas to biomethane.
MethaPOWER is a shareholder and
operator of fermentation and biogas
upgrading plants in Austria, Germany
and Italy. In June 2014, the Austrian
enterprise won the Sustainable Energy
Europe Award for its biogas upgrading
plant in Margarethen am Moos – Austria’s largest biogas plant.
Services and products
• planning and conceptualisation
• substrate management & repowering
• 24/7 service and maintenance
operation
MethaPOWER Biogas
GmbH
Burgring 1/4
1010 Wien
Austria
Phone
+43 (0)1 5812141
Fa x
+43 (0)1 5812141-20
EMail
of fice@methapower.eu
Web
www.methapower.eu
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Biogas plant at Margarethen am Moos, Austria
Experience the energy
Dasinger Str. 11
86165 Augsburg
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)821 7480-0
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A MTU 12V400 GS biogas CHP system with an output
of 400 kWel and 455 kW th
MTU Onsite Energy supplies connection-ready
containers for the 400 and 4000 series
MTU Onsite Energy – Gas Power Systems – from Augsburg is one of the
leading manufacturers of gas-engine
powered decentralised energy systems. The existing product portfolio
covers everything from individual units
for power generation (Genset), cogeneration compact modules and container
units to turnkey complete plants. The
systems run on biogas, sewage, landfill
or natural gas with power outputs ranging from 120 to 2,600 kWel.
Onsite Energy has more than 35 years’
experience in developing gas engine
systems and has already installed
4,000 systems around the world.
+49 (0)821 7480-119
EMail
info-oeg@mtu-online.com
Web
www.mtuonsiteenergy.com
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service offices guarantees optimum
support during all phases of your project from the design stage to commissioning and service.
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NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme GmbH
For your media in biogas systems – NEMO® progressing cavity pumps and TORNADO® rotary lobe pumps
NETZSCH
Pumpen & Systeme GmbH
Geretsrieder Straße 1
84478 Waldkraiburg
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)8638 63-0
Fa x
+49 (0)8638 667981
EMail
info.nps@netzsch.com
Web
www.netzsch.com
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€ 205 million
E M P L O Y EE S
1,900
Today’s trend is the increasing use of
organic matter fermentation for the economical production of energy. As a world
market leader in progressing ca
v i
ty
pumps and a specialist in biogas technology, we offer matched mixing and
conveying systems for all process stages
in the production of biogas. For many
years, rotating positive displacement
pumps have been used as conveying
systems for all kinds of substrate in this
sector. Due to their inherent characteristics, these pumps guarantee a reliable,
safe and efficient process.
TORNADO ®:
High performance
rotary lobe pump
in Japan and another 200 NETZSCH
representatives we are close to wherever
you are. Uniform standards in development and production based on DIN EN
ISO 9001 at all sites ensure the highest
quality for which the name NETZSCH is
a synonym.
Our NEMO® progressing cavity pumps,
our TORNADO® rotary lobe pumps as
well as our NETZSCH grinding systems
can mix, convey and crush material.
With more than 1,900 employees at five
development and production sites and
30 sales offices, a cooperation partner
NEMO ® B.Max® : maximum homogenisation of substrates
High-quality components for biogas plants: homogenisation – pumping – separation
Kisslegger Straße 13
88299 Leutkirch
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)7563 912 479 0
FAX
+49 (0)7563 8012
EMail
info@paulmichl-gmbh.de
Web
www.paulmichl-gmbh.de
1907,
since 1985 Fritz Paulmichl GmbH
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Fritz Paulmichl GmbH has been a supplier of high-quality components for
biogas systems and plants for many
years. For new installation, plant expansion or operational improvement – our
customers have come to value our reliable technology combined with longtime expertise and our large variety of
products. For this reason our customers include both plant manufacturers
and research facilities as well as plant
operators.
high demand with its impressive mixing power. It has been specially developed for secondary fermentation and
residue tanks with varying filling levels
and foil covered lagoons.
Visual control is one of the basic
requirements for safe plant operation.
For this application the PAULMICHL
Panorama Inspection Glasses have
been developed.
PAULMICHL products are well known
for being easy to handle and for their
long service live. We experience a great
demand for our large propeller agitator
“Mammut”, which can be mounted as
a ceiling- or wall-mounted unit. The
“Multimix” agitator, newly added to our
product range, is also attracting very
High-quality components for biogas plants for homogenisation,
pumping and separation
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NORTH-TEC control desk: 24-hour supervision
Plant room and pump layout in a one megawatt system
Biogas plant in Neusitz, Germany
NORTH-TEC Maschinenbau GmbH
Setting new standards in all things service and innovation
In the last few years, NORTH-TEC
Maschinenbau GmbH has established
itself in the biogas sector beyond the borders of Germany with its plant construction, plant extension, plant optimisation
and 24/7 full service.
The company enlarged its already comprehensive portfolio to include a control
centre – a very significant addition. This
is staffed around the clock by specialists
who offer a 24-hour plant monitoring service, including analysis and, if needed,
the resolution of all incoming error
messages.
By integrating biogas plants in the direct
marketing, NORTH-TEC Maschinenbau
GmbH sees itself as an interface between
plants and the direct marketer. This integration of the direct marketing module
in the NT Bogas Power pro plant software
enables participation in the energy balancing market and the associated potential funding through market premiums.
In the procurement side of the energy
management sector, the NT Bogas Powerpro plant software offers the option of
integrating energy generation systems
such as photovoltaics or CHP plants.
NOR TH-TEC
Maschinenbau GmbH
Oldenhörn 1
25821 Bredstedt
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)4671 9279800
Fa x
+49 (0)4671 92798-11
As part of the NT service agreements,
NORTH-TEC Maschinenbau GmbH not
only offers its comprehensive carefree
package, there are also four agreement
options (SELF, ECO, BASIC or COMPLETE) which provide a tailor-made
solution for any plant.
Naturally, new standards are also being
set in terms of plant extension and optimisation. NORTH-TEC Maschinenbau
GmbH produces innovative optimisation
concepts for plants of all manufacturers
and offers Plug&Play products ready for
operation.
EMail
info@nor th-tec.de
Web
www.nor th-tec.de
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The same applies for the independent
biological consultancy service for your
biogas plants. A range of support packages or individual consultancy services
is offered for these according to customer requirements.
… And in the unlikely event that your
service should fail, the company’s rapidresponse, professional service team and
its comprehensive stock of spare parts of
a wide range of manufacturers is available 24/7.
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€ 11 million
(Nor th-Tec group)
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ÖKOBIT GmbH
The biogas and biomethane plant experts
ÖKOBIT Prozessleitsystem
Biomethananlage Semd/Hessen
ÖKOBIT GmbH
Jean-Monnet-Straße 12
54343 Föhren
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)6502 93859-0
Since 2000, ÖKOBIT GmbH has been
installing top-quality biogas and biomethane plants tailor-made to meet the
needs of individual sites and for various substrates. With its comprehensive
experience and over 140 national and
international projects, the company is
one of the most established full-service
providers in the industry.
Biomethane plants
ÖKOBIT has been working with biomethane since 2006. We have installed
numerous projects involving various
treatment processes and technologies.
With our experience, qualified specialists and professional project management skills, we construct plants according to customer requirements and to a
high industrial standard.
Suitable for a wide range of substrates,
economical and operator friendly
ÖKOBIT devises technical concepts
which take into account all input
options while guaranteeing short construction times, maximum availability
and a high level of serviceability for all
components used.
Process control system
The possible options for professionally increasing biogas production as a
result of systematic interventions in the
biogas process are developing at a great
pace. With ÖKOBIT’s own process control system (PCS), we actively support
biogas plant operators in optimising the
efficiency ratio and systematically lowering the energy consumption of the plant.
Fa x
+49 (0)6502 93859-29
EMail
info@oekobit-biogas.com
Web
www.oekobit-biogas.com
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With its tailor-made, integrated system solutions, ÖKOBIT is a strong
and much sought-after partner among
farmers, energy providers and domestic and international investors.
As part of a network, ÖKOBIT covers the full spectrum from planning,
authorisation, plant construction, operation and service.
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Despite the complex requirements
placed on the automation and measurement technology, the PCS is intuitive and easy to operate via the on-site
interface or remote access. Plant operation is also supported by the system’s
intelligent smartcontrol module. This
is another innovation that ÖKOBIT has
introduced to the sector.
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OWS
Leading the way in the digestion of solid and semisolid organics for over 25 years
OWS (Organic Waste Systems) is a
world leading company in the construction and operation of anaerobic digestion
plants for solid and semisolid feedstocks.
OWS has 30 full-scale reference plants
in about 15 different countries, treating
source-separated and mixed household
waste, as well as pure organic substrates.
OWS nv
Street: Dok Noord 5
9000 Gent
Belgium
Phone
The experience and mechanical and
biological know-how of OWS has
resulted in the development of innovative and patented designs, with a
digester concept adapted to each type
of solid and semisolid feedstock:
• The
DRANCO process: vertical
fermenters for the digestion of
household waste organics
• The DRANCO-FARM process: vertical
fermenters for the digestion of pure
organic feedstocks such as harvest
residues and industrial organic waste
• The BES process: an anaerobic
process with horizontal fermenters
(plug-flow digestion) for the digestion
of pure organic substrates
• The SORDISEP process: a wet
separation process for digested
municipal or residual waste coming
from the DRANCO process
+32 (0)9 2330204
DRANCO plants in Brecht (Belgium) constructed in
1992 & 2000
Fa x
+32 (0)9 2332825
OWS provides biogas consultancy and support to biogas plant operators, not only for
digestion plants constructed by OWS, but
also for digesters constructed by others:
EMail
mail@ows.be
Web
www.ows.be
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• one-stop shop for biological supervision,
mechanical assistance and automation
• supervision and improvement of the
digestion of household waste organics,
energy crops, food waste, manure and
industrial organics
In addition, OWS also performs standard
testing and support analyses for obtaining biodegradability and compostability
labels, and provides services for waste
management in the form of biological
treatment and recycling.
DRANCO plant for the anaerobic digestion of 50,000 t/y of biowaste in Hengelo (The Netherlands)
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DRANCO plant in Münster (Germany)
for the a naerobic digestion
of residual waste
DRANCO plant in Tenneville (Belgium) for the
anaerobic digestion of biowaste
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Pentair Haffmans’ biogas upgrading system with CO2 tank
Pentair Haffmans
Specialist in biogas upgrading and sustainable CO2 solutions
Pentair Haffmans
Marinus Dammeweg 30
5928 PW Venlo
Netherlands
P H O NE
+31 (0)77 3232300
Fa x
+31 (0)77 3232323
EMail
info@haf fmans.nl
Web
www.haf fmans.nl
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30.000 Pentair PLC
170 Pentair Haf fmans
Pentair Haffmans, founded in 1947 and
headquartered in Venlo, Netherlands,
is a global market leader in carbon dioxide (CO2) recovery and management
solutions. Our products and technologies are used in the brewing, soft drink,
wine, bioethanol and biogas industries
to recover food-grade CO2 from fermentation processes.
Pentair Haffmans’ biogas upgrading
technology offers substantial advantages compared to conventional systems. Biogas primarily consists of a
mixture of methane (CH4) and CO2.
Pentair Haffmans’ biogas upgrading
system recovers 100 percent of the
CH4, which eliminates the environmentally harmful ‘methane slip’ that usually occurs with other upgrading techniques, and results in a higher methane
yield. As an option, the CO2 by-product
is recovered and can be sold for use in a
variety of applications, including greenhouse growing, providing the plant
operator with an additional source of
income.
standard plug-and-play units to customdesigned solutions. An experienced project management team supervises each
project from order placement through to
the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT).
Our dedication to your system continues after the sale. Through comprehensive lifecycle management, Pentair
Haffmans ensures that the installation operates at optimal performance.
Regardless of where your plant is
located, our global network of service
engineers is ready to serve you. In addition, product specialists provide 24/7
technical support by phone, email,
Skype, or remote service.
Our biogas upgrading systems are based
on a combination of membrane and
cryogenic technology and range from
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Pro2 Anlagentechnik GmbH & SEVA Energie AG
The energy synergy
Operating under one holding company
for a few years now, SEVA and Pro2
exploit synergies on the national and
international CHP market. Both companies can look back on 30 years’ experience and more than 1,700 installed
CHP units. The large service network
of the two companies ensures fast and
reliable maintenance services in Germany and abroad.
The companies’ core areas of expertise
thus lie in developing and constructing
turnkey plants and systems for supplying energy and exploiting biogas, sewage gas, natural gas, coal mine gas and
landfill gas. SEVA and Pro2 produce
CHP plants at a production area totalling 6,000 m 2 with six production lines
in parallel. The plants comprise gas
engines with electrical module outputs
of between 75 kW and 2,000 kW. The
latest product is the self-developed
400 kWel engine with more than 85%
total efficiency. In addition, the company develops and constructs system
solutions for gas utilisation, such as gas
extraction, gas purification and flare
systems.
Pro2 Anlagentechnik
GmbH
Schmelzerstraße 25
47877 Willich
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)2154 488-0
EMail
info@pro2.com
SEVA Energie AG
Europa-Allee 14
49685 Emstek
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)4473 9281-0
EMail
info@seva.de
The SEVA compact module
PRONOVA Analysetechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Reliability and economic efficiency based on metrological analysis of the biogas process
SSM 6000: on-line biogas analysis (1)
FOS/TAC 2000: rapid substrate evaluation (2)
around the globe today, PRONOVA continues to be a leader in biogas analysis.
PRONOVA also provides solutions for
special and new applications, such as
processing plants, for example.
PRONOVA supplies the following key
products for controlling and optimising
biogas plants:
• SSM 6000 for online biogas analysis
with additional long-term stability from
proCAL
• FOS/TAC 2000 for evaluating the
most important substrate parameters:
concentration of the volatile organic
acids FOS and buffer capacity TAC
From its first biogas analyser in 1998 to
the more than 3,000 systems deployed
PRONOVA also supplies gas warning
technology and components for substrate analysis (pH, ammonium, etc.).
The automatic Titrator FOS/TAC 2000
offers a simple means of monitoring
the core substrate parameters, FOS
and TAC, without any time delay to the
plants.
PRONOVA
Analysetechnik
GmbH & Co. KG
Groninger Straße 25
13347 Berlin
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)30 455085-0
Fa x
+49 (0)30 455085-90
EMail
info@pronova.de
Web
www.pronova.de
PRONOVA is currently active in many
gas analysis sectors. As a group of
companies, PRONOVA also supplies
iR AS ® water analysis technology and
STELZNER® agricultural measurement technology.
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PURAC PUREGAS
Purac Puregas GmbH – Your partners for biogas upgrading
Sävsjö Biogas Upgrading Plant
Purac Puregas GmbH
Am Fallturm 5
28359 Bremen
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)421 168 39-0
FAX
With more than ten years of experience,
Purac Puregas GmbH designs and constructs biogas upgrading plants using
the CApureTM process, which is based
on chemical absorption. This type of
biogas upgrading technology produces
high-quality green energy of natural gas
quality for injection into local gas grids
and further use as auto gas.
+49 (0)421 168 39-25
EMail
The Purac Puregas CApureTM process is
characterised by:
• low operating costs
• methane losses < 0.1%
• high yields with a methane purity
level > 99%
We offer:
• shop-tested and CE certified biogas
upgrading plants
• modular constructed plants in various
capacities
• maintenance & service for high
system availability
info@purac-puregas.de
Web
www.purac-puregas.de
SCHNELL Motoren AG
Maximum efficiency in gas combustion and pilot injection combined heat and power plants
SCHNELL Motoren AG
Hugo-Schrott-Straße 6
88279 Amtzell
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)7520 9661-0
FAX
+49 (0)7520 5388
EMail
sales@schnellmotor.de
SCHNELL Motoren AG manufactures
combined heat and power (CHP) plants
for the efficient generation of energy
from biomass. Since it was founded in
1992, the company has developed into
a technological leader for gas combustion and pilot injection combined heat
and power plants. With gas combustion
CHP plants with an electrical efficiency
ratio of 46.1%*, the company is setting
new standards with regard to increasing efficiency.
Web
250-kW gas combustion
power unit with a 46.1%
degree of electrical efficiency
www.schnellmotor.de
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* in accordance with ISO EN
3046-1, certified in DLG test in
2013 for the 250-kW agrogen
6R20.1BO power unit
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Installing the power unit
The power units, which have an electrical output range of up to 550 kW, are
used in biogas plants. The product portfolio also includes the conversion of natural gas and sewage gas into electricity. More than 3,500 SCHNELL CHP
plants have been installed in machine
houses or as total solutions in containers around the globe. More than 100 inhouse service engineers and numerous
certified service partners at home and
abroad guarantee high-speed service.
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seepex GmbH
The seepex bio substrate mixing system for fermentation product conveying
seepex GmbH, headquartered in Bottrop, Germany, develops, manufactures and globally markets progressive cavity pumps for conveying low to
highly viscous, aggressive and abrasive media.
seepex offers a wide range of solutions
to match the specific requirements of
biogas plants.
The modular seepex system allows
us to offer optimum technical and
economic solutions for transporting
fermentation products and conveying
almost all process-related products.
The seepex bio substrate mixing system is the ideal solution for thoroughly
mixing the solid and liquid fermentation products before feeding them into
the fermenter. It consists of a sturdy
feed hopper pump from product group
T, a standard BN range pump and the
“Biogas Control System” – BGDC for
short.
seepex offers various designs of feed
hopper pumps matched to the properties of the fermentation products being
conveyed.
seepex GmbH
Scharnhölzstraße 344
46240 Bottrop
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)2041 996-0
FAX
+49 (0)2041 996-400
EMail
info@seepex.com
Web
www.seepex.com
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The seepex bio substrate mixing system with
Smart Conveying Technology (SCT)
SILOKING Mayer Maschinenbaugesellschaft mbH
Solids metering and mixing system for simply intelligent feeding
SILOKING Mayer Maschinenbaugesell
schaft mbH is a leading company in
the development and production of
feeding systems for biogas plants
and cattle feed. In modern manufacturing facilities, the feed processor and dosing systems are series
from 3 m³ to 80 m³. Innovations are
focused on safe and simple operation
and on low energy consumption. All
projects are individually planned and
adapted to on-farm demands by experienced product specialists.
Mayer Maschinen
baugesellschaft mbH
Kehlsteinstraße 4
84529 Tittmoning
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)8683 8984-0
Complete solutions for solids metering systems up to
80 m³ incl. feeding augers
Fa x
+49 (0)8683 8984-55
EMail
SILOKING features and benefits:
• SILONOX steel: acid proof and wear
resistant
• easy to install in just one day
• low energy consumption
• flexible to a wide range of feed
• easy to adapt to external control units
• units from 3 m³ to 80 m³ capacity
mayer@siloking.com
Web
www.siloking.com
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Self-propelled vertical feed mixer SelfLine System
1000+ 3024-24 with high performance
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COMPANIE S
A large touch screen displays the stored and current
measurements.
The Multitec ® 540 for
monitoring shafts
The Multitec ® BioControl is one
system for stationary and mobile
measurements.
Leak detection technology
Rober t-Bosch-Straße 3
33334 Gütersloh
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)5241 934-0
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Since filing a patent application for the
first gas leak indicator in 1926, Hermann
Sewerin GmbH has become one of the
leading technology providers in the gas
and water leak detection market. Its success is not only due to this experience in
developing measuring devices, which
has spanned more than 80 years, but
also to the knowledge acquired through
use of the devices by its own surveying
teams.
+49 (0)5241 934-444
EMail
info@sewerin.com
Web
www.sewerin.com
Specially developed for use in biogas
plants, the Multitec® BioControl –
one system for stationary and mobile
measurements
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All plant operators producing electricity from biogas, sewer gas or landfill
gas aim to optimise processes and thus
ensure greater efficiency – in other
words, to obtain as much methane as
possible. At the same time, however,
harmful components in the gas need to
be kept to a minimum.
Only constant monitoring of the gas
composition in a plant can indicate
changes before it is too late and thereby
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prevent prolonged outages. If the power
generation is subsidised, the plant operator must regularly document the gas
composition and volume.
The Multitec ® BioControl can reliably
and sustainably handle these tasks.
The intelligent compensation of pressure, temperature, moisture and gas
composition means that the components can be analysed with precision.
The Multitec ® BioControl can also determine the temperature and flow rate.
The Multitec ® BioControl is a combined measuring device consisting of
the Multitec ® BioControl fixed installation and a mobile gas measuring device
– the Multitec ® 540.
Depending on the version of Multitec ® 
BioControl, the gas composition and volume can be automatically
measured and monitored at up to eight
measurement locations. The Multitec ® 540 measures the values at the
individual measurement locations sequentially. The values are transferred
to the Multitec ® BioControl via an
interface. Individual measuring locations can also be set up for mobile
measurement if preferred.
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SILOXA Engineering AG
Biogas drying, cleaning and processing systems
The Siloxa PowerDryer ECO Line
Since it was founded in 1998, SILOXA
Engineering AG has continued to
develop with its solid corporate policy
and the design of innovative systems
for the cleaning, drying and compression of gases. Today, the company is
one of Europe’s market leaders for components for the treatment of biogas,
sewage gas and landfill gas.
One example is the PowerDryer, which
is now also available in the “ECO Line”
version with a new functional element.
Fitted with an additional cooling unit,
it uses the ambient air to pre-cool the
biogas.
Using a temperature-independent compression cooling system together with
the additional cooling unit reduces
the energy costs associated with gas
processing.
Siloxa Engineering AG
Katernberger Straße 107
45327 Essen
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)201 28951-0
fa x
+49 (0)201 28951-29
EMail
ver trieb@siloxa.com
web
All of the products are designed and
produced exclusively at the company’s
headquarters in Essen, with assembly, commissioning and after-sales
service completing the comprehensive
package. Be it customised plant construction or universal standards for
gas cleaning and gas drying, SILOXA
offers extremly economic solutions.
www.siloxa.com
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streisal GmbH
Highly efficient mixing technologies from the stirring professionals
Long-axis stirring shaft with two large, energy-efficient
blade propellers
Founded in 1988 as a manufacturer of
submersible motors, streisal GmbH
develops, manufactures and globally
markets innovative agitators and mixing
systems for biogas plants, wastewater
technology and industrial applications:
• submersible mixers from 1 to 18.5 kW
(medium- and slow-speed, with
propeller diameters of up to 2.8 m)
• rod agitators
• long-axis agitators
• vertical agitators
Based on our many years of experience
and our knowledge gained from numerous mixing experiments in our own fluid
mechanics laboratory, we can always
select the right product for each particular application from this wide range of
options.
streisal high-performance propeller
streisal GmbH
Pettermandstraße 2
88239 Wangen im Allgäu
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)7522 707965-0
Fa x
+49 (0)7522 80450
EMail
info@streisal.de
Web
www.streisal.de
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Our services include expert advice, modernisation/repowering of your plants,
professional servicing and maintenance,
spare parts supply and repair.
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SUMA Rührtechnik GmbH
Mixing must be effective, efficient and sustainable
SUMA Rührtechnik GmbH
Mar tinszeller Straße 21
87477 Sulzberg
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)8376-92131-0
FAX
+49 (0)8376-92131-19
EMail
info@suma.de
Web
www.suma.de
Through innovation based on our extensive experience, SUMA finds solutions
for complex mixing challenges. We
develop and optimise our products for
our customers’ benefit.
We continue to work on new developments and improved processes. SUMA
propellers are extensively tested in our
own test basin for efficiency, effectiveness and performance. The SUMA
HD+ propeller design, which is over
20% more efficient than previous
designs, resulted from such work. Our
recent design, the Giantmix FT series,
combines all the knowledge gained
from making agitators for biogas plants
over the last 20+ years. For example,
the Giantmix FT design allows direction changes of up to 30° in all directions and can be installed up to 8 m
below substrate level.
The SUMA Optimix 2G is our submersible mixer for the best results. With low
power consumption and a high thrust
and circulation rate, it is one of the most
cost effective and reliable submersible
mixers for effective mixing.
1957
Emp l oy e e s
70
Giantmix FT
Tietjen Verfahrenstechnik GmbH
IMPRASYN® substrate disintegration/Food waste seperation DRM
Unlocking the potential of food waste,
DRM hybrid simultaneously grinds biodegradable wastes and separates up to
98% of packaging material. The modular system is built for facilities processing 10 m3/h or more. Benefit from our
solutions covering your entire biomass
reception and conditioning process or
use DRM with existing systems.
Tietjen Verfahrens
technik GmbH
Vor der Horst 6
25485 Hemdingen
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)4106 6333-0
FAX
+49 (0)4106 81444
EMail
info@tietjen-original.com
Web
www.tietjen-original.com
1959
Emp l oy e e s
40
companies
IMPRASYN® biomass disintegration: proven and
tested in practice since 2011
The patented IMPRASYN® system
stands for a 10 to 15% increase in biogas
yields, flexible biomass options including grass and manure, efficient use of
digester volume. Biomass is broken
down in a wet grinder while a biological
additive is mixed in. Methane production is increased and accelerated.
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Tradition and innovation
Since 1959, Tietjen has delivered
machinery and equipment for more
than 2,000 biomass conditioning projects worldwide: from hammer mills
for feed and wood pellets to substrate
disintegration for ethanol and biogas.
We provide mechanical as well as plant
engineering. Our services include planning and project management as well as
technical and biological support.
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Thöni NATURGAS plant in Suffolk (England)
Thöni TTV plant in Augsburg (Germany)
Thöni TTV paddle agitator
THÖNI INDUSTRIEBETRIEBE GMBH
Robust design and operational efficiency ensure maximum availability
THÖNI Industriebetriebe GmbH is
an Austrian-based provider of biogas
plants for treating organic waste and
agricultural by-products. With a track
record of more than 20 years, Thöni
provides highly efficient plant solutions
offering an excellent price-performance
ratio. These systems are planned and
designed by Thöni’s own engineering
division and the key plant components
are manufactured at the in-house metalworking facility. THÖNI currently has
more than 70 biogas plants in operation
throughout Austria, Italy, Germany,
Great Britain and Bulgaria.
Put waste in, draw energy out
Thöni T TV is a dry fermentation process that is particularly well-suited for
organic waste because it has a higher
tolerance against impurities than other
processes. The heart of the Thöni
T TV process is the plug-flow digester
equipped with a slow rotating paddle
agitator, ensuring the optimum mixing of the substrate and thus a high
biogas yield. The Thöni paddle agitator
ensures highly efficient stirring as well
as optimum prevention of swim layers
and sediments. Dewatering of the fermentation residues is effected by Thöni
screw presses, which are characterised
by efficient energy consumption and
durability.
Turnkey systems for the agricultural
sector
Thöni NATURGAS technology is based
on the wet digester, which is continuously filled with liquid and solid input
material via a special feed hopper system. The patented Thöni paddle agitator creates the conditions for stirring
input mixtures with high dry matter
content so efficiently that no floating
layers arise, while at the same time
ensuring high gas yields.
THÖNI INDUSTRIEBETRIEBE
GMBH
Obermarkt 48
6410 Telfs
Austria
P H O NE
+43 (0)5262 6903-0
Fa x
+43 (0)5262 6903-8503
EMail
umwelt@thoeni.com
Web
www. thoeni.com
Y EA R F O UN D E D
1964
E M P L O Y EE S
Outstanding features of Thöni biogas
plants:
• high system and input flexibility,
robust and durable plant technology
• operational efficiency, low operating
costs and maximum availability
• high biogas yields due to efficient
stirring technology
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COMPANIE S
A TÜV NORD specialist audits a biogas plant.
TÜV NORD GROUP
Profitable, legally compliant and safe biogas plants with the comprehensive services of the TÜV NORD GROUP
TÜV NORD GROUP
Große Bahnstraße 31
22525 Hamburg
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)40 8557-2123
Fa x
+49 (0)40 8557-19015719
EMail
biogas@tuev-nord.de
Web
www.tuev-nord.de/biogas
Y EA R F O UN D E D
1869
S ALE S V O LU M E
€ 1,056 million
E M P L O Y EE S
> 10,000
The economic efficiency of biogas
plants, biogas treatment and feed-in
plants depends heavily on optimising
the planning, licensing and construction processes. Another equally important factor is how safe and reliable their
operation is.
With these requirements in mind, TÜV
NORD has compiled a comprehensive
range of services. Our industry specialists will assist your projects with all the
necessary approvals, accreditations
and a great deal of experience during
the planning phase and the overall
operating period.
Environmental reports and certification: We provide certified environmental auditors for the classification
and determination of eligibility for payments under the German Renewable
Energy Law (EEG). Our auditors issue
proof of origin certificates and conduct
plant audits and certification based on
various standards (e.g. ISCC, REDcert,
Medium-Voltage Directive, etc.).
Location and emissions: Our technical specialists will evaluate the site
suitability. As part of the licensing pro-
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cedure, we produce odour and noise
forecasts, examine the environmental
impact and support you during the application process. We perform emission
measurements (including formaldehyde measurements, amongst others)
during the operational phase. We use a
gas detection camera to check the leaktightness of gas-bearing components.
We help you to implement the conditions
set out in the notice of approval.
Safety and environmental protection: We carry out audits according to
the Industrial Safety Act, laws pertaining to water and waterways, pollution
control and major accidents, and the
regulations of the DVGW (German
Association for Gas and Water). We also
provide comprehensive support with
the compilation of explosion protection documentation, risk assessments
and major accident response plans.
We compile technical reports, e.g. for
scheduled repowering activities.
Training and further education: Our
academy will train your employees on
occupational health and safety, technological safety, environmental protection and many other topics.
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UgnCleanPellets® are more effective than active carbon for desulphurisation and cleaning of exhaust gas
UGN®-BEKOM H plant
THE BENEFITS TO YOU:
• recovery of sulphur as a valuable raw
material for your land
• utilisation of the energy of warm and
wet gases
• savings in gas cooling energy
• no disposal costs
• potential for desulphurisation without
additional oxygen injection
Removing pollutants and contaminants
from biogenic fuel gases is the first key
step in optimising output and returns on
biogas plants.
As part of our range of sustainable products, we offer UgnCleanPellets® S 3.5
and UGN® -BEKOM systems specifically
for the useful conversion of the hydrogen
sulphide contained in biogenic fuel gases
into elemental sulphur. The sulphurenriched pellets make an excellent soil
conditioner for spreading on your land.
The versatile UgnCleanPellets® are also
effective in resolving problematic odours
and emissions. Using the UGN® -BEGA
system in combination with hybrid
filter modules based on UgnCleanPellets®, odorous organic or inorganic compounds can be avoided.
Gewerbepark Keplerstraße 20
07549 Gera
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)365-8305898
fa x
+49 (0)365-7106931
EMail
info@ugn-umwelttechnik.de
web
www.ugn-umwelttechnik.de
Y EA R F O UN D E D
2002
Stainless steel biogas plants with global demand
WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH was
founded in 2001 and with over
300 plants installed in 25 countries, it
has been a biogas plant manufacturer
from the very start. The strength of
the medium-sized company is its individual solutions – from compact plants
to computer-controlled, megawattscale plants, from waste recycling
plants to biomethane refineries.
This flexibility has also come about as a
result of the materials used: WELTEC
constructs digesters from corrosionresistant stainless steel. This not only
ensures the plant has a long service life,
it also guarantees a consistently high
standard around the world. An additional benefit is the short time it takes
to construct the stainless steel tank.
Once the plant is complete, experienced
service engineers, CHP plant specialists and the company’s own biological
laboratory are available as professional
partners at the operator’s side to ensure
the plant’s efficient operation.
Zum Langenberg 2
49377 Vechta
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)4441 99978-0
Fa x
+49 (0)4441 99978-8
EMail
info@weltec-biopower.de
Web
www.weltec-biopower.de
2001
Emp l oy e e s
80
The biogas park in Könnern, Germany – one of the
world’s largest biomethane plants
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COMPANIE S
UTS Mixer
UTS Separator
Biogas plant Dagenham/London, UK (1.5 MWel & 1.6 MW th, food waste)
Patented UTS Service-Box
Biogas plant Jinan, China (350 Nm3 /h, biomethane to fuel, food waste)
Reliable biogas technology. This statement reflects over 20 years of experience and equipment supplied to
more than 1,600 biogas plants.
Zeppelinstraße 8
85399 Hallbergmoos
Germany
P H O NE
Founded on innovative products, UTS
– a member of the Anaergia group –
has become one of the leaders in the
biogas industry over the last 20 years.
UTS’s high quality and highly reliable
solutions are guaranteed by numerous
internationally patented products and
processes.
+49 (0)811 99884-0
Fa x
+49 (0)811 99884-450
EMail
info@uts-biogas.com
Web
www.uts-biogas.com
Y EA R F O UN D E D
1992 as U.T.S. Umwelt-Technik-Süd GmbH
2007 UTS Biogastechnik GmbH
since
Emp l oy e e s
approx. 100
In 1992, UTS started delivering robust
equipment for liquid manure treatment (pumps and mixers) in close
cooperation with farmers. During the
years that followed, UTS designed and
supplied standardised compact biogas
plants in a range of different installed
electrical capacities. In addition, UTS
has constantly strengthened its competence in the conversion of organic
waste into energy using substrates
such as dry poultry faeces, slurry,
food waste, slaughterhouse waste and
sugar beet pulp.
To operate a biogas plant efficiently
and treat the associated substrates
flows (e.g. viscous sludges with high
organic load) effectively, UTS has
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developed a specific product series
“made in Germany”. Rugged submersible pumps and hydraulic/electric
mixers have formed part of the UTS
product range for some time.
Serviceability, safety and environmental protection are combined perfectly
in UTS’s patented Service-Box for
mixer maintenance, while the UTS
separator demonstrates superior performance in liquid/solid separation.
Whether you want to establish a new
biogas plant or expand, adapt or refurbish an existing one, whether the
plant is small or large (several MWs),
farm-based, industrial or municipal:
The knowledge and experience of
UTS Biogastechnik GmbH will ensure
that you benefit from high-level services and products. From a detailed
feasibility study and concept design
to commissioning your biogas plant,
UTS applies mature and reliable solutions that are state-of-the-art. UTS’s
experts also assist you as technical
and biological consultants with the
operation of your biogas plant around
the clock.
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Wolf System GmbH
Your competent partner for the construction of reinforced concrete tanks of any kind
Wolf System GmbH
Am Stadtwald 20
94486 Osterhofen
Germany
Phone
Mantled reinforced concrete tanks (digester)
WOLF SYSTEM has gained a name for
itself as one of the leading operations
in Europe in the field of storage tank
construction.
The WOLF SYSTEM storage container
construction programme ranges from
chip silos to large-capacity storage tanks
for industry, from slurry or water reservoirs and biogas plants to large sewage plants. Storage tank diameters and
heights of up to 50 m are made possible
+49 (0)9932 37-0
Industrial biogas plant for feed-in into the natural
gas grid
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by the special, technically well-engineered WOLF SYSTEM metal shuttering without wall bushing tie bolts and
distance tubes. This guarantees the
highest level of leakproofness.
+49 (0)9932 2893
EMail
mail@wolfsystem.de
web
www.wolfsystem.de
Y EA R F O UN D E D
No matter what it is: Round reinforced
concrete storage tanks as well as individual prefabricated houses and constructions for agriculture, industry and
the commercial sector. With WOLF
SYSTEM you have got the right partner.
1966
E M P L O Y EE S
> 3,000 ( in Europe)
Wulf Johannsen KG GmbH & Co.
Your Success – Our Motivation
Wulf Johannsen KG GmbH & Co. offers
an extensive range of services for biogas
engines, from fault resolution and
maintenance/inspection to repairs and
spare parts provision. Its experienced
electrical team also advises on engine
management and power unit control,
and provides support with remote data
transmission. Specially trained service
employees provide individual, comprehensive support on site.
The company’s engine experts are
located in Kiel. Their over 80 years of
experience speak for themselves, with
DIN EN ISO 9001, 14001, 50001, SCC**,
the RAL quality mark and “Sicher mit
System” quality seal certificates generating confidence and guaranteeing
good-quality work. The national subsidiaries and support centres of the entire
STORM Group ensure flexibility and
speed. As one of the largest engine specialists in Europe not tied to any specific
manufacturer, it offers a 24/7 service.
Wulf Johannsen KG
GmbH & Co.
Marie-Curie-Straße 19
24145 Kiel
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)431 58795-0
Fa x
+49 (0)431 58795-43
The WULF JOHANNSEN Full Service
for your biogas engine includes:
• fault resolution
• maintenance/inspection
• ECOS ® minor and major inspections
• ECOS ® exchange parts such as cylinder
heads, and oil and water pumps, etc.
EMail
info@wulf-johannsen.de
Web
www.wulf-johannsen.de
1932
Emp l oy e e s
Plant I in Kiel-Wellsee
50
Service line
+49 800 BIOGAS 112
+49 800 246427 112
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COMPANIE S
Viessmann Group
Viessmann Werke – A single source of biogas expertise
Viessmann Werke
GmbH & Co. KG
Viessmannstraße 1
35108 Allendor f (Eder)
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)6452 70 0
Fa x
+49 (0)6452 70 2780
The Viessmann Group is an internationally leading manufacturer of heating
technology systems. The family-run
company, which was founded in 1917,
employs around 11,400 people and has
a group turnover of 2.1 billion euros.
With 27 production companies in
11 countries, sales companies and representative offices in 74 countries, as
well as 120 sales subsidiaries worldwide,
Viessmann is an actively expanding
international company. 55% of the company’s turnover is generated abroad.
With Schmack Biogas, one of the leading providers of biogas plants based on
the wet anaerobic digestion principle,
the biogas processing pioneer Schmack
Carbotech and the BIOFerm brand providing technological expertise in the
field of dry anaerobic digestion, Viessmann has the entire biogas technology
sector covered.
EMail
info@viessmann.com
Biogas
Comprehensive Range
Web
Energy crops
Detached houses
Biowaste
Biogas plant
1 Vitomax 200-LW
2 CHP Vitobloc
3 Buffer storage for heating water
www.viessmann.com
Slurry or manure
School
CHP/local boiler
1917
Direct injection to the gas grid
S ALE S V O LU M E
CHP/local boiler
Heating system
Gas upgrading
from biogas
to biomethane
€ 2.1 billion
District heating
network
1
Housing estate
Energiepflanzen
2
3
Balancing
Emp l oy e e s
Injection
11,400
Biomethane take-off
Feed-in of
100 % green energy
The complete biogas service from Viessmann: everything from a single source
Schmack Biogas – A full-service provider of biogas plants
Schmack Biogas GmbH
(Viessmann Group)
Bayernwerk 8
92421 Schwandor f
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)9431 751-0
Schmack Biogas is one of the leading
providers of biogas plants. The company
has been setting standards with highly
efficient and profitable biogas plants
since 1995. Its product portfolio covers
plant systems with outputs ranging from
50-kWel compact plants up to 20-MWGas
gas feed-in plants.
With system solutions for wet and dry
anaerobic digestion, Schmack Biogas
covers the full spectrum of fermentation technologies. The range of services
spans the entire biogas value-added
chain. In addition to providing technical support, the company also offers a
comprehensive microbiological service.
Schmack has received many awards
for its innovative technologies and
processes.
Schmack is also active on an international level. With Schmack Biogas Srl in
Bolzano and BIOFerm Energy Systems
in Madison/Wisconsin, the company
has subsidiaries in Italy and the USA.
Biogas plant in Tongeren, Belgium
Agricultural biogas plant in Fischbach, Germany
FAX
+49 (0)9431 751-204
EMail
info@schmack-biogas.com
Web
www.schmack-biogas.com
1995
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BIOFerm – Technological expertise in the field of dry anaerobic digestion
BIOFerm GmbH
(Viessmann Group)
c/o Schmack Biogas GmbH
Bayernwerk 8
92421 Schwandor f
Germany
First dry AD plant in the Americas: University of Oshkosh, USA
Filling of a digester
Phone
+49 (0)9431 751-0
The BIOFerm brand provides dry
anaerobic digestion solutions. These
innovative processes reclaim the
energy from non-pumpable biogenic
waste (e.g. municipal biological waste
and residues from agriculture and landscape management work). The requirements placed on the raw materials are
minimal; there is no need to pretreat
the biomass.
The dry anaerobic digestion technology is already globally well established.
All plants can be expanded in a modular manner and comply with the most
stringent requirements in terms of
operational safety.
Fa x
+49 (0)9431 751-204
EMail
info@schmack-biogas.com
Web
www.bioferm-energy.com
Schmack Carbotech – Biogas upgrading pioneer
Schmack Carbotech, a company of
the Viessmann Group, is one of the
pioneers and market leaders in biogas
purification with more than 30 years of
experience in the development, engineering and manufacture of turnkey
gas upgrading plants. The in-house
technology is based on the pressure
swing adsorption (PSA) process. The
company combines the know-how of
almost 70 industrial plants installed in
Europe with continuous development
of the PSA, providing a highly efficient
process and the lowest utilities consumption of its kind. Schmack Carbotech specialises in biogas and landfill
gas upgrading plants to produce bio
methane for grid injection and CNG
vehicle fuel.
Schmack Carbotech
GmbH (Viessmann Group)
Natorpstraße 27
45139 Essen
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)201 50709-300
FAX
+49 (0)201 50709-500
EMail
mail@carbotech.info
Web
www.carbotech.info
1989
Biogas upgrading plant, Aiterhofen, 2,000 Nm3 /h
Interior view of a biogas upgrading container module
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COMPANIE S
Flygt Mixer SR 4600
Flygt Mixer Banana 4430
Flygt Submersible Pump F 3153
Flygt Midsize Mixer 4460
XYLEM WATER SOLUTIONS
Xylem develops high-quality submersible pumps and agitators for the efficient mixing and clog-free
pumping of substrates
XYLEM WATER
SOLUTIONS AB
Gesällvägen 33
Sundbyberg, Stockholm 174 87
Sweden
Only efficient mixing of the substrate
will guarantee perfect mixing results.
This is achieved by creating a strong,
highly efficient flow throughout the
entire pit. The strength of the flow is
dependent on the thrust. The costs of
the power consumption required to
generate this thrust are determined by
hydraulic efficiency, rotational speed
and propeller diameter.
P H O NE
+46 (0)8 475600
Fa x
+46 (0)8 4756900
EMail
info.de@xyleminc.com
Web
www.xyleminc.com
since 1956
since 2011
manufacturer of Flygt pumps
operating under the company
name of Xylem Water Solutions
S ALE S V O LU M E
US$ 3.8 billion
Emp l oy e e s
12,500
companies
The “Flygt Banana” agitator is a submersible mixer with an extremely
large propeller diameter measuring
2.5 m. With a low rotational speed
(30 to 50 revolutions per minute) and
a large propeller diameter, it generates more thrust per kilowatt and is
more effective than compact mixers.
The propeller blades are made from
glass-fibred reinforced polyurethane,
and the agitator is guided on a square
pipe. Banana agitators are installed at a
fixed height. The compact 4600 series
mixers ensure the prevention of floating layers and sedimentation thorough
mixing, and are installed in a manner
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that allows their height and direction to
be adjusted. These mixers are available
with rated outputs of between 2.5 and
25 kW and with propeller diameters of
between 368 and 766 mm.
The Mid-size Mixer 4460 is equipped
with a 1.3 m propeller and runs at
60 – 80 rpm. With its high thrust per
kW it provides very good homogenisation. The mixers are ready for flexible
installation.
Chopper pumps in the F 3000 product series are well-suited to pumping substrates which have a high dry
substance content. The rotary cutters
have hardened edges which, working
in combination with the cutting plate,
effortlessly chop fibrous materials. F
pumps have a wide output range (with a
volumetric flow rate of up to nine cubic
meters per minute and a pumping head
of up to 70 m of water column). They
are specifically designed for pumping
liquid manure with long fibre content
and fermentation residue.
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Foto: Alekss/Fotolia
Europe’s most powerful organisation in the field
Structure of the
35 employees
Committee
Seven members
elected for
a term of office
lasting
four years
At the headquarters,
in the capital and in
five regional offices
Board of
Trustees
Speakers of regional
groups, working groups
and advisory bodies,
representatives of
other associations
> 4,800 members
Organised into 23 regional groups,
represented by regional group speakers:
operators of biogas plants / companies &
manufacturers scientific institutions / lawyers / banks
interested private individuals etc.
The German Biogas Association’s permanent
employees
German Biogas
Association
(Fachverband Biogas e.V.)
Headquar ters
Angerbrunnenstraße 12
85356 Freising
Germany
P H O NE
+49 (0)8161 9846-60
Fa x
+49 (0)8161 9846-70
The German Biogas Association annual conference:
plenary sessions, workshops and a specialist trade fair
The German Biogas Association unites
operators, manufacturers and planners of biogas plants, representatives
from science and research and all those
interested in the industry. Since its
establishment in 1992, the association,
which has more than 4,800 members,
has become Europe’s most powerful
organisation in the field of biogas. In
addition to its headquarters in Freising,
it has an office in the capital, Berlin, as
well as five regional offices throughout
Germany. The German Biogas Association currently employs a total of 35 permanent members of staff.
EMail
info@biogas.org
Web
www.biogas.org
Hannover
Berlin
Areas of responsibility
The German Biogas Association campaigns for the increased use of biogas
technology through political lobbying
at EU, national and state level.
Düsseldorf
Erfurt
Burglengenfeld
Bräunlingen
Freising
German Biogas Association:
headquarters in Freising, office in the
capital Berlin, and five regional offices
in Bräunlingen, Burglengenfeld, Düsseldorf, Erfurt and Hanover
companies
Furthermore, it encourages the
exchange of biogas-related information
and knowledge, for instance through
collecting, evaluating and spreading
knowledge of scientific findings and
practical experience, or by means of
conferences, exhibitions and other
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events. 2015 will see The Biogas –
24th International Annual Conference
and Exhibition. With more than 7,000
visitors, it has become the most important meeting place for biogas industry
stakeholders from Germany and across
the globe.
As a consequence of both participation in EU projects and membership
of the European Biogas Association
(EBA), the German Biogas Association
actively promotes and instigates international experience exchange.
The German Biogas Association is
represented by a seven-member committee elected by the general meeting
of members. The association’s 4,800
members nationwide are organised
into 23 regional groups, which guarantees that effective contact networks are
established at regional, national and
international level.
Sunbeam Communications
Your Full-Service Agency for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
As a well-versed communications provider, Sunbeam develops individual solutions for building, maintaining and optimising your marketing communications.
We have been supporting companies,
associations and government ministries
in the field of renewable energy and
energy efficiency for the past 15 years in
the fields of public relations, new media
and communication design. Sunbeam
combines high-quality services with
sector knowledge, and maintains good
contacts with media representatives and
stakeholders within the industry.
Public relations (PR)
Sunbeam can support you in establishing and expanding your publicity and
communication network with customers and the general public. We provide a
comprehensive PR consultancy service,
develop targeted publicity campaigns
and provide committed and reliable support for communication projects and
ongoing PR budgets.
New media
Sunbeam also provides planning and
implementation services for website
projects incorporating accessible and
responsive designs, and can also assist
with app implementation. We specialise
in TYPO3, the leading open-source content management system for websites.
Members of our team include renowned
experts who have published technical
books on the subjects of designing and
implementing web presences.
Sunbeam GmbH
Zinnowitzer Straße 1
10115 Berlin
Germany
Phone
+49 (0)30 726296-300
Communication design
Our designers develop products for
visual communications between companies and their customers. Sunbeam conceives and produces creative layouts for
high-quality print products such as catalogues and brochures, and takes care of
the entire printing process.
Fa x
+49 (0)30 726296-309
EMail
info@sunbeam-communications.com
Web
www.sunbeam-communications.com
1998
RENI | Renewables Insight
Through our globally available industry
reports, we provide information on the
performance of companies operating
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Trade Fairs and Events
An Overview for January 2015 – November 2016*
Date
Trade Fair/Event
Web
Location
Jan. 13 – 14, 2015
Biogas Infotage 2015
www.renergie-allgaeu.de/index.php/
veranstaltungen/biogas-infotage
Buchloe (Germany)
Jan. 16 – 25, 2015
nature.tec / Internationale Grüne
Woche 2015
naturetec-igw.de /
www.gruenewoche.de
Berlin (Germany)
Jan. 19 – 20, 2015
12. BBE/UFOP-Fachkongress
“Kraftstoffe der Zukunft 2014”
www.kraftstoffe-der-zukunft.com
Berlin (Germany)
Jan. 21 – 22, 2015
Lignofuels 2015
www.wplgroup.com/aci/conferences/
eu-eef6.asp
Madrid (Spain)
Jan. 27 – 29, 2015
24. Jahrestagung des Fachverband
Biogas e. V. mit BIOGAS-Fachmesse
www.biogastagung.org
Bremen (Germany)
Jan. 27–28, 2015
5. Mitteleuropäische
Biomassekonferenz 2015
www.biomasseverband.at
tba
Feb. 10 – 12, 2015
E-world energy & water 2015
www.e-world-essen.com/de/aktuelles
Essen (Germany)
Feb. 25 – 27, 2015
World Sustainable Energy Days
www.wsed.at/en/registration-info
Wels (Austria)
Feb. 25 – 27, 2015
BioEnergy Italy
http://www.bioenergyitaly.com/en
Cremona (Italy)
2015 tba
(Feb. 26 – March 1,
2014)
Iran International Renewable
Energy & Energy Saving Exhibition
Tehran
www.energysaving.ir/English
Tehran (Iran)
March 9 – 11, 2015
IRES-Symposium
www.eurosolar.de/de/index.php/
ires-konferenzreihe/ires-2015
Düsseldorf (Germany)
March 11 – 13,
2015
SEE Exhibitions and Eco Forum
on Green Energy & Waste
Management’15
viaexpo.com/en/pages/
ee-re-exhibition
Sofia (Bulgaria)
www.new-energy.de
Husum (Germany)
www.zukunftsenergien-nordwest.de
Bremen (Germany)
March 19 – 22, 2015 New Energy Husum
March 20 – 21,
2015
Zukunftsenergien Nordwest Job- &
Bildungsmesse
March 26 – 28, 2015 Klimaenergy 2015
www.fierabolzano.it/klimaenergy/de
Bolzano (Italy)
April 23 – 26, 2015
agra – die Landwirtschaftsausstellung www.agra2015.de
in Mitteldeutschland
Leipzig (Germany)
May 4 – 6, 2015
AEBIOM European Bioenergy
Conference 2015
www.aebiom.org/conference
Brussels (Belgium)
May 6 – 8, 2015
ICCI
www.icci.com.tr
Istanbul (Turkey)
May 14 – 17, 2015
25. BraLa (Brandenburgische
Landwirtschaftsausstellung)
www.brala.eu/index.php
Paaren im Glien
(Germany)
May 3 – June 30,
2016
IFAT resources.innovations.solutions.
www.ifat.de
Munich (Germany)
June 1 – 4, 2015
31th International Fuel Ethanol
Workshop & Expo
www.fuelethanolworkshop.com/ema/
DisplayPage.aspx?pageId=Home
Minneapolis (USA)
June 1 – 4, 2015
23nd EU BC&E 2015 (European
Biomass Conference and Exhibition)
www.conference-biomass.com/
Conference.405.0.html
Vienna (Austria)
2015 tba
(June 4 – 7, 2014)
AGRO
www.agroexpo.de
Kiev (Ukraine)
June 2 – 3, 2015
8. Biogas Innovationskongress
www.biogas-innovationskongress.de
Osnabrück (Germany)
June 9 – 11, 2015
Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo Europe
www.renewableenergyworld-europe.
com
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
June 9 – 11, 2015
POWER-GEN Europe
www.powergeneurope.com/index.html Amsterdam (Netherlands)
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Date
Trade Fair/Event
Web
Location
June 14 – 16, 2016
DLG Feldtage
www.dlg-feldtage.de/index.html
Gut Mariaburghausen,
Haßfurt (Germany)
June 22 – 25, 2015
A&WMA’s 108th Annual
Conference & Exhibition
ace2015.awma.org/
Raleigh (USA)
July 10 – 13, 2015
67. Tarmstedter Ausstellung
www.tarmstedter-ausstellung.de/
Tarmstedt (Germany)
Aug./Sep. 27 – 1,
2015
Eco – Style
http://www.vcb.cz/en/
calendar/296-eco-style
Ceske Budejovice (Czech
Republic)
Sep. 4 – 6, 2015
Forst Live Nord 2015
www.forst-live.de/nord/index.htm
Soltau (Germany)
Sep. 7 – 9, 2015
SOLTEC – Energie. Umwelt. Zukunft
http://www.soltec.de
Hameln (Germany)
Sep. 10–13, 2015
MELA
www.mela-messe.de
Mühlengeez (Germany)
2015 tba
(Sep. 10 – 11, 2014)
Progress in Biogas III
http://www.progress-in-biogas.com
Stuttgart (Germany)
Sep. 16–17, 2015
VKU-Stadtwerkekongress 2015
www.innovation-congress.de/Veranstaltungen/Veranstaltungsuebersicht/
VKU-Stadtwerkekongress-2015/
Stadtwerke-Motor-fuer-Wettbewerbund-Innovation.html
Osnabrück (Germany)
2015 tba
(Sep. 16 – 17, 2014)
11. Internationales Symposium
“Werkstoffe aus Nachwachsenden
Rohstoffen”
www.narotech.de
Erfurt (Germany)
Sep. 16 – 19, 2015
Electric Power & Renewables Energy
Indonesia Jakarta
www.tradefairdates.com/ElectricPower-Renewable-Energy-IndonesiaM7482/Jakarta.html
Jakarta (Indonesia)
Sep. 27 – 28, 2015
GAT – Gasfachliche
Aussprachetagung
www.gat-dvgw.de
Essen (Germany)
Oct. 1 – 4, 2015
RENEXPO® 2015
www.renexpo.de
Augsburg (Germany)
Oct. 6 – 9, 2015
BioPol 2015 (5th International
onference on Biodegradable PolyC
mers and Sustainable Composites)
www.biopol-conf.org
Donostia – San Sebastian
(Spain)
Oct. 13 – 16, 2015
Pollutec
www.pollutec.com
Paris (France)
Oct. 14 – 17, 2015
EEE-Expo Bukarest
www.eee-expo.ro/home
Bucharest (Romania)
2015 tba (Oct.
26 – 30, 2014)
Biogas Science Wien
http://biogas2014.boku.ac.at/#!/top
Vienna (Austria)
2015 tba
(Nov. 4 – 7, 2014)
DepoTech
www.depotech.at/
Leoben (AT)
Nov. 8 – 14, 2015
AGRITECHNICA
www.agritechnica.com
Hanover (Germany)
http://www.100-ee-kongress.de/
Kassel (Germany)
2015 tba
100% Erneuerbare Energien
(Nov. 11 – 12, 2014) Kongress
Nov. 25 – 26, 2015
biogas – expo & congress
www.biogas-offenburg.de/
Offenburg (Germany)
2016 tba
(Jan. 27 – 29, 2015)
Jahrestagung des Fachverband
Biogas e. v. mit Biogas-Fachmesse
http://www.biogastagung.org/de/
tba (Germany)
Sep. 5 – 9, 2016
IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress
www.iuappa.com
Busan (Korea)
Nov. 15 – 18, 2016
Energy Decentral
http://www.energy-decentral.com
Hanover (Germany)
Nov. 15 – 18, 2016
Eurotier
http://www.eurotier.com/home-en.html Hanover (Germany)
2016 tba
biogas – expo & congress
(Nov. 25 – 26, 2015)
www.biogas-offenburg.de
Offenburg (Germany)
*Last updated: November 2014; subject to changes. Sunbeam cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the
information. Please check this against the information on the websites listed.
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The first part of „Biogas: an allrounder“ contains important facts
and figures concerning biogas production and use. The second part
introduces over 60 companies, from
full-line system suppliers to specialised equipment manufacturers and
competent engineering firms
New opportunities for farming, industry and the environment — 2015
Biogas is an all-rounder among renewable energies. It can be converted to electricity and heat or be used
as a fuel and natural gas equivalent.
Germany is the undisputed market leader in this versatile and forwardlooking industry. Biogas plants
made in germany are in global demand and are preferred because
of their superior technology. They
improve the independence and economic strength of municipalities and
regions.
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