2.4 MW Biogas Plant: WELTEC BIOPOWER Pulls Off Market Entry in Poland

In September 2012, Vechta-based WELTEC BIOPOWER started to build a 2.4 MW biogas plant in Darżyno, Pomerania, Poland. At the plant site 80 km west of Danzig, the substrates will be fed into the four 4,438 cubic metres stainless-steel fermenters via four storage tanks and a 50 cubic metros dosing feeder starting from summer 2013.

Apart from maize and liquid manure, which will be supplied by farmers from the vicinity, the operator NEWD will also ferment potato waste of a chip manufacturer. Four tanks with a capacity of 5,000 cubic metres each provide sufficient space for the digestate.

Previously, NEWD, which is also the investor of Poland's first WELTEC biogas plant, had only operated as builders and wind power plant operators. Currently, wind power still accounts for most of the renewable energy generated in Poland. Both the coastal regions and the interior of the country are very suitable locations for wind turbines, delivering an excellent wind harvest.

Now NEWD has decided to produce biogas, for which it relies on the overseas experience of WELTEC BIOPOWER. Moreover, the company from Lower Saxony is represented directly on site with its WELTEC Polska subsidiary and can secure the technical and economic stability of the 2.4 MW plant with its comprehensive services.

The conditions for generating biogas are outstanding, as Poland is an agricultural country with a substantial resource potential. Experts believe that Poland has the third-largest stock of resources in Europe. Poland's agricultural area amounts to about 18.5 million ha, about 1.5 million ha more than in Germany. Agricultural plants number about two million. Especially liquid manure from cattle, pigs, and poultry as well as renewable raw materials are readily available as substrate for biogas plants.

The infrastructure conditions in Poland are also ideal: Firstly, decentralised power and heat generation is subsidised, and secondly, a highly developed infrastructure is available for the transport of gas and district heat. To reach the EU climate goals, Poland plans to increase the share of renewable energies in energy generation from 5 to 15 percent by 2020, with an upward trend that is to reach one third by 2030.

Currently, Poland's government promotes the development of decentralised energy supply through laws and directives, especially for biomass and biogas, thereby also creating new agricultural perspectives. With the help of the "Biogas Development Programme 2010-2020", Poland wants to have at least one agricultural biogas plant installed in every municipality by 2020. With its approximately 2,500 municipalities, Poland thus features an auspicious growth market, also and especially for well-established German biogas enterprises like WELTEC BIOPOWER.

In 2012, WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH, one of the first manufacturers of biogas plants, celebrated its 11th anniversary. WELTEC is one of the pioneers of the constructors of biogas plants. Based on the modern approach of experienced engineers, the company from Vechta (Lower Saxony) with its expertise of a staff of close to 80, offers complete biogas plants from one source and has developed to a leading constructor of biogas plants in the world.

As the hydrogen sulphide and ammonia compounds contained in biogas corrode unprotected parts, WELTEC builds the digesters from stainless steel. This ensures a long useful life of the plant. The manufacturing depth also guarantees a consistently high standard regardless of the location and ensures an export rate that is far above the industry average.

The plants have a modular structure. WELTEC BIOPOWER uses only proven system components and develops most of the technologies along the entire value chain internally: digester technology, mixing technology, control technology, hygienisation systems, and digestate processing solutions originate from the company.

By means of its comprehensive services, WELTEC ensures the technical and economic stability of the biogas plants. The CHP service guarantees stable output, the biological supervision ensures continuous monitoring of the relevant parameters, and systematic repowering makes sure that the biogas plant is always up to date. Operators can choose from a range of service packages of different types and scope.

One of the main strengths of the medium-sized enterprise is the ability to deliver individual and flexible solutions – from compact plants to large computer-controlled plants in the megawatt range, waste recycling plants, and biogas parks with gas processing technology.

WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH
Zum Langenberg 2
49377 Vechta

Thomas Wilkens
Marketing
Phone: +49 4441/99978-220
Email: t.wilkens@weltec-biopower.de
www.weltec-biopower.de

This release was published on openPR.