Biogas Plant Under Construction in Poland
Vechta, Germany based organic waste to biogas technology supplier, Weltec Biopower has begun construction of a 2.4 MW biogas plant in Darzyno, Poland.
The company said that once complete the anaerobic digestion facility will be used to produce biogas from a mixture of liquid manure maize and, which will be supplied by farmers from the vicinity. The plant will also process potato waste of a chip manufacturer.
Four tanks with a capacity of 5000 cubic meters each provide sufficient space for the digestate.
The company explained that the substrates at the plant - located 80km from Danzig - will be fed into the four 4438 cubic meters stainless-steel fermenters via the four storage tanks and a 50 cubic metres dosing feeder.
The facility will be operated by utility company NEWD, which has previously only operated wind farms, but is now developing the country's first biogas plant with Weltec's polish subsidiary, Weltec Polska.
According to Weltec, the conditions in Poland are ideal for generating biogas, with an agricultural area of around 18.5 million hectares - 1.5 million hectares more than Germany. Liquid manure from cattle, pigs, poultry and other renewable raw materials are readily available as substrate for biogas plants.
The company added that the infrastructure conditions in Poland are also ideal, with subsidised decentralised power and heat generation, and a highly developed infrastructure for the transport of gas and district heat.
Furthermore, Weltec said that Poland's government is currently implementing policies for the development of decentralised energy supply through laws and directives - especially for biomass and biogas.
Through the 'Biogas Development Programme 2010-2020', Poland is aiming to have at least one agricultural biogas plant installed in every municipality by 2020 - there are approximately 2500 municipalities.`
source: www.waste-management-world.com
Vechta, Germany based organic waste to biogas technology supplier, Weltec Biopower has begun construction of a 2.4 MW biogas plant in Darzyno, Poland.
The company said that once complete the anaerobic digestion facility will be used to produce biogas from a mixture of liquid manure maize and, which will be supplied by farmers from the vicinity. The plant will also process potato waste of a chip manufacturer.
Four tanks with a capacity of 5000 cubic meters each provide sufficient space for the digestate.
The company explained that the substrates at the plant - located 80km from Danzig - will be fed into the four 4438 cubic meters stainless-steel fermenters via the four storage tanks and a 50 cubic metres dosing feeder.
The facility will be operated by utility company NEWD, which has previously only operated wind farms, but is now developing the country's first biogas plant with Weltec's polish subsidiary, Weltec Polska.
According to Weltec, the conditions in Poland are ideal for generating biogas, with an agricultural area of around 18.5 million hectares - 1.5 million hectares more than Germany. Liquid manure from cattle, pigs, poultry and other renewable raw materials are readily available as substrate for biogas plants.
The company added that the infrastructure conditions in Poland are also ideal, with subsidised decentralised power and heat generation, and a highly developed infrastructure for the transport of gas and district heat.
Furthermore, Weltec said that Poland's government is currently implementing policies for the development of decentralised energy supply through laws and directives - especially for biomass and biogas.
Through the 'Biogas Development Programme 2010-2020', Poland is aiming to have at least one agricultural biogas plant installed in every municipality by 2020 - there are approximately 2500 municipalities.`
source: www.waste-management-world.com
