„This biogas refinery, which will start feeding in its first biomethane in December 2012, will create about ten permanent jobs and two training positions“, says Jens Albartus, Director of WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH.
The sustainability concept of the plant that is being built on a site of about 6 hectares provides for the use of renewable raw materials and manure from 30 farms. Among other things, it was made sure that the farmers – who will also use the digestate – do not need to travel more than 9 miles, on average, to deliver the substrate.
This arrangement represents another consistent step towards reliable energy supply along with a high degree of energy efficiency and ecological sustainability. Besides providing new jobs, the plant will also form the basis for new regional value chains.
The biogas will undergo amine treatment. The generated biomethane will be sufficient to supply about 5,000 households with power and heat or 4,200 cars with an annual mileage of about 18,000 miles.
Vechta-based WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH is the general contractor of the biogas park. The plant is operated by Nordmethan Produktion Arneburg GmbH. The plant site in the Altmark Arneburg Industrial and Commercial Zone is especially suitable as it boasts one of the world‘s most advanced infrastructure networks.