WELTEC BIOPOWER orders first Greenvironment plant for large biogas park in Barsikow
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• 1st installation of a microturbine plant in the field of biomethane upgrading
• Long-term technology cooperation with WELTEC BIOPOWER
Berlin, 17th January 2011 – WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH, the world market leader in the production of stainless steel biogas plants, has placed an order for the first microturbine combined heat and power plant from Greenvironment GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Greenvironment plc.
Greenvironment will install a CHP plant with a CR600-microturbine and the SCADA system for remote monitoring in a large biogas park (24,000 square meters) in Barsikow (Brandenburg), about 100 kilometers to the west of Berlin. Based on the input materials corn, whole crop silage and dry chicken manure 8.4 million standard cubic meters of biogas and 3 million standard cubic meters of biomethane will be produced here annually starting in the summer of 2011.
In this biogas project, microturbines are combined with a biogas upgrading plant. The thermal energy contained in the exhaust stream of the microturbine is used as process heat for the biogas upgrading plant. The treatment is based on the principle of chemical wash (amine scrubbing). The goal is a self-sufficient process heat supply of the upgrading plant by a head load controlled CHP with integrated microturbines. The generated electricity is fed into the grid of the local utility. The amount corresponds to an electrical capacity of 2.2 megawatts.
"During the processing of biomethane, the process energy (water) needs to have a temperature of 140 degrees Celsius. Therefore microturbines offer a clear competitive advantage thanks to their high thermal efficiency, which helps us to significantly increase the overall economics of the biomethane production", says Robert Tholen, technical director of WELTEC BIOPOWER. Further advantages are the compact and modular design of the package that can be upgraded as needed.
"Greenvironment has quickly developed solutions that have all facilitated a good connection to the existing biogas upgrading plant", Robert Tholen stated the reason for awarding the contract to the Berlin-based technology specialist.
"This initial contract by WELTEC BIOPOWER is a good start into 2011. In addition to that, negotiations with other clients regarding further major contracts are also well advanced. Therefore we expect a significant jump in revenues this year", commented Radu Anghel, managing director of Greenvironment GmbH.
About WELTEC BIOPOWER
WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH designs and manufactures complete stainless steel biogas plants that assure high quality, durable and sustainable products over lifetime. In recent years the company has become the world market leader in this segment. WELTEC biogas plants are constructed in modular design ensuring individual and flexible solutions for small and large biogas cluster plants, gas treatment installations and also waste recovery sites. With now 70 employees, WELTEC has realized over 200 installations across Europe (including Sweden, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Greece, Lithuania and Hungary) but also in the USA and Japan. See also: www.weltec-biopower.de.
About Greenvironment
Greenvironment is a European company active in the decentralized energy generation market and plans, builds and operates cogeneration heat and power plants (CHP) utilising microturbine technology. The company offers CHP plants in a power range of 30 kWel to 1 MWel and is a market leader in the use of innovative microturbine technology in electricity generation from biogas and natural gas.
Microturbines benefit from high availability, low maintenance requirements, low emissions, favourable EEG and KWKG bonus compensation and flexible heat utilization. All Greenvironment CHP plants are operated by a highly efficient centralized process management system at the operations centre in Berlin. See also: www.greenvironment.com.
For further information:
Matti Malkamäki
CEO Greenvironment plc
Tel.: +49 (0)30 311 6712 30
Fax: +49 (0)30 311 6712 59
E-Mail: IR@greenvironment.com
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