WELTEC biogas park construction starts in Arneburg

WELTEC BIOPOWER started building one of Germany�s largest biogas refinery in Arneburg,
Stendal District, Saxony-Anhalt. At this plant, about 6 million cubic metres of biomethane (more than 700
cubic metres/hour) will be produced every year in four fermenters, six digestate storage units, and one
liquid reservoir and will be fed into the natural gas grid

March 15, 2012. By News Bureau

�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.
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