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Order from long-term partner Layne Inc. for a co-digestion plant with food waste and sewage sludge in Florida/USA 3 MW electric

entec biogas' partner, Layne Inc. started in August 2012 as EPC contractor with the construction of a co-digestion plant for food waste and sewage sludge; planned start-up is August 2013.

entec biogas receives order for pre-design for an AD-plant for food waste in France (near Loire)

Pascal Delahaye, founder and owner of Le Jardin de Rabelais is specialized in the production of high quality Cherry tomatoes since many years.  The tomatoes are sold world-wide. The company's aim is to establish an energy stand-alone operation.

A lot of money has to be spent right now for power supply and heating of the green houses. The planned 2,8 MW biogas plant will cover the energy and heat demand completely.

A cooperation with a large waste collecting company is already agreed on to ensure the availability of the necessary quantity of substrates. After permits are received, construction works for the first step for 1,4 MW shall start at the end of 2013.

First Fund-Project for entec biogas with PFF Entec Biogas Fund 1,5 MW electric

The consulting company EC-Oregon, headed by Dean Foor, already started in 2007 with the analysis of possible projects in the Renewable Energy sector.

The business model of the Eugene project was developed during the last 3 years together with other external partners. Potential subsidies and external financing were secured, substrate, power and supply contracts were negotiated and all necessary permits were obtained.

For the PFF Entec Biogas Fund – which was especially established for the realization of entec biogas projects – this project is the first investment in an entec biogas project.

The fund holds 61 % shares of the project company JC-Biomethane, LLC.

The produced thermal energy will not be used at the beginning of operation of the plant, but will be delivered (2014) for climatisation purposes to a nearby hospital which is under construction right now.

entec biogas’s successful bio separator concept will be installed in biogas plant in Etampes/France

Saria Group France decided to install the high efficient bio separator concept of entec biogas in their biogas plant in Etampes/France.

The plant will have a capacity of 15 to/h being capable of efficiently removing impurities from food waste, industrial and agricultural bio waste to create an ideal substrate for further treatment in the biogas plant.

The very robust construction of the plant also allows the fast and effective removal of small and large metal cans. The separated impurities are very dry and have very low organic material adherences.

The plant was delivered in March and was put into operation within 2 days.

Second Own Fund Project Order for Engineering of 1,6 MW-Biogas Plant in Dovid/Croatia

The biogas plant in Croatia will produce 2,8 MW in its first stage of completion. Depending on the available quantities of substrates, an extension of the plant up to 12 MW is possible.

This project will use cow manure and chicken dung, as well as residues from breweries and Sorghum Grass as substrate. The produced heat will be used for besides the own consumption, drying the digestate, for production of biological fertilizer and with building phase 2 also for air conditioning of greenhouses. Start of construction is planned for mid 2013.

CAPITAL meets ENERGY - Establishing the REI biogas funding and management gmbh

After a one year’s preparation and in cooperation with the Swiss company Tell Capital and the German company Carrington Consulting, entec biogas established the company REI Biogas GmbH located in St. Gallen/Switzerland in April 2011.

REI with its team of experts offers worldwide professional and certified consulting for the selection of large biogas projects inclusive feasibility studies and identification of possible up-side potentials. An extensive and detailed due diligence process arises from these services which ends in the monitoring and support of REI  during funding of projects.

With PFF Entec Biogas Fund and Zweite Green KG, REI has available two professional instruments for equity investment in the project company. Short-term convertible loans are also possible via the fund management company of the PFF Fund.

Subsequently, REI takes over the professional management, controlling and reporting in the related project company and represents the respective fund locally. This assures a direct representation of the investors in the project company.

Design and building contract for entec biogas in Newcastle / UK (food waste) 1.4MW

For our customer Emerald Biogas, entec biogas is designing and building another food waste plant in Newcastle / England.
In this plant, 41,000 tonnes of food waste per year will be utilized to energy by anaerobic fermentation.
The utilization of biogas follows to an external biocatalytic desulfurization, as well as a physical particle cleaning container cogeneration plant with an electrical capacity of 1.4 MW.

entec biogas recives design and building contract for Eugene / Oregon 1,6MW electric

The 1,6MW plant will be the first plant in the U.S. operated with mainly food waste as a substrate. Futher input materials are fats and oils from biodiesel production, as well as manure.

entec biogas plant for digestion of restaurant and food waste successfully on line

We have successfully realized a 2 MW-biogas plant for the digestion of restaurant and food waste in Malchin/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany for Saria Refood GmbH. The plant went online in December 2007. Saria had already gained positive results with a food waste digestion plant built by entec staff in Kogel. The plant has a process capacity of 40.000 tons per year. The success of that project led to the decision rewarding entec biogas gmbh the Malchin project, which will have a process capacity of 50.000 tons per year when completed.

The plant technology consists of the reception and pasteurisation of the food waste with digestion following in the CSTR-digesters (2 x 3.500 m³) and in-line post digester. The energy recovery of the biogas takes place in two CHP- modules with 1 MW el. power each after desulphurisation and drying of the biogas. The digestion residues are used as high quality, organic fertilizer on the surrounding fields.

Commissioning of food waste digestion plant Benet in France, 1 MW elec.

The first food waste digestion plant in France was completed in April 2010. entec biogas gmbh had got the commission for the design, as well as general contractor for mechanical and electrical engineering and commissioning of the biogas plant. Right now, the biogas plant is under commissioning and is expected to be on full capacity in September 2010. The biogas plant in Benet treats waste from the food and animal feed industry.

Europe works right now on bio waste regulations which should lead to a separation of municipal solid waste with subsequent material utilization. Most of the EU-members support this goal; with the exception of France because presently their focus is on the production of compost produced from not-separated municipal solid waste.

We would like to express our sincerest thanks to M. Philippe Spannagel (Director of SIFDDA Centre, Benet) and his staff, as well as all to the involved SARIA-team under the direction of Dr. Eberhard Schmidt for the outstanding cooperation.

Design of the world’s largest biogas plant for cow manure in El Paso, USA started

This facility in the USA will be the world’s largest biogas plant for cow manure (manure from 60.000 dairy cows) and will be constructed by our American daughter company in joint venture through entec biogas USA (in the course of formation). The plant will be developed in a irrigated desert area with intensive cow breeding.

Since the available areas cannot be used for spreading the extreme quantities of manure and to convert the manure in a usable, commercial product, a treatment plant for the treatment of the manure is needed – whose first step will be the biogas plant. Also, a compost plant and a wastewater treatment plant will be part of the treatment. Starting signal for the biogas plant will be in November.

Design of a 2 MW-biogas plant for food waste in Great Britain - Trend setting biogas technology catches on

Through our innovative and flexible technology that meets industrial standards, we were able to prevail against well-known competition.We are presently in the planning phase of a biogas plant which will process 80.000 tons of food waste per year, producing more than 13 MW of electricity and more than 11 MW of thermal power for our customer, White’s Biogas Solutions Ltd. in Selby.

entec biogas plant for digestion of restaurant and food waste successfully on line

We have successfully realized a 2 MW-biogas plant for the digestion of restaurant and food waste in Malchin/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany for Saria Refood GmbH. The plant went online in December 2007. Saria had already gained positive results with a food waste digestion plant built by entec staff in Kogel. The plant has a process capacity of 40.000 tons per year. The success of that project led to the decision rewarding entec biogas gmbh the Malchin project, which will have a process capacity of 50.000 tons per year when completed.

The plant technology consists of the reception and pasteurisation of the food waste with digestion following in the CSTR-digesters (2 x 3.500 m³) and in-line post digester. The energy recovery of the biogas takes place in two CHP- modules with 1 MW el. power each after desulphurisation and drying of the biogas. The digestion residues are used as high quality, organic fertilizer on the surrounding fields.

entec biogas on the road to success in Spain

Our scope of services includes overall engineering, project management as well as commissioning of three biogas plants for the digestion of pig manure. The total electric power produced will be 45 MW (15 x 3 MW cogeneration sets of Jenbacher each). These projects will be realized for one of the largest engineering companies in Spain, with whom entec biogas has a successful long-term and exclusive cooperation.

The first biogas plant has already been planned and realized in Juneda  in 2000 under the auspices of the EU-Valpuren Programme.  Juneda II was realized in 2003 and has been in operation since the beginning of 2004. These two projects formed the basis of a successful market positioning in Spain.

At present, three new biogas plants are under parallel construction – two plants close to Madrid with 15 MW el. power each- commissioning begins in  2009 - as well as one plant (15 MW) close to Barcelona which is near completion.

“The advantages of entec biogas gmbh lie in its many years of experience realizing large, custom-made industrial biogas facilities world-wide and the flexibility of their technology with its increased attention to architecturally appealing solutions”, states Ramon Pons, Environmental Dept. Director of the client.