MT-Energie to build two biogas plants
The UK is proving a popular site for biogas projects – Germany-based MT-Energie has now begun construction on two 1MW biogas plants in southern England.
The plants, one north of Oxford and the other near Bognor Regis, are nearing completion and both should be operational by Q2.
Support such as Feed-in Tariffs, two ROCs offered for anaerobic digestion and the possibilities offered by the Renewable Heat Incentive has triggered the company's expansion into the British market.
The Oxford plant consists of two digesters, one post-digester and one open residue storage tank.
Material such as whole plant silage and grass silage is passed through both digesters creating biogas and a digestate. The gas is tapped and used to produce electricity for the grid while the digestate can be returned to land as compost.
The Bognor plant is slightly larger, comprising two digesters and one post-digester. Digestates from the system are collected in a connected lagoon.
This plant is designed to be operated mostly with residues from sweet corn production. Further input materials are residues from the vegetable production as well as maize silage.
MT-Energie already operates in North America as well as continental Europe, where it claims to have provided 20% of all anaerobic digestion plants in Germany.
The company had been working on the 1MW scale anaerobic digesters since last year, previously offering 500kW plants.
The plants, one north of Oxford and the other near Bognor Regis, are nearing completion and both should be operational by Q2.
Support such as Feed-in Tariffs, two ROCs offered for anaerobic digestion and the possibilities offered by the Renewable Heat Incentive has triggered the company's expansion into the British market.
The Oxford plant consists of two digesters, one post-digester and one open residue storage tank.
Material such as whole plant silage and grass silage is passed through both digesters creating biogas and a digestate. The gas is tapped and used to produce electricity for the grid while the digestate can be returned to land as compost.
The Bognor plant is slightly larger, comprising two digesters and one post-digester. Digestates from the system are collected in a connected lagoon.
This plant is designed to be operated mostly with residues from sweet corn production. Further input materials are residues from the vegetable production as well as maize silage.
MT-Energie already operates in North America as well as continental Europe, where it claims to have provided 20% of all anaerobic digestion plants in Germany.
The company had been working on the 1MW scale anaerobic digesters since last year, previously offering 500kW plants.
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