Best practice projects and future challenges in biogas production - Frank Stumpf

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Frank Stumpf Head of project development and feedstock department

Schmack Biogas (Viessmann Group) Best practice projects and future challenges in biogas production


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Contents / agenda

1 Schmack – a member of the Viessmann Group

2 Complexity of project development

3 Comprehensive system operation

4 Conclusion


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Viessmann Group

Company foundation

Employees

Billion EUR turnover

Production companies in 11 countries

Countries with sales activities and distribution partners

Branches worldwide

Percent of turnover derived from export activities

Branches

Distribution partners

1917

2,1

11.400

55

27

74

120


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Company Structure

Heating technology Industrial solutions Cooling technology

Three company divisions

Viessmann Group

Supervisory Board


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Comprehensive product range

Single- and two-family homes

Heating technology Cooling technology

Large buildings Industry, trade and municipalities Local heating networks

Industrial solutions

Comprehensive product range from 1 kW to 120 MW

Oil Gas Solar Biomass Ambient heat

For all areas of application and energy sources


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Industrial solutions

CHP systems up to 401 kWel (ESS) Biogas plants Warm water / high-pressure steam boilers up to 20 MW Biomass boilers up to 1700 kW (Köb)

Efficient energy systems for industry, trade and municipalities


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More than 15 year of experience in project development and plant engineering Projects implemented in Central and Eastern Europe region, USA & Japan

Added Value in feeding- and agitation technology

Service solutions for all biogas related issues

Construction and operation of dry anaerobic digestion facilities

Construction and design of gas treatment and gas feed-in facilities

Subsidiaries in Italy and USA Access to the international network of the Viessmann Group in 40 countries

Schmack Biogas GmbH Biogas in the Viessmann Group


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4 Conclusion


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Best practice projects

Not just running, performing with high efficiency, best yield and minimized operational costs!


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Sustainable project developement Significant steps

Project concept / initiation of business-

mediation Specification and

Feasibility Approval

§  Testing, Information of public environment

§  Contact with project participants

§  Location analysis §  Analysis of raw material

§  Feasibility study §  Economic viability

calculation §  Concept §  Dimensioning §  Secure location §  Approval certificates

§  Preparation/ submission of the planning and building permission

§  Application for connection to the gas grid

§  Acquisition of raw material

Analysis Network Information

Testing Plausibility

Preparation of implementation


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Technology alternatives in Anaerobic Digestion Schmack Biogas GmbH wet and dry fermentation systems

§  Biogas plants for pumpable organic matter

§  Biogas plants for non- pumpable organic matter

§  Main focus: energy crops, manure, slurry

§  Main focus: municipal organic waste, agricultural residues

Wet Anaerobic Digestion (wet AD) Dry Anaerobic Digestion (dry AD)


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§  Plant size: 1,800 kWel

§  Owner: Fife Council

§  Location: Scotland

§  Input materials: 40,000 t biowaste (brown bin), 3,000 t food waste

§  Commissioning: September 2013

Fife Council, Dunfermline, Scotland – 1.800 kWel Biological waste digestion plant, dry AD (BIOFerm System)


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§  Plant size: 3,7 MWgas

§  Owner: E.On Mitte Natur GmbH

§  Location: Hessen

§  Input materials: biowaste

§  Commissioning: 2014

Stausebach, Germany – 3,7 MWgas Biological waste digestion plant, dry AD and wet AD


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§  Plant size: 100 kWel

§  Owner: Az. Agr. Desideri Gaveglio Camillo di Rosa Perrone

§  Location: Dragoni, Italy

§  Input materials: 2,200t cattle slurry, 4,400t solid cow dung, 800t feed remains

§  Commissioning: December 2013

Dragoni, Italy – 100 kWel EUCOlino compact plant


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Biomethane plant Plant for biogas upgrading by Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA)


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4 Conclusion


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Successful biogas projects From the concept to the running system

Plan Build Run

§  Project development

§  Engineering

§  Process technology, Design

§  Holding

§  Technical / biological service

§  Management of raw

material

§  Construction

§  Commissioning

§  Trial operation


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Cost distribution: Commissioning Anaerobic digestion facility

40%

30%

15%

10% 5%

Wartung/Instandhaltung Personal Radlader Betriebsleitung/Sonstiges biol. Betreuung

Maintenance Personnel Wheel-type loader Management/ misc. Biological service


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§  Replacement of individual components

§  Extension of your biogas plant §  Procurement of spare and wear parts

§  Regular maintenance, overhaul and repair

§  Minimisation of downtime

§  High plant availability

Technical Service


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§  Comprehensive process analytics

§  Process evaluation/-interpretation §  Evaluation of input material

§  Feeding recommendation

§  High stability of the digestion process

§  Economic safe operation

§  High level of plant utilisation

Biological Service


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§  Continual supervision of installations, 24h, 365 days per year

§  Continuous recording and evaluation of all process-related data

§  Early detection of operational faults

§  Reliable and trouble-free operation

§  High level of plant utilisation §  Short response time

EUVIS


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§  Patented and awarded several distinctions

§  Mixture of highly efficient bacteria

§  Specific optimization of the biogas process

§  Utilization of the biological process

potential

§  100% more performance without requiring

any major effort

METHANOS® high performance bacteria for increased biogas plant efficiency


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Power–to–gas Integration of biogas to store electricity in the gas network

+ www.microbenergy.com


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Power to Gas Biogas Center Allendorf (Eder)


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4 Conclusion


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Conclusion

§  Secure plant systems are already available

§  Recent challenges are the efficient plant operation and the reliable know how transfer §  Future challenges are the combination of biogas technology with industry solutions to

create forward-looking energy supply systems like Power-to-gas


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Contact

Schmack Biogas GmbH Bayernwerk 8 92421 Schwandorf Germany phone: +49 9431 751 0 fax: +49 9431 751 204 www.schmack-biogas.com [email protected]

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Best practice projects and future challenges in biogas production - Frank Stumpf