Presentation given at the Conference of the European Biogas Association 2014.

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Schmack Biogas (Viessmann Group)
Best practice projects and future challenges in biogas production
Frank Stumpf
Head of project development and feedstock department

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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
11.400
2,1
27
74
120
55

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Company Structure
Three company divisions
Viessmann Group
Supervisory Board
Heating technology Industrial solutions Cooling technology

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Comprehensive product range
For all areas of application and energy sources
Single- and two-family homes
Large buildings Industry, trade and municipalities Local heating networks
Oil Gas Solar Biomass Ambient heat
Heating technology Industrial solutions
Cooling technology
Comprehensive product range from 1 kW to 120 MW

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Industrial solutions
Efficient energy systems for industry, trade and municipalities
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)

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

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

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

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Stausebach, Germany – 3,7 MWgas
Biological waste digestion plant, dry AD and wet AD
§ Plant size:
3,7 MWgas
§ Owner:
E.On Mitte Natur GmbH
§ Location: Hessen
§ Input materials:
biowaste
§ Commissioning:
2014

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Dragoni, Italy – 100 kWel
EUCOlino compact plant
§ 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

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

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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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Successful biogas projects
From the concept to the running system
§ Project development
§ Engineering
§ Process technology,
Design
§ Holding
§ Technical / biological
service
§ Management of raw
material
Plan Build Run
§ Construction
§ Commissioning
§ Trial operation

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Cost distribution: Commissioning
Anaerobic digestion facility
40%
30%
15%
10%
5%
Wartung/Maintenance
Instandhaltung
Personal
Personnel
Radlader
Wheel-type loader
Betriebsleitung/Management/ Sonstiges
misc.
biol. Biological Betreuung
service

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Technical Service
§ 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

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Biological Service
§ 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

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EUVIS
§ 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

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METHANOS®
high performance bacteria for increased biogas plant efficiency
§ 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

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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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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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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
info@schmack-biogas.com