29.08.2013
The Baltic Manure Handling Award 2013 was awarded a newpretreatment technology for increasing the utilization of solid manurein biogas production.
The MULTIMix from the German company WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbHaddresses the problem with incorporating deep litter or solid manure inbiogas production. Because of this the company was pronounced winner ofthe Baltic Manure Handling Award 2013.
The handling of deep litter in biogas production has beenproblematic due to the high content of straw in the biomass. WELTECBIOPOWER GmbH faced this challenge and their development work resultedin a liquid feeding system, the MULTIMix, where fibrous substrates suchas deep litter and solid manure can be pretreated and utilized forbiogas production. This has clear positive environmental effects, andtherefore the Baltic Manure Handling Award 2013was presented to thecompany at the conference ?A Greener Agriculture for a Bluer Baltic Sea?in Helsinki on Tuesday.
The company is already a well ? renowned supplier of biogasplants and with the new solution, they expect to increase theprofitability of biogas plants. Cord Hinnerk Hansen from WELTEC BIOPOWERGmbH says:
- We are pleased that our efforts are marked with this award.Initial feedback and demand from the market show us that the use ofmanure and grass silage in biogas plants is a global problem. Thereforeour special thanks go to our customers who have shown us the strong needfor such innovation.
The new solution can also be implemented in already existingbiogas plants enabling biogas plants based on large amounts of maizesilage to include deep litter in combination with other substrates, forexample grass silage. Project manager Anne-Luise Skov Jensen from AgroBusiness Park in Denmark, who is in charge of Business Innovation in theBaltic Manure project, states:
- This is a technology which addresses a well known problem inbiogas production. The fact that the amount of deep litter in biogasproduction can be increased, increases the commercial value of themanure and at the same time eutrophication can be minimized as comparedto composting or direct distribution of solid manure on the fields.
Further information:
Project manager Anne-Luise Skov Jensen, Agro Business Park, Denmark
Mobile: +45 8999 2526
Email: alsj@agropark.dk
Facts about Baltic Manure:
Baltic Manure issupported by the EU Regional Development Fund. The purpose of theproject is to innovate and develop business, job creation and technologyexport out of the inherent resources for fertilizer and energy inmanure. This is carried out through research and evaluation oftechnologies and furthermore by stimulating the business area withinmanure management technologies.