The WELTEC Group acquired two biomethane refineries in 2015. Recently the company has taken the next step on its growth path, Nordmethan GmbH, a subsidiary of the plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER, has purchased an existing biogas plant in Falkenhagen, Brandenburg, Germany.
Following the fundamental technical and administrative restructuring and modernisation, the currently decommissioned Falkenhagen biogas plant is expected to resume operations towards the end of 2016. Upon go-live, the plant with its five digesters, five post-digesters, five digestate storage units and six combined heat and power (CHP) plant will generate 3.3 MW of electricity.
The plant had been built in 2007 and commissioned in 2008. By means of renovation investments totalling about EUR 2M, the WELTEC Group wants to re-enable profitable operation. Among other things, the restructuring measures comprise the replacement of all solid matter input systems and a general overhaul of the six CHP plants.
Jens Albartus, Director of WELTEC BIOPOWER and of Nordmethan, is confident that these measures will enable economically successful operation of the biogas plant in Falkenhagen. “The biogas plant features a concept that we can build on”, says Albartus. If things develop as expected, the WELTEC Group might decide to expand its biomethane refinery and biogas plant operations.