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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 49, 2018
SOLINA 2018 - VII Conference SOLINA Sustainable Development: Architecture - Building Construction - Environmental Engineering and Protection Innovative Energy-Efficient Technologies - Utilization of Renewable Energy Sources
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| Article Number | 00012 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20184900012 | |
| Published online | 13 August 2018 | |
Technological solutions applied in biogas plants - a case study
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Oczapowskiego 11, 10-736 Olsztyn, Poland
* Corresponding author: daniel.chludzinski@uwm.edu.pl
This paper describes three operating biogas plants with a comparable electrical power of 600 kW. The plants are situated in Germany and were constructed between 2007 and 2013. They belong to one owner who has a farm with an area of ca. 1,200 ha, oriented towards plant production. The article presents technological solutions applied in biogas plants; an attempt was also made to determine their effect on the amount of electricity consumed in the process (operation of stirrers, substrate feeders, pumps, control systems, lighting, etc.). Despite similar electrical power, the biogas plants differ in terms of construction and technological solutions. The differences stem mainly from the number and capacity of digestion chambers, the method of biomass stirring and the method of substrate supply. The preliminary conclusions from observations of these facilities confirm the literature data concerning the consumption of electricity in the process compared to total electricity production. The paper also presents the capacity factor for each facility and the level of heat use from cogeneration.
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