Fermentation plants
Refers to plants used in food technology.
Sludge digestion plant
Refers to municipal digesters for treating sewage sludge.
Anaerobic treatment plants
Refers to plants for the anaerobic treatment of wastewater.
Gas production unit
Refers to the tank in which biogas is produced.
Anaerobic digestion plant
Refers to plants for the digestion of household waste or organic waste.
Slurry biogas plant
Uses at least 80% slurry or animal waste (manure, droppings, liquid manure, etc.).
In Germany, slurry biogas plants with a capacity of up to 75 kW receive special support at 25 cents/kWh.
NaWaRo biogas plant (renewable raw materials)
Uses at least 80% renewable raw materials (maize, whole-crop silage, grass, cereals, sunflowers, etc.).
Agricultural biogas plant
Uses a mixture of renewable raw materials and slurry tailored to the farm's resources and requirements (cultivated land, livestock numbers, heat demand and fertiliser balance).
A joint venture involving several farms is referred to as a joint agricultural biogas plant.
Waste biogas plant
Uses 100% waste from food production (vegetables, fruit, fats, food scraps, etc.) or waste from fuel production (glycerine, etc.).
Co-digestion biogas plant
Uses waste and slurry or sewage sludge, and possibly renewable raw materials
Waste-to-energy biogas plant
Uses 100% municipal organic waste such as household waste and biowaste.
Also referred to as organic waste or household waste digestion.
CHP biogas plant
One of the biogas plants mentioned above that makes effective use of at least 60% of the heat generated, for example through a local heating network.
Biomethane biogas plant
One of the biogas plants mentioned above that upgrades biogas to biomethane and feeds it into the natural gas grid.
Export biogas plant
A biogas plant developed specifically for export.
Containerised biogas plant
A biogas plant with the dimensions of a container.
Refers to plants used in food technology.
Sludge digestion plant
Refers to municipal digesters for treating sewage sludge.
Anaerobic treatment plants
Refers to plants for the anaerobic treatment of wastewater.
Gas production unit
Refers to the tank in which biogas is produced.
Anaerobic digestion plant
Refers to plants for the digestion of household waste or organic waste.
Slurry biogas plant
Uses at least 80% slurry or animal waste (manure, droppings, liquid manure, etc.).
In Germany, slurry biogas plants with a capacity of up to 75 kW receive special support at 25 cents/kWh.
NaWaRo biogas plant (renewable raw materials)
Uses at least 80% renewable raw materials (maize, whole-crop silage, grass, cereals, sunflowers, etc.).
Agricultural biogas plant
Uses a mixture of renewable raw materials and slurry tailored to the farm's resources and requirements (cultivated land, livestock numbers, heat demand and fertiliser balance).
A joint venture involving several farms is referred to as a joint agricultural biogas plant.
Waste biogas plant
Uses 100% waste from food production (vegetables, fruit, fats, food scraps, etc.) or waste from fuel production (glycerine, etc.).
Co-digestion biogas plant
Uses waste and slurry or sewage sludge, and possibly renewable raw materials
Waste-to-energy biogas plant
Uses 100% municipal organic waste such as household waste and biowaste.
Also referred to as organic waste or household waste digestion.
CHP biogas plant
One of the biogas plants mentioned above that makes effective use of at least 60% of the heat generated, for example through a local heating network.
Biomethane biogas plant
One of the biogas plants mentioned above that upgrades biogas to biomethane and feeds it into the natural gas grid.
Export biogas plant
A biogas plant developed specifically for export.
Containerised biogas plant
A biogas plant with the dimensions of a container.
Operating diagrams of ARCHEA biogas plants
... with vertical tanks
... with horizontal tanks
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... with vertical tanks
... with horizontal tanks
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