Central Europe invests in sustainable energy

Sept. 20, 2011 - PRLog -- Biogas plants are approaching their completion stage by 2012. Representatives of Czech government denote, biomass is expected to become a primary source of renewable energy in the country by 2015.

Investments come as no surprise, with the latest research in the field proving biogas to provide the most energy-effective usage of raw materials per area unit among biofuels.

Innovative facility in Příložany, Czech Republic is the fifth local biogas project of a German biogas plant manufacturer. The plant converts pig manure, grass silage, maize silage, crop silage and grain waste into 366kW of renewable energy, which is fed into the grid. It comprises a 2,500m3 stainless steel fermenter, a CHP power generation plant and a 35m3 vertical dosing feeder.

Biogas plant in Slovakia is expected to have two digesters with 2900m3 volume each. The plant will convert 50 tons of corn silage and 11 tons of pig manure per day, producing 990 kW of electric power. Construction works are conducted by “Zorg Biogas AG,” international biogas plant manufacturer with its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Over the past five years, the company has carried on numerous biogas production projects in 12 countries worldwide.

To learn more, visit http://zorg-biogas.it.

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