Biogas plant Ihausen

Services provided

Authorisation planning
Implementation planning 
General contracting
Initial operation / trial run

Type of plant

Agricultural biogas plant 

Location

Westerstede, Kreis Ammerland, Niedersachsen, Germany

Initial operation

IV. quarter 2005

Operation process

2-stage - a concrete fermenter with secondary fermenter

Temperature range

mesophilic

Fermenter

1 x 1.130 m³

Secondary fermenter

1 x 1.130 m³

Final storage tank

1 x 1.130 m³

Feedstock

Grass silage
Maize silage

Total

10.000 t/a
2.000 t/a

12.000 t/a

Gas utilisation

Type 
Power el.

in 2007 upgraded to

1 x gas-CHP
190 kWel

530 kWel

Energy production

electrical


thermal

4.240.000 kWhel
-> requirements of 1.060 households
4.240.000 kWh
-> equivalent to 424.000 l heating oil

Use of thermal energy

Heating of houses

Special features

  • the input consists of 85% grass silage

Location