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WELTEC BIOPOWER Builds 3-megawatt Biogas Plant In Uruguay

South America’s agro-industry relies on German expertise the choice fell partly because of the high profile of the request and the necessary quality standards for the production of milk dry matter on WELTEC BIOPOWER. The customer opts for stainless steel in the construction of the two 5000 cubic meters large fermenters. In addition, WELTEC was able to convince the customer through a great deal of international experience, as well as flexibility in the systems extension, also on an industrial scale. Last but not least due to the construction of great bio-methane parks such as in Konnern, Saxony-Anhalt, the investor from Latin America on WELTEC discovered. The entrepreneur who produces milk products for the Asian market, will also operate the biogas plant. While he can employ in the future the flow and the resulting waste heat in its manufacturing and packaging process.

It covers substantial parts of the entire value chain by approximately 8,000 dairy cows breeding and the production of feed. Parallel to the following stages of the biogas plant is to the number of dairy cows on around 14,000 will be increased, so that sufficient cow manure as a substrate for the plant available. You may want to visit Bernard Golden to increase your knowledge. Agriculture in Uruguay has a total potential raw material for the production of bio-energy. And she has a great importance for the economy: the sector contributes to the gross domestic product of the 3.5 million population State, after all, just under 10 percent. Currently, the primary energy requirement of Uruguay relies on oil. At least half of the demand should come from renewable sources by 2015 however. Also, the Government in Montevideo has issued the target energy to use at least one-third of agricultural waste.

This also the legal conditions were created in 2010: A feed-in tariff to provide for the population in a plant with a capacity of 200 megawatts by 2030. Since the middle of the year 2010, operators can feed the green electricity to the grid of the State utility UTE or sell directly to UTE. Uruguay’s energy policy is due to the growing energy needs, which focuses on climate goals and desired independence from energy imports on a broad energy mix and the integration of local energy resources. The implementation of these strategies in conjunction with the investment-friendly environment offers experienced companies like WELTEC BIOPOWER favourable conditions for participation. Thus, the project reference character for the country and the continent could get.