WELtec Begin Construction of World‘s Largest Biogas Plant in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Now, a cooperation partner has been engaged for the sale of the approximately 530 million cubic feet of biological natural gas generated every year in the 16 fermenters of the large plant: "In E.ON Bioerdgas GmbH, we have found a suitable partner from the field of energy production and supply", explains Jens Albartus, Director of WELtec BioPower GmbH.

Biological natural gas is the result of the refinement of biological raw gas. The raw material can be fed into the natural gas grid and stored. According to E.ON Bioerdgas, the use of regenerative fuels from the plant‘s immediate environment is the right step towards secure energy supply, as this approach provides a high degree of energy efficiency and is ecologically sustainable.

Apart from the benefits for the environment, Jens Albartus points to the positive economic effects of the 35-million-euro investment: „This biogas park constitutes the basis for new local value chains and ultimately generates employment opportunities.“ Thus, everybody benefits from the plant – from the source to the consumer.

E.ON Bioerdgas GmbH was established by E.ON Ruhrgas in 2007 in order to make efficient use of the ecological and economic potential of biogas. To E.ON, this was an important step into the future of energy supply and climate protection.

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