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BIOGAS Know-how_3<br />
Biogas Journal | <strong>Autumn</strong>_<strong>2017</strong> English Issue<br />
Outlook<br />
Due to the wide variety of ideas for implementing<br />
a marine biogas plant, the IBZ<br />
Hohen Luckow e.V. founded the “Biogas<br />
Maritim” network. Twelve companies in the<br />
areas of energy and the environment are<br />
currently working together on technical solutions<br />
for using the wastewater and waste<br />
potential in the maritime sector. They are<br />
supported by various corresponding organizations<br />
such as the German Biogas Association,<br />
the Rostock Port Development Authority,<br />
and scientific institutions such as the<br />
University of Applied Science at Stralsund<br />
and the University of Rostock.<br />
According to the companies, the greatest<br />
hurdles to implementing the ideas are the<br />
legal requirements, particularly the limited<br />
options due to the categorization of waste<br />
when used on land as well as the environmental<br />
requirements for plant operation on<br />
board. In addition, strict safety regulations<br />
on board and options for the most self-sufficient<br />
operation possible on the sea must<br />
be taken into consideration.<br />
Moreover, the technological developments<br />
must be carried out such that the needs<br />
and requirements of the shipping companies<br />
and shipyards as well as the respective<br />
harbours are taken into account. The network<br />
works closely with the Mecklenburg-<br />
Vorpommern State Office for Agriculture,<br />
Food Safety and Fisheries as the permitting<br />
authority and has, for example, created a<br />
common strategy for anaerobic treatment<br />
on land in compliance with the legal waste<br />
classification according to EU law. The goal<br />
is to have the process included in Regulation<br />
(EC) No. 142/2011 as an alternative<br />
treatment method in order to unify and<br />
simplify the approval process for an energyefficient<br />
method across the entire EU. In<br />
this context, the “Waste to Sludge to Energy<br />
(WAS2E)” project was started at the<br />
beginning of December 2016 for a period<br />
of two years.<br />
Furthermore, the network partners work<br />
on a variety of other projects together, e.g.<br />
the development of an on-board wastewater<br />
treatment facility coupled with an anaerobic<br />
treatment step that is to ferment<br />
not only wastewater sludge and wastewater<br />
containing unwanted organic elements, but<br />
also food leftovers. In a EU project in the<br />
context of the EU Strategy for the Baltic<br />
Sea Region, the technologies are transferred<br />
into the countries adjacent to the<br />
Baltic Sea.<br />
The network is supported by the German<br />
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and<br />
Energy and is open to new network partners<br />
that can add their efforts to achieving the<br />
network’s goals.<br />
Contacts<br />
Jessica Hudde<br />
IBZ Hohen Luckow e.V.<br />
Maik Orth<br />
IBZ Hohen Luckow e.V.<br />
Thilo Seibicke<br />
Carnival Maritime GmbH<br />
Netzwerk Biogas Maritim<br />
Bützower Str. 1a<br />
18239 Hohen Luckow, Germany<br />
Phone: 0049 38 29 57 41 24<br />
e-mail: jessica.hudde@ibz-hl.de<br />
www.biogas-maritim.ibz-hl.de<br />
NEW!<br />
Biogas to<br />
Biomethane<br />
NEW PUBLICATION ON BIOMETHANE AVAILABLE!<br />
The German Biogas Association presents the booklet „Biogas to Biomethane“.<br />
In order to serve the growing international interest in biomethane plants and utilisation<br />
of biomethane in transport sector the brochure outlines important technical and<br />
legal aspects.<br />
The brochure is basically divided into two main sections: Firstly, the basics of biogas<br />
and biomethane production, its application in the natural gas grid, in high-pressure<br />
cylinders and in the transport sector, technical and legal conditions within European<br />
and German contexts as well as partnership and financing options for developing<br />
economies are discussed.<br />
Secondly, eleven international reference plants and 23 profiles from companies<br />
experienced in biomethane plant construction and project development, as well as<br />
providers of plant components and process auxiliaries are presented, so that suitable<br />
partners with appropriate expertise can be identified for future biomethane projects.<br />
The booklet can be downloaded on the website<br />
www.biogas-to-biomethane.com<br />
or can be ordered as print version from<br />
Fachverband Biogas e.V.,<br />
Angerbrunnenstr. 12 · 85356 Freising<br />
Phone: +49 (0) 8161-984660<br />
E-Mail: info@biogas.org<br />
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