Turning waste into energy by co-generation using biomass
Organisation or Company
Type of organisation or company
Country
Romania
City
Filipestii de Padure, Prahova
Language for original content
Key Area
Sector
Scope
Local industrial cluster
Submitted by
IRCEM
Horia-Matei Bardeanu
Description
Genesis Biopartner has initiated, developed and financed the construction of a plant for the co-generation of thermal energy (heat) and mechanical energy (electricity) from biogas in Romania.
The Genesis Biopartner plant now processes around 20,000 tonnes of organic matter, which account for the 93-97% of biomass needed due to the existing operational capacity, in order to co-generate electricity and thermal heat.
Main activity field
Identified challenge (s)
Main results
- Initially, the biogas plant mainly used energetic plants, like siloed corn, from local agriculture, but soon this became a challenge that required processing optimization. Now organic waste from food processing, like meat, diary, etc., is being increasingly used.
- The first beneficiary of such capacity was CrisTim Sausage Factory, a local meat producing and processing factory, which provides raw organic matter and buys thermal heat. The availability of industrial steam contributes significantly to controlling the end-product cost.
- Genesis Biopartner capitalizes on the heat produced in co-generation, while CrisTim benefits from lowering the cost of heating, as well as efficiently managing waste from meat processing.