Regensburg, May 15, 2007 - The Aufwind Schmack Group has opened a biomethane plant in Pliening, a trailblazer on the path to sustainable energy production. Biogas composed of biomethane is fed directly into the natural gas network of the Stadtwerke München (Munich's public utility company) here. Since December 2006, Bavaria's first and largest biomethane plant (in Pliening, east of Munich) has been producing biogas from raw materials. Biomethane is generated by using a pressure swing adsorption process. This is fed into the natural gas network of Stadtwerke München. This is a first-off, as Stadtwerke München is now the first energy supply company in Germany to have made its natural gas network available for transporting biomethane. The biomethane plant in Pliening is a project of RES Renewable Energy Systems GmbH from Munich and Aufwind Schmack GmbH Neue Energien. The plant is being financed and run with funding from the Aufwind Schmack Group, the Hessian State Bank and Lacuna AG. With E.ON Bayern AG, the project has a long-term bulk purchaser for the biomethane on its side.
Some 3.9 million standard cubic metres of biomethane and around 43 million kilowatt hours of energy will be produced annually for the natural gas network. Ferdinand Schmack, the CEO of Aufwind Schmack GmbH Neue Energien, which is responsible for planning and operating the plant, says that this corresponds to the annual natural gas use of approx. 1300 single family dwellings. He described the advantage of biomethane over biogas: "While biogas must be used locally to generate electricity, biomethane can be transported over the existing pipeline infrastructure and can be used like natural gas." Maschinenring Ebersberg e.V. is the local project partner and logistician for the biomass. Stadtwerke München is building on its commitment to renewable energy. One building block is the incorporation of biogas into its "natural gas fuel". Since April, 20 percent of this fuel has been made up of biogas at the energy supply company's petrol pumps in Von-Kahr-Straße 1 and Kreillerstraße 220. This should be possible for all natural gas pumps of the energy supply company in the coming year.
Some 3.9 million standard cubic metres of biomethane and around 43 million kilowatt hours of energy will be produced annually for the natural gas network. Ferdinand Schmack, the CEO of Aufwind Schmack GmbH Neue Energien, which is responsible for planning and operating the plant, says that this corresponds to the annual natural gas use of approx. 1300 single family dwellings. He described the advantage of biomethane over biogas: "While biogas must be used locally to generate electricity, biomethane can be transported over the existing pipeline infrastructure and can be used like natural gas." Maschinenring Ebersberg e.V. is the local project partner and logistician for the biomass. Stadtwerke München is building on its commitment to renewable energy. One building block is the incorporation of biogas into its "natural gas fuel". Since April, 20 percent of this fuel has been made up of biogas at the energy supply company's petrol pumps in Von-Kahr-Straße 1 and Kreillerstraße 220. This should be possible for all natural gas pumps of the energy supply company in the coming year.
Further information:
Aufwind Schmack GmbH Neue EnergienSchwandorfer Straße 1293059 Regensburg
Aufwind Schmack GmbH Neue EnergienSchwandorfer Straße 1293059 Regensburg
Phone:+49 (0)941 / 698730-17
Fax:+49 (0)941 / 698730-50
Internet: http://www.aufwind.com/
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