Collaborative / Joint project „MuD BMA Lewitz“
Development of an innovative process chain to optimize the fermentation of horse manure for the production of bio-LNG as a fuel
The project partners came together in order to build a demonstration plant for the fermentation of large quantities of horse manure and for the production of bio-LNG as a fuel. Intended input materials for the fermentation are farm manure, including horse manure from Paul Schockemöhle Pferdehaltung GmbH, and energy crops. The majority of the biogas produced is processed into biomethane, subsequently into bio-LNG and liquefied to be used as fuel for the PS Logistic Group GmbH's own fleet of heavy goods vehicles. This should contribute significantly to the decarbonization of the company. A small portion of the biogas is utilized in CHPs to generate electricity and heat. Another objective of the project is to further develop substrate logistics and storage, which have a decisive influence on the biomethane yield. The aim of which is to use the horse manure in the system as fresh and free of impurities as possible.
The plant will have a production capacity of approx. 700 Nm³/h of biomethane and process approx. 90.000 tonnes of substrate per year. Once established this horse manure utilization plant will be unique with regard to its size. Around 89 % of the total substrate input consists of farmyard manure and approx. 78 % horse manure. This poses several challenges - the high dry matter content, impurities contained in the horse manure and the ability to store the substrate without loss of biomethane yield. In order to minimize these challenges - transport and storage time, process-integrated separation of impurities as well as energy losses and emissions - an innovative logistics system for the provision of horse manure from various stables at different locations in the Lewitz region is being developed. Scientific monitoring along with economic, ecological and energy-related evaluation of the process concept will provide the necessary support.
An added value of the project lies in the large-scale demonstration of gas utilization via bio-LNG in the transport sector with CO2 liquefaction and digestate processing as pioneering technologies. The substrate logistics concept, which will be developed within the project, can be transferred to comparable biogas plant concepts for fermenting large quantities of moisture-resistant and cellulose- and lignin-rich substrates such as horse manure. This system concept thus contributes to the avoidance of GHG emissions from farm fertilizers, supplies renewable energy and reduces land use pressure.
The project partners in the joint project ‘Model and demonstration plant BMA Lewitz’ are Schockemöhle Bioenergy GmbH & Co. KG and the Institute for Biogas, Waste Management and Energy. The project partner Schockemöhle Bioenergy GmbH & Co. KG is responsible for project development, construction and commissioning of the plant as well as setting up a substrate-specific logistics system. Scientific conceptualization, coordination and monitoring is to be carried out by the project partner Institute for Biogas, Waste Management and Energy.
Direct link to the project page:
https://foerderung.fnr.de/projekte/ausgewaehlte-projekte/biomethan-kraftstoff-aus-pferdemist
Funding Organization: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
Project organizer: Agency for Renewable Resources e. V. (FNR)
Duration: 01.01.2024 - 30.11.2025
Project Partners: Schockemöhle Bioenergie GmbH & Co. KG, Neustadt-Glewe and Institute for Biogas, Waste Management and Energy, Weimar