Weltec Biopower is the first plant manufacturer to receive an order for the establishment of a 1 MW plant in Slatina, Croatia, close to the Hungarian border, which the operator Biointegra will feed with maize, manure, and whey. It will also be possible to use substances like food and abattoir waste, which will first be sanitized in the plant.

The biogas plant, which will cost approximately €3m ($4.38m) and be commissioned in 2009, has two fermenters with about 3000 m3 each and two final storage units with a volume of 5000 m3

In the combined heat and power plant, a 1021 kW gas-engine genset will generate green power for approximately 2000 three-person households.

The heat will be delivered to a nearby chicken farm

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As a renewable energy project, the plant is eligible for carbon credits because it enhances energy efficiency at the mill and displaces the national grid’s energy generated from fossil fuels. By using the biogas instead of fossil fuels for power generation, the plant is expected to produce approximately 20 000 tons of certified emissions reductions (CERs) annually under the Kyoto Protocol.

The expected income from these CERs was instrumental in the customer’s financial decision-making process. The project will be registered with the UNFCCC by Carbon Services Pakistan and First Climate AG.