Emlichheim Biomass Power Plant II is a 13MW biopower project. It is located in Lower Saxony, Germany. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in May 2013.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 13 | 13 | – | Active | Lower Saxony, Germany |
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Description
The project generates 56GWh electricity thereby offsetting 90,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $62.122m.
The process of combustion has been adopted in this combined heat and power (CHP) project to release the stored energy from the feed. Straw residue which is a kind of agricultural by-product is used as a feedstock to power the project.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in May 2013.
Contractors Involved
Burmeister & Wain Energy supplied steam boiler for the project. The boiler installed at the site has a capacity of 67TPH. The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 522Degree Celsius. The steam is pressurized inside the boiler at 112bar.
Methodology
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