Presentation given at the Conference of the European Biogas Association 2014.

1. BIOGAS PLANT VRBAS
EBA Conference 2014

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INVESTOR Mirotin Energo d.o.o., member of the Mirotin Group
In Numbers:
1.100 employees
5.000 ha agricultural land
2.200 dairy cows
→One bigges agricultural and trade companies in Serbia (1992)
→ Production
• Crops produciton (grains/wheat)
• Milk production and cattle breeding
• Oil and fat production
• Mill
→ Trade
• Oil products
• Grains
• Industrial crops
• Feedstock for nitrogen fertilizers
• Artificial fertilizers
→Export
Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Italy, Hungaria,
Germany

3. PROJECT Vrbas, Wojvodina
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ü First biogas project in Serbia
ü Located in Wojvodina
ü Installed power 1,5 MW el.
ü Construction in two phases
ü 1st phase (1MW): Construction start in October 2011
ü 1st phase (1MW): Start-up in June 2012
ü 2nd phase (500kW): Construction start in August 2013
ü 2nd phase (500kW): Start-up in Dezember 2013
ü 2013: 712 hrs of full operation, 96% availability
ü Future development 2014: heat utilisation (glasshouse)

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Feeder
Capacity
80m3
Total
volume
8.044
m3
Main
D.
-­‐
5.104m3
Secondary
D.
-­‐2.940m3
Capacity
3.100m3
Capacity
5000m3
PLANT

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PLANT

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FEEDSTOCK
DM% oDM% Amount t/a
Cattle manure 27 85 26.000,00 44,83%
Sugar beet residues 18 90,5 10.000,00 17,24%
Catte slurry 10 85 9.000,00 15,52%
Maize silage 35 95 8.000,00 13,79%
Whey 7 90 5.000,00 8,62%
44.83%
17.24%
13.79%
15.52%
8.62%
Ca3le
manure
Sugar
beet
residues
Ca3e
slurry
Maize
silage
Whey
Waste feedstock 86,21%
Energy crops 13,79%

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FEEDSTOCK
Cattle manure 40,29%
Maize silage 31,06%
Sugar beet residues 19,43%
Catte slurry 5,24%
Whey 3,97%
Waste feedstock 68,94%
Energy crops 31,06%
40.29%
5.24%
19.43%
31.06%
3.97%
Ca3le
manure
Maize
silage
Sugar
beet
residues
Ca3e
slurry
Whey

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Thank you for your attention