German Biogas Plant Manufacturer Seeks to Enter American Market

GADORE Center USA (German-American Dialog on Renewable Energy), a Philadelphia-based global soft landing center for companies engaged in the renewable energy industry who are looking to enter the U.S. market, has announced that it is currently assisting a leading German biogas plant manufacturer with its plans to enter the U.S. market. According to the company, it is specifically assisting the plant manufacturer with its search for a new site in Pennsylvania.

The space requirement for the new plant is 8.65 acres and, suitably, the biogas plant site will be located on the input-producer’s property. The biogas plant will be owned and operated by the German company’s new U.S. subsidiary and the future site owner is not obligated to invest in the plant in any manner.

According to a news release, the biogas plant manufacturer has proven that metal and plastic can be separated from organic and residual waste. The plant itself has a 75,000 metric ton input capacity and produces up to 5 megawatts of power, whereas energy, heat and/or cooling can be returned to the site owner/input producer. The plant’s only “waste” is an organic liquid fertilizer and is intended for distribution to local agriculture entities, the release says.

“GADORE is very excited about the broad opportunities this newest technology brings to Pennsylvania as well as the inquiries anticipated from Pennsylvania-based companies,” says Susan Guenther, general manager of GADORE Center USA. “Once demonstrated in the United States, biomethane growth will be comparable with the development of wind and solar power.”