Agricultural biogas plants built after 2003: Monitoring and benchmarks
Abstract
The “Biogas Austria Forum” is a centre of excellence with the aim to optimise biogas production from agrarian biomass. It comprises horizontal and vertical co-operation between partners from research, extension service, authorities, planers, biogas plant operators, and companies that work in the field of biogas production. The multi-disciplinary consortium covers all aspects of biogas production from agrarian biomass. It gives essential impetus for the future development of biogas production. The “Biogas Austria Forum” was initiated by the Division of Agricultural Engineering of the Department for Sustainable Agricultural Systems (ILT). In course of the research project “Agricultural biogas plants built after 2003: Monitoring and benchmarks” the “Biogas Austria Forum” promotes the dissemination of biogas plants that are built according to the actual state of the art. The project mainly concentrates on biogas plants that focus on digestion of energy crops. Energy crops are differ from animal manures in their physical-chemical properties, degradability, and potential methane yield. This requires biogas technology to be adapted to the specific need of energy crop digestion. The limited knowledge currently does not allow to give recommendations on optimum energy crop digestion. Due to the considerable uncertainties, farmers are reluctant to invest into biogas plants that digest energy crops. Huge potentials of renewable energy production are not exploited. The project “Agricultural biogas plants built after 2003: Monitoring and benchmarks” will carry out an area-wide monitoring of technological and management parameters of 40 new biogas plants in Austria. The following parameters will be assessed: technology, substance and energy flows, economic efficiency, work requirement, and management. Two biogas plants will be intensively monitored in detail. During a period of eight month, substance and energy flow and process parameters will be continuously measured. Economic efficiency will be assessed with the computer based programme “ECOGAS”. Costs of energy crop production and incentives given for energy crop digestion will be integrated in the cost analysis. From the results, guidelines will be produced to guarantee a rapid dissemination.
keywords biogas production climate protection energy crops economic efficiency
Publikationen
Biogas Forum Austria: network from research, extension service, and commercial farms
Autoren: Amon,T., Amon, B., Hopfner-Sixt, K., Kryvoruchko, V. Jahr: 2005
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
State of the art of biogas technology in Austria.
Autoren: Hopfner-Sixt, K; Amon, T; Bodiroza, V; Kryvoruchko, V; Milovanovic, D; Zollitsch, W; Boxberger, J Jahr: 2006
Journal articles
Stand und Entwicklungsperspektiven der Energiepflanzenvergärung aus technologischer Sicht
Autoren: Hopfner-Sixt, K., Amon, T., Bodiroza, V., Milovanovic, D. Jahr: 2005
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Energietechnik – alternative Energien
Autoren: Boxberger, J., Amon T., Moitzi, G. Jahr: 2006
Chapter in collected volumes
Analyse von Leistungsfähigkeit, Wirtschaftlichkeit und Entwicklungsperspektiven landwirtschaftlicher Biogasanlagen
Autoren: Hopfner-Sixt Katharina Jahr: 2005
Doctoral Thesis
Stand der Technik österreichischer Biogasanlagen
Autoren: Hopfner-Sixt, K; Amon, T; Bodiroza, V; Kryvoruchko, V; Milovanovic, D; Zollitsch, W; Boxberger, J Jahr: 2006
Journal articles
Anaerobic Digestion of Energy Crops State of the Art of Biogas Technology and Future Developments.
Autoren: Hopfner-Sixt, K., Amon T. Jahr: 2005
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Forum Biogas Network from Natural Resources to Application
Autoren: Amon, T., Hopfner-Sixt, K., Amon, B., Kryvoruchko, V. Jahr: 2005
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Biogaserzeugung aus Energiemais
Autoren: Amon, T; Kryvoruchko, V; Amon, B; Bodiroza, V; Zollitsch, W; Boxberger, J Jahr: 2006
Journal articles
Biogaserzeugung aus Energiepflanzen
Autoren: Amon, T; Kryvoruchko, V; Hopfner-Sixt, K; Amon, B; Bodiroza, V; Ramusch, M; Hrbek, R; Friedel, J K; Zollitsch, W; Boxberger, J Jahr: 2006
Journal articles
Biogas: ein möglicher Weg aus der Energiekrise
Autoren: Amon T., Hopfner-Sixt, K. Jahr: 2006
Newspaper / Magazine article
Biogas Forum Austria-Network of research, extension service, and commercial farms.
Autoren: Amon, T., Amon B., Kryvoruchko V., Hopfner-Sixt K., Moser, A., Zollitsch, W. Jahr: 2006
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Monitoring of energy crop digestion in Austria.
Autoren: Hopfner-Sixt, K., Amon, T., Milovanovic, D., Amon, B. Jahr: 2006
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Ökonomisches Monitoring von Biogasanlagen in Österreich
Autoren: Walla, C; Hopfner-Sixt, K; Amon, T; Schneeberger, W Jahr: 2006
Newspaper / Magazine article
Biogaserzeugung ausagrarischen Rohstoffen
Autoren: Hopfner-Sixt, K; Amon, T; Bodiroza, V; Kryvoruchko, V; Milovanovic, D; Zollitsch, W; Boxberger, J Jahr: 2006
Journal articles
Biogas production from agricultural resources: characteristic values for material and energetic evaluation
Autoren: Hopfner-Sixt, K; Amon, T; Bodiroza, V; Kryvoruchko, V; Milovanovic, D; Zollitsch, W; Boxberger, J Jahr: 2006
Journal articles
European Biogas Initiative to improve the yield of agricultural biogas plants (EU-Agro Biogas).
Autoren: Amon, T., Amon, B., Machmüller, A., Hopfner-Sixt K., Kryvoruchko V., Bodiroza, V. Jahr: 2006
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Research for climate protection-technological options for mitigation (Reclip:tom).
Autoren: Amon, B., Fröhlich, M., Ramusch, M., Winiwarter W. Jahr: 2006
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
NH3 and GHG emissions from a straw flow system for fattening pigs: housing, and manure storage.
Autoren: Amon, B., Kryvoruchko, V., Fröhlich, M., Amon, T., Pöllinger, A., Mösenbacher, I., Hausleitner, A. Jahr: 2006
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Monitoring landwirtschaftlicher Biogasanlagen in Österreich – Durchmischungstechnik und Kennwerte wesentlicher Prozessparameter
Autoren: Hopfner-Sixt, K., Amon, T. Jahr: 2006
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Ammoniakemissionen aus frei gelüfteten Ställen und Wirtschaftsdüngerlagerstätten für Rinder
Autoren: Amon, B., Fröhlich, M. Jahr: 2006
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Leistungsvergleich verschiedener Biogasanlagensysteme
Autoren: Hopfner-Sixt, K. Jahr: 2006
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Strategien zur nachhaltigen Erzeugung, Bereitstellung und Nutzung agrarischer Biomasse für die Biogaserzeugung
Autoren: Amon, T. Jahr: 2006
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Integrierte Systeme Sieben Fragen und Antworten zur Nutzung von Bioenergie
Autoren: Amon,T; Bauer,A; Leonhartsberger,Ch Jahr: 2008
Journal articles
Biogas as a renewable energy source within sustainable biofuels based biorefinery concepts
Autoren: Bauer, A., Leonhartsberger, Ch., Lyson, D., Hopfner-Sixt, K., Amon, B., Amon, T. Jahr: 2008
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Project staff
Barbara Amon
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Barbara Amon
barbara.amon@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.11.2004 - 27.02.2007
Alexander Bauer
Assoc. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Alexander Bauer
alexander.bauer@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-93101, 93150
Project Staff
01.11.2004 - 27.02.2007
Bernhard Freyer
Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.Ing. Bernhard Freyer
bernhard.freyer@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.11.2004 - 27.02.2007
Jürgen Kurt Friedel
Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Jürgen Kurt Friedel
juergen.friedel@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-93317
Project Staff
01.11.2004 - 27.02.2007
Martina Fröhlich
Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Päd. Martina Fröhlich
martina.froehlich@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-31221
Project Staff
01.11.2004 - 27.02.2007
Walter Schneeberger
O.Univ.Prof.i.R. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Walter Schneeberger
walter.schneeberger@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-73300
Project Staff
01.11.2004 - 27.02.2007
Werner Zollitsch
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Werner Zollitsch
werner.zollitsch@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-93211, 99101, 99111
Project Staff
01.11.2004 - 27.02.2007
Katharina Hopfner-Sixt
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Katharina Hopfner-Sixt
Sub Projectleader
01.11.2004 - 27.02.2007
BOKU partners
External partners
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Univ. Doz. Dr. Erich M. Pötsch
partner