1. BIOGAS production from organic waste in the European Food And Beverage industry
FABbiogas
Günther Bochmann University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Departement for Agrobiotechnology
Institute for Environmental Biotechnology
Konrad Lorenz Str. 20; 3430 Tulln – Austria
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2. FABbiogas
The FABbiogas project aspires to change the mindsets of all stakeholders in the waste-to-energy chain by promoting residues from FAB industry as a new and renewable source for biogas production
Project Partners
Country
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (Coordinator)
Austria
European Biogas Association
Belgium
ATRES engineering biogas
Germany
Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires
France
Kompetenzzentrum für Ernährung, Cluster Ernährung
Federation Italiana dell Industria Alimentare
Italy
Federation of the Food and Drink Industries of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Lebensmittelcluster Niederösterreich
Technical University of Lódz
Poland
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3. Background Hight energy potential of waste/residues from FAB industry
Rising costs for fossil fuels and disposal costs
Anaerobic digestion is a promising alternative to standard waste treatment
Implementation of biogas plants into FAB industry – energy self-suffiency
Europe 2020 strategy on sustainable bio-energy
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4. Main steps
Maps showing existing waste biogas plants and FAB industry waste streams
Best practice examples
Awareness raising events
Establishment of national advisory services
Preliminary feasibility studies
Information compendium for all stakeholders along the waste-to-energy chain
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5. Status – Biogas from FAB waste
* - waste biogas plants allowed to use FAB industry waste

6. mapping biogas plants + mapping waste streams

7. FAB industry waste and methane production potentials
Country
Dominant waste streams
Total production of waste
[t /year]
Methane production potential
[mil. m3/year]
Austria
Dairy Industry
Sugar Industry
Brewing Industry
Slaughterhouses 1  76
Czech Republic
Waste materials from sugar industry
Meat industry
Fruit and vegetable industry 1  80
France
Beverage industry
Petfood production
Beet-pulp, molasses
11 300 000
680
Germany
Meat and fish industry
Breweries and malt production
Coffee and tea processing
13  (t DM/year)
120
Poland
Fruit and vegetable processing
Dairy industry
Meat processing industry
Brewing industry
4 023 000
185
In total
1 141

8. Barriers for realising biogas plants in FAB industry
Country
Most frequent barriers for biogas plant operators
Most frequent barriers for food and beverage manufacturers
Austria
barriers in the approval phase of the biogas plant
financial barriers
barriers/problems during plant operation
lack of competence of bank employees for waste biogas plants
high price for feed
small amounts of waste
not economically feasible with current legal conditions
odor emissions
not stable material
Czech Republic
complex legislative
complicated obtaining of permission
public opinion (bad smell, heavy traffic)
accessibility of sources
legal constraints
price
transport and logistic
France
more lucrative installations
better access to loans
lighter administrative procedures for new plants
developing co-digestion with other types of wastes
profitability of the facilities
positive experience feedback
reduction of administrative difficulties
Germany
rapid changes in the legal framework
the price of the substrate
higher traffic volume
odor emissions and noise
lack of knowledge
missing contact person
economic aspects
problem with legislation
complex authorization of biogas plant
Poland
large number of formal requirements
social acceptance
obtain all permits
financial problems
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9. Best practice examples

10. Key factors of success

11. Awareness raising events

12. Awareness raising events
Austria, national seminar
France, workshop
France, info day
Czech Rep., national seminar

13. Advisory service - national contact points
Country
Name of organisation
Biogas Expert
FRANCE
ANIA
Association Nationale des
Industries Alimentaires
GORGA Françoise
Tél. :
GERMANY
Cluster Ernährung
Kompetenzzentrum für
Ernährung
REITMEIER Simon
Tel.: +49 (0)
ITALY
FEDERALIMENTARE
Federazione Italiana dell’
Industria alimentare
Associazione
MAURIZIO Notarfonso
Tel.:
federalimentare.it
POLAND
Technical University of Lodz
Department of Bioprocess Engineering
KRZYSTEK Liliana
Tel.: (48 42)
CZECH REPUBLIC
PKCR-FFDI
Potravinarska Komora
Ceske Republiky
VACEK Tomáš
Tel.:
AUSTRIA
ECOPLUS
Niederösterreichs
Wirtschaftsagentur
GmbH
ZEDERBAUER Martina
Tel.:
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14. Preliminary feasibility studies
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15. Handbook – biogas production in the food & beverage indusry
Topics:
Current status of biogas production in Europe
Solutions
Most promising F&B branches
Current and potential biogas plant capacity for F&B waste utilisation
Basic evaluation criteria
Opportunities and challenges
Best practices

16. Partners & Contacts www.fabbiogas.eu
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
IFA-Tulln Wolfgang Gabauer
AUSTRIA
Federazione Italiana dell‘Industria Alimentare
Maurizio Notarfonso
ITALY
EBA – European Biogas Association
Arthur Wellinger
BELGIUM
Potravinářská komora ČR
Miroslav Koberna
CZECH REPUBLIC
ATRES Group
Gunther Pesta
GERMANY
Ecoplus. Niederösterreichs Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH
Silke Steiner
AUSTRIA
Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires
Françoise Gorga
FRANCE
Politechnika Łódzka
Liliana Krzystek
POLAND
Kompetenzzentrum für Ernährung (KErn) Cluster Ernährung
Sabine Helm
GERMANY
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17. BIOGAS production from organic waste in the European Food And Beverage industry
FABbiogas
Günther Bochmann University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Departement for Agrobiotechnology
Institute for Environmental Biotechnology
Konrad Lorenz Str. 20; 3430 Tulln – Austria
IEE/12/768/SI
01/04/ /09/2015
12/11/18