DINGOLFING, Germany

Biomass heating plant

Project

  • Biomass heating plant supplying energy to a large industrial facility

  • Customer: Schmidmeier NaturEnergie GmbH, Zeitlarn

  • Planning phase: nearly two years

Pressure maintenance
Degassing
Energy storage

Performance parameters:

  • Output: 15 MW

  • System pressure: max. 12 bar

  • System volume: 800 m³

  • Flow/return temperature: 145/110 °C

  • Safety Temperature Limiter: 160 °C

Task:

  • Supply of a system solution for pressure maintenance, degassing and energy storage.

Pressure maintenance and degassing:

  • 1 × Reflex GH 140, special configuration

  • 1 × Reflex GS 5.5-H, incl. custom software

  • 1 × Reflex Special Servitec Lev. 160-4

Buffer tanks:

  • 6 × buffer tanks, 100,000 l each

Reflex vessels:

  • 2 × Reflex GG primary vessels, 10,000 l each

  • 5 × Reflex GF secondary vessels, 10,000 l each

  • 2 × Reflex V intermediate vessels, 5,000 l each, 180°

  • 1 × Reflex V intermediate vessel, 1,500 l, 180°

  • 1 × Reflex G control vessel, 1,000 l, 16 bar

Achieved goals

  • Efficient and safe pressure maintenance and energy storage for the biomass heating plant

  • Successful operation and integration of the pressure maintenance, degassing systems and buffer tanks

  • System safety and efficiency ensured

  • Close coordination with the authorities and the customer on special transport arrangements