At an opportune moment within the scope of the EEG 2009, two new Blockheizkraftwerke (BHKW) at the Bioenergiepark Hof/Saale were brought into operation on 21.12.2011.
Because the “old” EEG expired on 31.12.2011 and the demand for suitable BHKWs grew strongly during 2011, it proved very difficult to procure new BHKWs on the market and to also put them into operation in good time.
However this hurdle has been negotiated successfully.
With these BHKWs the total electrical power installed has climbed to ca. 2.15 MW. Apart from this increase in power, the additional BHKWs are also important as back-up during periods of maintenance.
The new BHKWs are due to be working at full pace by the latter half of 2012. In the medium term further investment is planned for the building of a digestate drying installation.