RIO CUARTO 1 Biogas Plant
Location | Argentina, Rio Cuarto |
Construction Period | 2013/14 |
Input | Corn silage, cattle manure |
Fermenter | Glass coated steel tank, 4,580 m³ |
Gas utilization | Gas engine, 1,200 kWel |
Extension | 2017/2018 extension by a second digester and a second co-generator with 1,2 MWel), additional substrates: thin stillage/ "Vinasse", a residual material from ethanol production and cattle manure; change to mesophilic operation |
Specials | First biogas plant in Argentina using energy crops, gas holder above secondary digester, thermophilic operation, heat usage in Bioethanol plant |
Responsibility
Video | Basic evaluation, pre-, draft- and execution planning, tendering, participating in contract awarding process, site management/project controlling, start-up, training for operators |
Data sheet | Data sheet Rio Cuarto 1 |