The Heitmanns manage their flagship farm in Münsterland, which covers around 200 hectares, across generations. ‘When farming, we attach great importance to a varied crop rotation in order to use the land in a way that conserves resources. In addition to our farm, we also run a pig farm with 1800 places and the Everswinkel biomass farm,’ report the Heitmanns.
‘With the introduction of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) in 2004, we became intensively involved with the topic of renewable energy generation, as nature and its responsibility are particularly important to us. After careful consideration and an economic assessment, the decision was made in favour of building a biogas plant and so in 2005 the biogas plant with a Deutz BF6M genset with 105 kW electrical output was built on their own farm,’ recalls an enthusiastic Klemens Heitmann.
Today, a total of four combined heat and power units are operated at the site and the total installed electrical output is 833 kilowatts. In addition to the Deutz engine, three SCHNELL-Scania CHP units have been installed in recent years. The plant has been in flex marketing since 2017 and electricity is generated as needed. As sustainability plays a very important role for the Heitmann family, a well thought-out heating concept has been implemented. Around 85% of the waste heat generated is currently used to heat the stables, the residential building and to dry wood chips and timber. A district heating pipeline with a length of 900 metres is currently being planned to supply 73 residential units in a neighbouring development area with sustainable heat.
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‘We have been relying on Emission Partner’s products and services since 2015. We are particularly satisfied with the organisation of the annual emissions measurement and the quality of the catalytic converters,’ says the Heitmann family, describing their long-standing collaboration with Emission Partner.
