Sector integration creates added value for cooperation between agriculture and the energy industry. The new operating model will improve the future operating conditions of both parties by creating profitability and reducing emissions.

The feedstock procurement of the biogas plant is carried out in cooperation with local farms and operators, so the benefits for the farms from the cooperation are important.

Modernising agriculture and enabling development

  • Efficient operating models and centralized sludge treatment create development opportunities for the future and enable farm growth

  • Sustainable operating models improve financing opportunities for farms in the future

  • Possible eases to farm-specific environmental permits when sludge is replaced by digestate

Savings in transport and fertilization costs

  • The plant is responsible for transporting manure and digestate, which brings significant savings to farmers
  • Cooperation reduces the need for slurry storage space
  • Digestate contains the same amount of nutrients as slurry in a smaller mass amount, so the costs of spreading it and the physical load on the field are reduced

Nutrient rich biofertilizer

  • Hygienizied digestate contains no pathogens nor weed seeds.
  • Digestate has improved fertilizer properties compared to manure. The advantages of digestate include a higher nutrient content, a higher amount of soluble nutrients and homogeneity.

Benefits for biomass producers

  • Producing and selling surplus field biomass generates additional income for the farms.

  • Nutrient cycling and efficient utilisation of fields. Using digestate as fertilizer returns nutrients to the field, adds organic matter to the field and brings savings in fertilisation costs.

  • The risks of contaminated crops are reduced when additional profit can be obtained from surplus biomasses.