Greenvironment receives order from enercity after successful test operation
(firmenpresse) - Berlin, 11th April 2012 - At the end of 2010, Greenvironment GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of listed Greenvironment Plc (WKN: A1JLT1 / Symbol: GIV1), delivered a 200 kW microturbine power plant with waste-gas heat exchanger and remote monitoring module to a biogas treatment plant of enercity for testing purposes.
The one-year trial operation has been successfully completed. Therefore enercity used its purchase option at the end of March and ordered a 200 kW microturbine system from Greenvironment. The target is to put the new system in operation before the next heating season.
Since 2008, enercity operates a biogas treatment plant in Ronnenberg (Lower Saxony) in cooperation with BiRo GmbH & Co. KG, a consortium of five farmers. The raw biogas is produced from renewable resources with corn silage as main ingredient. The raw biogas produced in digesters by BiRo is passed on to enercity and is afterwards processed in a biogas conditioner to natural gas quality.
The thermal performance of the newly ordered system is 250 kWth at a temperature spread of 90/70 degrees Celsius. The waste heat from the microturbine is to be used for the efficient heating of the fermenter as well as for wood drying. The electricity (200 kW) generated by the CHP plant is fed into the grid.
The microturbine CHP plant only requires very little maintenance and is relatively insusceptible for interferences. All in all, the operating system is more cost effective, because there is no performance loss even after a long period. This is mainly due to the fact that the generator, the compressor and the turbine wheel are installed on one shaft, which uses air bearing technology. This means that no lubricants or cooling water is required for the operation, which in turn means a low wear.
The monitoring of the plant is carried out in the control room of the power plant Herrenhausen - 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Greenvironment has combined the advantages of its own monitoring and control system (SCADA) with the existing system of Stadtwerke Hannover.
Mr. Radu Anghel, Managing Director of Greenvironment GmbH, states: "We are delighted that we were able to win enercity for us. This company is known for its pioneering work in using innovative techniques. It is an important multiplier for us, not only in the biogas sector, but also in the "traditional" natural gas segment."
"In the test run, we saw the possibilities of the system for ourselves. In comparison to reciprocating engine CHP plants, we expect lower maintenance costs and higher availability,” Jürgen Hahn, enercity plant manager, explains the reasons for the purchase decision.
About enercity
Stadtwerke Hannover AG is one of the largest municipal utilities in Germany with annual sales of over 2.7 billion Euro. Under the umbrella brand „enercity - Positive Energie“, it provides energy and services. In the region of Hanover, enercity supplies over 650,000 people with electricity, natural gas, district heating and drinking water.
enercity offers business customers attractive electricity and gas products nationwide. Individual solutions and supplementary services complete the range of enercity, which covers the entire range of energy management. In particular, contracting offers are also increasingly in demand nationwide. Thanks to an interest in the Potsdam-based Danpower group, enercity is also one of the largest German contracting companies. Since January 2009, the contracting business is operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary, enercity Contracting GmbH, based in Hanover.
About Greenvironment
Greenvironment is a European company active in the decentralized energy generation market which plans, builds and operates cogeneration heat and power plants (CHP). The company offers CHP plants in a power range of 30 kWel to 4 MWel and is a market leader in the use of innovative microturbine technology in electricity generation from biogas and natural gas. Greenvironment is an important distribution and technology partner of Capstone Turbine Corp. (Nasdaq: CPST), the world-market leader in the production of microturbines.
Microturbines benefit from high availability, low maintenance requirements, low emissions, favourable EEG and KWKG bonus compensation and flexible heat utilization. All Greenvironment CHP plants are operated by a highly efficient centralized process management system at the operations centre in Berlin. See also the new CEO Blog in the investor relations sections of our website www.greenvironment.com.
For further information:
Michael Gawenda
CFO Greenvironment Plc
Tel.:+49 (0)30 311 6712 30
Fax:+49 (0)30 311 6712 59
E-Mail: IR(at)greenvironment.com
Bianca Bartels
enercity
Ihmeplatz 2
30449 Hanover
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)511 430 2090
Fax: +49 (0)511 430 2024
E-Mail: bianca.bartels(at)enercity.de
Website: www.enercity.de
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
This publication serves information purposes only and constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy any securities of Greenvironment Plc. This press release contains forward-looking statements based on the beliefs of Greenvironment management. When used in this press release, words such as "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "plan" and "project" are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the views of Greenvironment as of the date made with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual results to be materially different from those projected here, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance of new products or services and changes in business strategy. Greenvironment disclaims any intention or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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