How safe are biogas plants?
The following aspects are essential for the safety of our biogas plants: • concrete vessel with a wall thickness of between 20-22 cm (0.8 – 0.9″) • vessel height usually 6 m ((20’), partially sunk in the ground • pure biogas in the gas accumulator is not combustible • no fixed connection between vessel cover and walls. The cover would rise in case of a possible overpressure condition and the excess pressure would be reduced • construction of the plant in accordance with the respective safety regulations that apply to agricultural biogas plants • acceptance inspection by an external expert of every single biogas plant builtThe fact must be mentioned that there is no such thing as absolute safety for biogas plants. Proper qualification of the operator as well as of the plant manufacturer is thus essential. Novatech may look back on 17 years of experience in the construction and building of biogas plants. Since 1996, Novatech has furthermore gathered experience by operating a company-owne
