Client: Elgin Fruit Juices, Grabouw, South Africa

Biogas Facility

Commissioned: 2013

Operational : 2014

Plant Key Requirements

• Production of renewable electricity and heat from waste
• Treatment of packaged organic waste

Full Scale Plant Statistics

• Technology: 2500 m3 Mesophylic Anaerobic Digestion plant incl 525 kW Combined Heat & Power unit, 1.5 ton Biogas Steam Boiler
• Waste Processing Capacity – 80 tons/day
• Electrical capacity – 525 kW
• Thermal Capacity – 1.5 ton/hr  Steam
• Production of 80 ton/day of solid & liquid fertilizer

The Elgin Biodigestion facility receives organic waste from numerous sources and converts it into biogas. This biogas is then converted into steam as primary product and electricity as secondary product.

The facility has the capability to accept both liquid and solid organic waste and is equipped by two feeding systems. Packaged waste can also be accepted where it is either depackaged by hand or mechanically. The facility is also unique in that it will now be the first Biogas facility in South Africa that will have a dedicated wheelie bin collection service for food waste.

This facility shows how Zero Waste Technologies have transformed the operational performance of a biogas facility through a successful partnership with the client.