BEKON Processes

Dry Fermentation

Reliable Generation of Sustainable Energy

High degree of automation
Robust and simple processes
Modular concept
High biogas yields

The many advantages of dry fermentation with BEKON make us one of the leading providers in biogas production. We at the Eggersmann Group even operate five BEKON biogas plants in which we test and improve the process in daily practice.

Global Technology Leader

BEKON is a global technology leader in the construction of biogas plants for generating energy from waste. The plants are known for their particularly high efficiency as well as their simple and robust operation.

Discontinuous
Dry Fermentation

Discontinuous fermentation is a safe and biologically stable process. In this single-stage process, the fermenters are filled either with a wheel loader or automatically using a tunnel feeder.

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Continuous
Dry Fermentation

Continuous fermentation is a robust process in which particularly large quantities of biogas are constantly produced. Pre-shredded biomass is fed into the digester by means of a feeding screw.

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Three-way Profitability

With our plants, you benefit in three ways: by feeding electricity and heat into the local grids, as well as through the production and sale of high-quality compost. The gas yields of BEKON plants are above average.

Sustainable Energy Generation

With BEKON you benefit from the advantages of a completely sustainable cycle. Generate energy and quality compost from organic waste in a natural process. The large quantities of compost can then be used as fertiliser in agriculture. The remains of the high-yield harvest will then find their way back into your plant – the cycle starts all over again.

1. Biowaste → 2. Fermentation → 3. Energy from biogas → 4. Quality compost → 5. Fertiliser in agriculture → 6. Richer harvest

Always at Your Side

Complete support from planning through construction to operation is part of our company philosophy. We are ready to support you with our experience at every stage of the project. On request, we can also help you in your search for financing or investment partners. Thanks to our numerous references, we have an excellent network of reliable financing providers.

High Input Diversity

The superiority of our technologies begins with the wide variety of substrates that can be used. In discontinuous fermentation, bulk biomass with a high dry matter content can be methanised without complex pre-treatment. Continuous fermentation only requires appropriate shredding in order to be able to feed the material into the fermenter using a plug screw.

Overview of the Advantages

Only a fraction of the energy generated flows into the plant's own energy consumption. Together with the high biogas yield, this makes the process particularly efficient.

Waste always accumulates, which makes our processes reliable and constant. Consequently, energy production is not volatile, like solar or wind energy, for example.
Biogas can be easily stored and is therefore used to cover peak loads
As the volume of waste increases, our modular plants can easily be expanded with additional fermenters
Free choice between conversion to electricity or upgrading to biomethane in natural gas quality or fuel (Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG))
Power generation produces exhaust heat that can be used as local or district heating
Regardless of the regional or seasonal ratio of biowaste and household waste, the batch process allows the batches to be processed in a way that is suitable for each other
The energy is obtained from renewable, as organic waste – the processes are thus absolutely sustainable
With organic waste as input, a high-quality compost is produced in a second process step
Single-stage and highly automated work processes

BEKON is the only supplier to offer either a continuous or discontinuous process to suit customer requirements.