Production of wood pellets and biomass products as well as power and heat generation at the biomass cogeneration plant in Magdeburg
Biopellet Magdeburg GmbH & Co. KG
Magdeburg (Glindenberger Weg 15)New on Amplifa
Company
Biopellet Magdeburg GmbH & Co. KG produces and sells wood pellets, wood chips, animal bedding and firewood at its Magdeburg-Rothensee location for private, commercial and industrial applications. At the site, a pellet plant and a biomass cogeneration plant (BMHKW) are interconnected: the power plant generates power and heat in combined heat and power (CHP) operation; the heat is used, among other things, by the pellet plant and is additionally sold to industrial companies in the industrial park. Sawdust and white wood chips are used in particular for pellet production; in total, the company processes around 120,000 tonnes of wood per year as raw material and fuel. The production capacity of the pellet plant is around 50,000 tonnes of pellets annually, comprising premium pellets according to ENplus A1 (6 mm) as well as non-standardized industrial pellets. The pellets are stored in six steel round silos and loaded via an automated filling system into silo or walking-floor trucks. In addition, the company is a certified waste management specialist and operates a collection point for hardwood cuttings from the ALB quarantine zone as well as an on-site sales outlet.
- Site
- Magdeburg
- Processes
- Pellet production (wood pellets), Pellet production ENplus A1 (6 mm diameter), Bedding production, Wood chip production (dry and freshly harvested), Firewood production (firewood logs 30 cm), Power and heat generation in combined heat and power (BMHKW), Shredding and screening of landscape maintenance material, Transport of waste (certified waste management specialist)
- Materials
- Sawdust, White wood chips, Landscape maintenance material (shredded and screened), Wood chips, Shredded material, Beech (firewood logs), Softwood (firewood logs), Roundwood
- Certificates
- ENplus A1 (producer, 6 mm; production and bulk deliveries > 20 t from own, SURE-EU (RED III sustainability certification), Certified waste management specialist (Efb), ENplus A1 (producer, 6 mm), SURE-EU (RED III sustainability), ISO 9001
- Industries
- Biomass/energy industry, Pellet heating (private, commercial, industrial), Wood products/bedding, Waste and raw materials management
- 01
Delivery of raw materials and fuels (truck)
- 02
Collection point for hardwood cuttings from the ALB quarantine zone
- 03
Processing (shredding, screening of landscape maintenance material)
- 04
Combustion in the BMHKW for power and heat generation (CHP)
- 05
Pelletizing in the pellet plant (sawdust, white wood chips)
- 06
Storage in 6 steel round silos of 500 m³ each
- 07
Automated filling system / loading of silo and walking-floor trucks
- 08
Delivery within a 50 km radius and on-site sales
Raw materials, fuels and processes
Premium wood pellets (6 mm)
Certified premium pellets for private and commercial pellet heating systems, in bulk or in 15-kg bags.
Industrial pellets
Non-standardized pellets for industrial applications.
Wood chips
Dry or freshly harvested wood chips depending on availability and intended use.
Wood bedding
Bedding for agriculture, available in big bags or as bulk goods.
Firewood 30 cm
Beech and softwood, 30 cm firewood logs, available as palletized goods or in bulk.
Landscape maintenance material (shredded and screened)
Fuel for the BMHKW with a water content of up to 50%, size distribution G 30–G 150, free of foreign matter.
Location
Magdeburg-Rothensee
DEPellet plant, biomass cogeneration plant (CHP), on-site sales, collection point for the ALB quarantine zone
- Materials
- Sawdust, white wood chips, landscape maintenance material, roundwood
- Biomass cogeneration plant with thermal oil boiler (13 MW fuel heat capacity, approx. 7.8 MW thermal, approx. 1.9 MW electrical)
- Pelletizing plant (approx. 50,000 t/year)
- 6 steel round silos of 500 m³ each
- Automated filling system for silo and walking-floor trucks
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pellet production (wood pellets)Plastics | – | – | approx. 50,000 t/year | – | Sawdust, white wood chips |
| Pellet production ENplus A1 (6 mm diameter)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Wood (sawdust, wood chips) |
| Bedding productionPlastics | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Wood chip production (dry and freshly harvested)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Wood (landscape maintenance material) |
| Firewood production (firewood logs 30 cm)Plastics | – | 30 cm | – | – | Beech, Softwood |
| Power and heat generation in combined heat and power (BMHKW)Engineering | – | – | approx. 35,000 t fuel/year | – | Landscape maintenance materials (wood chips) |
| Shredding and screening of landscape maintenance materialPlastics | – | – | – | – | Landscape maintenance material, Wood |
| Transport of waste (certified waste management specialist)Engineering | – | – | – | – | all types of waste (according to EWC/AVV) |
| Trading and brokering of wasteEngineering | – | – | – | – | all types of waste (according to EWC/AVV) |
| Storage, treatment and recovery of wasteEngineering | – | – | – | – | all types of waste (according to EWC/AVV) |
| Processing of forestry biomass as well as waste and residual materialsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Wood pellets, sawmill wood chips, sawdust, screenings, roundwood |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal oil boiler biomass cogeneration plant (BMHKW) | – | 1 | Fuel heat capacity 13 MW; approx. 7.8 MW thermal, approx. 1.9 MW electrical | 2012 | Magdeburg-Rothensee |
| Pellet plant (pelletizing plant) | – | 1 | approx. 50,000 t pellets/year | 2012 | Magdeburg-Rothensee |
| Steel round silos for pellet storage | – | 6 | 500 m³ each | – | Magdeburg-Rothensee |
| Automated filling system (silo and walking-floor truck loading) | – | 1 | – | – | Magdeburg-Rothensee |
Additional services
Quality and certification
Pellet production is subject to ENplus certification (producer, class A1, 6 mm) with regular audits by the German Pellet Institute (DEPI); the biomass origin is sustainability-certified according to SURE-EU (RED III). As a certified waste management specialist, the operation is monitored in accordance with § 56 of the German Circular Economy Act (Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz).
| Evidence | Magdeburg-Rothensee |
|---|---|
| ENplus A1 (producer, 6 mm) | |
| SURE-EU (RED III sustainability) | |
| Certified waste management specialist (Efb) | |
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 2012
Commissioning of the biomass cogeneration plant and the connected pellet plant at the Magdeburg-Rothensee site.