Management System Wins Biogas Innovation Award

On 3 June 2015, the biogas plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER (Germany) received the "Biogas Innovation Award of the German Agriculture“ in recognition of its ProMOS Bio management system. Using this software, operators of all biogas plants can easily collect, check and analyse their operating data. The award in the "Economy“ category honours particularly trend-setting technologies.

The award was bestowed for the sixth time at the Biogas Innovation Conference in Osnabrück, Germany.
The two-day event, which also nominates scientific innovations, is organised by the German Farmers‘
Association (DBV), the German Biogas Association (FvB) and the German BioEnergy Association (BBE).
"We feel honoured especially because the prominent expert jury has highlighted precisely the functions
of ProMOS Bio on which we had focused during the development“, says Andre Zurwellen, head of the
WELTEC service. The innovative software, which has been available since autumn 2014, can be used to
document plant data and to optimise maintenance measures and substrate input, thereby improving
the efficiency of biogas plants. "Thus, the innovation fills an important user need“, explains Zurwellen.
Similarly, Udo Hemmerling, Vice Secretary-General of the German Farmers‘ Association (DBV) comments:

"Especially in view of the stricter German Renewable Energy Law (EEG) regulations, technically stable
and profitable operation has become even more important.“ This is exactly where the smart tool comes
in: It features analysis options that make it easy for the user to identify interrelationships, pinpoint the
cost drivers of the plant and systematically plan for the future.

The profitability of the biogas plant operation is also the main concern of the regular functional upgrades
that WELTEC makes available free of charge to ProMOS Bio licensees: "By means of the updates, we
facilitate aspects such as data collection and availability as well as audit management. For example,
the latest update enables users to file documents in categories and create audit reports in a very short
time“, says Andre Zurwellen. With these functions, the system addresses the individual needs of the
users even more effectively.

Not surprisingly, WELTEC BIOPOWER also received another award for ProMOS Bio: Back in April, the
company was elected "BEST OF 2015“ within the scope of the "INDUSTRIEPREIS“ (industry award) of Huber Verlag für Neue Medien GmbH. A jury comprising 30 professors and specialised journalists had found the WELTEC system worthy of this label. This is what they say: "The product delivers a high economic, social, technological and ecological benefit.“