Medical aid manufacturer uses biomass plant
Within six months after the ground-breaking ceremony, the biomass plant for the Bamberg-based manufacturer of medical aids was built in record time.
In future, heating, hot water and the in-house dye works at the Bamberg site are to be supplied with heat from the biomass plant. Dr. Fabian Bohnen, Technical Director at Ofa Bamberg and initiator of the project, lit the fire that started the trial operation of the plant. Following successful TÜV certification, the plant is set to switch over to live operation in a few weeks' time, with Schmidmeier NaturEnergie from Zeitlarn in the Upper Palatinate - an experienced partner in the pellet plant sector - acting as general contractor for the construction of the biomass plant. Just over six months passed between the ground-breaking ceremony in December last year, the installation in April and the start of the biomass plant at the beginning of July. This short construction time was possible due to the smooth and professional cooperation between the Bamberg maintenance team led by workshop manager Reinhold Lauer and the Schmidmeier NaturEnergie team, said Ferdinand Schmidmeier in a short speech.
Managing Director Rainer Kliewe also thanked everyone involved for their professional cooperation and emphasized the strategic significance of the new biomass plant: “The biomass plant is the largest single investment our company has ever made. We are not only setting an important example economically, but also in terms of sustainability.”
Thanks to the new plant, Ofa Bamberg aims to save around 500 tons of CO2 per year in future, making production at its main site in Laubanger almost CO2-neutral. The saving corresponds to around 62 times the annual CO2 consumption per capita in Germany.
