The unveiling occurred at VIV Europe this past spring.

The benefit of the Big Dutchman innovation is that, except for nitrogen, all the components important for fertilization are preserved in the residual ash, resulting in a dual use independently of wind and sunshine.

Within the Big Dutchman system, the manure is dried, pressed into pellets and conveyed to a gasifier where it is converted into gas by means of a thermochemical conversion. The only by-product that remains is ash – a very valuable fertilizer. The energy produced is processed in the combined heat and power plant (CHP) to generate electricity and heat.

In addition to chicken manure, other by-products such as digestate from biogas plants or sugar cane can also be used for the same purpose.

The amount of energy produced in a 150 kW gasifier can supply thermal energy for 25 households for more than one year (maximum 10 kW heat output) and provide 200 households with electricity for a year (at an annual average use of 0.75 kW per household).