HoSt Microferm biogas plant - Koudum, NL

Microferm biogas plant in Koudum, Netherlands

This 100% manure digester at a dairy farm in Koudum, the Netherlands, produces biomethane from dairy manure.
HoSt Microferm - Koudum, the Netherlands

Green gas from manure

Local biogas and biomethane production at a dairy farm in Koudum – located in the northern Friesland region of the Netherlands. The biogas plant, a Microferm, produces biomethane from manure via anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading. The biogas upgrading system produces up to 40 Nm3/hr of biomethane with an efficiency of 99,5%.

“The people at HoSt are all professionals who have executed the realization of our Microferm exceptionally well.”
Family Stokman

Biomethane production at a Dutch dairy farm

CO2 savings
672.0 metric tons
Waste utilized
16.000 tons per year
Biomethane produced
3.5 million Nm3 per year

The microferm at the dairy farm in Koudum, the Netherlands utilizes manure to generate biomethane, resulting in a lower CI-score, increased sustainability, and additional income for the dairy farmer.

HoSt Microferm biogas plant - Koudum, NL
CO2 savings
672.0 metric tons
Waste utilized
16.000 tons per year
Biomethane produced
3.5 million Nm3 per year

Technical highlights

Input / feedstock type
Digester
Biomethane capacity
Methane concentration biogas
Methane concentration biomethane
Biogas upgrading efficiency
Specifications
Manure
2034 m3
40 Nm3/h
57%
89%
99.5%

Project realization

This project was realized with Jumpstart, an initiative of FrieslandCampina. This initiative facilitates dairy farmers who want to realize a mono-manure digester plant on their farms. The biogas facility provided by HoSt is a turnkey biogas plant, with a short construction time of only nine months.

HoSt biogas plant - manure