Locatie Emmen: GZI North Star

662.500 ton aan agrarische reststromen, zoveel mogelijk uit de regio.

Ja, er worden uitgebreide maatregelen voor geurbeperking genomen, zoals chemische luchtwassers en een schoorsteen.

Heel simpel gezegd: agrarische reststromen + natuurlijke bacteriën = groen gas.

Ja, vergunning en regelmatige toetsing wordt gedaan door bevoegd gezag. We onderzoeken de mogelijkheid tot lokale samenwerking met de buurt, bijvoorbeeld met een klankbordgroep of met een geurprotocol.

GZI North Star zal naar verwachting ongeveer 39 miljoen kuub groen gas produceren. Als het vloeibaar gemaakt zou worden, dan kunnen 800 trucks er een jaar op rijden (gemiddeld 40.000 kilometer per jaar). 

Naar verwachting komt er door de geplande productie van biogas - ook wel groen gas genoemd - door GZI North Star een uitstoot van 160 kiloton minder CO₂ in de atmosfeer. Dat is ongeveer gelijk aan wat gemiddeld 13 hectare bos aan CO₂ zou kunnen opnemen. De CO₂ van GZI North Star wordt opgevangen en die zou kunnen worden hergebruikt in de koelindustrie en de glastuinbouw.

Feedstock is de Engelse verzamelnaam voor de grondstoffen die in de biogasinstallatie gaan.

70% van de feedstock is dierlijke mest. Dit moet voldoen aan de eisten uit de meststoffenwet. De mest komt voornamelijk uit Gelderland, Drenthe en Overijssel.

30% zijn agrarische reststromen. Dat zijn restproducten uit de akkerbouw of melkverwerking, die niet geschikt zijn voor de (dier)voedingsbranche. Denk aan graanresten, cacaodoppen, aardappelrestanten en bietenpuntjes, maisscreenings en maisstoppels, maar ook afgekeurde honden- en kattenbrokjes.

De feedstock van GZI Next komt vooral uit een straal van 100 kilometer rond de biogasinstallatie. Soms komt het ook van over de grens, uit Duitsland, zoals afgekeurde dierenvoeding en bietenpuntjes.

Digestaat is een van de eindproducten uit de productie van groen gas. Digestaat wordt in de landbouw als meststof gebruikt. Vooral Franse en Duitse boeren gebruiken digestaat.

De leveranciers van de feedstock van GZI North Star zullen zijn:

• Varkens- en andere veehouders verkopen hun mest aan mesthandelaren, die vervolgens onze leveranciers zijn.
• Landbouwcoöperaties leveren feedstock aan met co-producten of reststromen, via feedstockhandelaren.
• GZI North Star werkt met vaste leveranciers, met meerjarige contracten.
• GZI North Star toetst de leveranciers, om inzichten te krijgen in hun organisaties en prestaties.

De mest en de overige vaste reststromen moeten aan strenge eisen voldoen. Om de kwaliteit te waarborgen wordt er op verschillende manieren gecontroleerd.

• Monsterzakje: elke vrachtwagen die mest levert heeft een monster bij zich.
• Eigen steekproef: GZI North Star voert zelf ook steekproeven uit.
• Controles NVWA: de Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit kan proeven komen doen.
• Kwaliteit: er wordt vaak gecontroleerd op vervuiling en gasopbrengst.
• Administratie van de feedstock: van alle vrachten gaat een monster naar een laboratorium en de analyses gaan naar de RVO in Assen. Mestvrachtwagens hebben automatische monsterapparatuur, en zijn niet te beïnvloeden. Van alle feedstock wordt een administratie bijgehouden.

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