FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes, the investor has the legal title to the property. This is the basis for initiating the administrative procedure and obtaining the necessary decisions and permits.

The planned area of the plant is up to about 4 hectares.

The technology used is our know-how. It has also been used for years in many countries in Europe and around the world. The advantage of the technology is the use of biomass for energy purposes.

As a result of the process of anaerobic decomposition of organic matter, liquid odourless digestate and biogas are produced. They are subsequently upgraded to biomethane, that is a renewable energy source. The second product of this process is digestate which, due to its high concentration of mineral nutrients, performs fertilizing properties.

The fermentation process itself is carried out in airtight tanks without causing emissions of gases and substances into the air.

A organic fertilizers and fuels production plant is a sealed and closed facility. Admission of substrates is held inside the plant, in a sealed processing hall. They are then directly transferred to the treatment process. Odour emissions are filtered and are kept within the investment. In this type of plant, organic fertilizers are produced and biogas is upgraded to the form of biomethane. The electricity generated and small amounts of heat are used for domestic consumption.

A biogas plant operates in an open cycle, meaning that the substrates are stored outside the plant and the digestion tanks are open.

The plant shall operate continuously, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.

The organic raw materials intended to use include plant residues, agricultural substrates or food waste. In the environmental impact report, each plant has a detailed list of substrates used in production.

Deliveries and admission of products will be carried out by wheeled transport on working days. Routes of transportation shall be established with the relevant authorities of  a municipality or a city.

Deliveries shall be performed between 6 am and 6 pm.

Substrates for the installation will be delivered by special purpose vehicles, equipped with appropriate safety features and are approved for the transportation of materials in question. Eventually, the vehicles shall be powered by biogas (biolng) produced at the plant.

The investor has prepared a number of safety measures to protect the soil and water environment. All the solutions used comply with legal requirements in this regard. These include equipping the site with sorbents, mats or biopreparations to neutralize possible leaks, drainage of rainwater and snowmelt through oil-water separators to a retention tank and the technical condition of equipment used during operation control.

In the environmental impact report, each plant has a detailed list of solutions to minimize the impact on the water and soil environment.

The rainwater or snowmelt, after preliminary purge, shall further be discharged into a retention and fire protection tank.

This shall be done in compliance with the Regulation of the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Inland Navigation of July 12, 2019 on substances particularly harmful to the aquatic environment and the conditions to be met when discharging wastewater into waters or into the ground, and when discharging rainwater or snowmelt into waters or into water installations (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 1311).

The analysis of gaseous and particulate pollutants will be part of the environmental impact assessment report and will be carried out in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Environment of January 26, 2010 on reference values for certain substances in the air (Journal of Laws of 2010, item 87). This means that the current air condition in the project area will be determined by the relevant environmental protection inspectorate.

The technology used prevents the release of odours from the plant.

The planned air purification system guarantees compliance with all emission standards. The requirements set forth in the Regulation of the Minister of Environment of January 26, 2010 on reference values for certain substances in the air (Journal of Laws of 2010, item 87) will be met.

In compliance with the Regulation of the Minister of Climate of September 7, 2021 on the on the requirements for measuring emission (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1706), the installation operator shall be required to carry out regular gas and dust emission measurements at least twice a year: in the winter season (October-March) and in the summer season (April-September).

The investor has applied a number of measures to reduce inconvenient odours. Above all the technological processes are carried out in a sealed facility. The filters and biofilters of the air purification system limit the odours emission outside the process hall. Additionally, the substrate admission is carried out in a closed hall. The substrates are not stored but processed immediately.

Sealed and easy-to-clean surfaces have been used in the plant. The external tanks are regularly emptied and their technical condition is regularly checked which reduces the release of odours.

The acoustic analysis constitutes an integral part of the environmental impact assessment report.

In terms of noise emissions, the Investor shall comply with the acoustic standards set forth in the Regulation of the Minister of Environment of June 14, 2007 on permissible noise levels in the environment (Journal of Laws of 2014, item 112) in the nearest acoustically protected areas.

In addition, in compliance the Regulation of the Minister of Climate of September 7, 2021 on the requirements for measuring emissions (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1706), the Investor shall be required to carry out regular noise emission measurements in the environment once in every two years, taking into account the character of work of noise sources.

Our installation is focused on safety, so the installation shall be equipped with all safety systems, sensors and shall meet all distance and fire requirements. Additionally, the installation shall be equipped with an extensive lightning protection system.

This type of plant is subject to supervision of the relevant Voivodeship Inspectorate of Environmental Protection and the Marshal of relevant Voivodship.

The benefits of organic fertilizers are among others:

• soil structure enhancement – healthier and more fertile soil
• soil quality improvement – thickness, PH, enrichment with nutrients
• natural renewal of nutrients
• enhanced use of nutrients by plants and therefore improved harvests
• weed seeds destruction and therefore reduction of chemical plant protection cost
• use of natural ingredients, people and environment safe – sustainable management
• improvement of water retention capacity and groundwater and surface water pollution risk lowering
• greater care for the ecosystem
• possible subsidies and therefore lowering costs of fertilizers