Economy of Biogas Plants.
Kremljak, Zvonko
Table 1. Total investment costs
Amortization Annual
Description Equipment value period depreciation
Construction works 707.616 [euro] 20 35.381 [euro]
Equipment 2.153.164 [euro] 10 215.316 [euro]
Cogeneration unit 739.220 [euro] 7 105.603 [euro]
Total 3.600.000 [euro] 356.300 [euro]
Table 2. Total infrastructure costs
Description Price ([euro])
Construction works 707.616
Electro-mechanical equipment and works 2.672.384
Engineering 220.000
Silage purchase in first year of business 220.000
Total 3.820.000
Table 3. Detailed specification of equipment, material and labour
No. Service / Equipment Capacity Value
1. Design / Construction 135.000 [euro]
2. Commissioning (Momentum) 65.000 [euro]
3. Design of plans for location 20.000 [euro]
permit
4. Static budget V
5. Apparatus for receiving 149.838 [euro]
solids
6. Reception reservoir of 16.977 [euro]
liquid manure
7. Digester charging room 105.596 [euro]
8. Digester 1 3.115 [m.sup.3] 406.403 [euro]
9. Digester 2 3.115 [m.sup.3] 406.403 [euro]
10. Post reservoir with 230.792 [euro]
associated gas-tank
11. CHP Approx. 999 739.220 [euro]
[kW.sub.el]
12. Safety torch
13. Desulfurization of biogas
14. Scale (quantity: 1) 30 t
15. Measuring, monitoring and 284.625 [euro]
control equipment
16. Dehydration of sludge 53.590 [euro]
17. Laguna for post-fermented 100.000 [euro]
mass
18. Condensing pool
19. Design of pipelines 117.300 [euro]
20. Insurance, transport 61.640 [euro]
Plant expenses 2.892.384 [euro]
Infrastructure expenses 707.616 [euro]
1. Silage silo 274.700 [euro]
2. Earthworks and asphalt bases 40 [euro] 80.000 [euro]
(quantity: 2000)
3. Other earthworks 54.000 [euro]
4. Foundations 138.966 [euro]
5. Substation 125.000 [euro]
6. Starting cost 34.950 [euro]
Total investment 3.600.000 [euro]
Table 4. Profit and loss statement (part 1)
Structure \ Year 1 2 3 4
Revenue
Thermal energy 0 31.906 32.864 33.850
Electricity 730.037 1.417.548 1.460.074 1.502.601
Value of the
organic
fertilizers
Total revenue 730.037 1.449.455 1.492.938 1.536.450
Costs
Loan repayment
Interest
Depreciation 178.150 356.300 356.300 356.300
Maintenance 16.802 16.802 33.605
of the plant
Maintenance 47.875 119.689 123.280 126.870
of the CHP
Insurance 10.000 10.000 10.300 10.609
Fuel 5.833 10.000 10.300 10.609
Fermented mass 38.245 39.010 39.790
supply costs
Raw materials 110.000 220.000 226.600 233.398
costs (Silage)
Monitoring of 2.340 2.410 2.483
the biological
process
Workforce 12.775 21.900 22.557 23.234
Spare parts 9.946 19.893 20.091 20.292
Total costs 374.579 815.169 827.650 857.190
EBITDA 355.458 634.285 665.288 679.261
Structure \ Year 5 6 7 8
Revenue
Thermal energy 34.865 35.911 36.988 38.098
Electricity 1.545.127 1.587.654 1.630.180 1.672.707
Value of the
organic
fertilizers
Total revenue 1.579.992 1.623.565 1.667.169 1.710.805
Costs
Loan repayment
Interest
Depreciation 356.300 356.300 356.300 356.300
Maintenance 33.605 33.605 33.605 33.605
of the plant
Maintenance 130.461 134.052 137.642 141.233
of the CHP
Insurance 10.927 11.255 11.593 11.941
Fuel 10.927 11.255 11.593 11.941
Fermented mass 40.586 41.398 42.226 43.070
supply costs
Raw materials 240.400 247.612 255.040 262.692
costs (Silage)
Monitoring of 2.557 2.634 2.713 2.794
the biological
process
Workforce 23.931 24.649 25.388 26.150
Spare parts 20.495 20.700 20.907 21.116
Total costs 870.190 883.460 897.007 910.841
EBITDA 709.803 740.105 770.162 799.964
Structure \ Year 9 10
Revenue
Thermal energy 39.241 40.418
Electricity 1.715.233 1.757.760
Value of the
organic
fertilizers
Total revenue 1.754.474 1.798.178
Costs
Loan repayment
Interest
Depreciation 356.300 356.300
Maintenance 50.407 50.407
of the plant
Maintenance 144.824 148.414
of the CHP
Insurance 12.299 12.668
Fuel 12.299 12.668
Fermented mass 43.932 44.810
supply costs
Raw materials 270.572 278.689
costs (Silage)
Monitoring of 2.878 2.964
the biological
process
Workforce 26.934 27.742
Spare parts 21.327 21.541
Total costs 941.771 956.203
EBITDA 812.703 841.974
Table 5. Profit and loss statement (part 2)
Structure \ Year 1 2 3 4
I. Revenue 730.037 1.449.455 1.492.938 1.536.450
1. Total revenue 730.037 1.449.455 1.492.938 1.536.450
2. Rest of project 0 0 0 0
2.1. Fixed assets
II. Expenditures 319.979 787.306 798.688 822.059
3.Fixed assets
investments
4. Operating costs 200.596 458.869 471.350 500.890
4.1.Tangible costs 177.821 426.969 438.493 467.047
4.2. Service costs 10.000 10.000 10.300 10.609
4.3. Intangible
costs
4.4. Gross salaries 12.775 21.900 22.557 23.234
5. Profit tax 79.589 218.958 218.225 214.112
6. Reserves 39.794 109.479 109.113 107.056
III. Net revenue 410.058 662.148 694.250 714.392
Structure \ Year 5 6 7 8
I. Revenue 1.579.992 1.623.565 1.667.169 1.710.805
1. Total revenue 1.579.992 1.623.565 1.667.169 1.710.805
2. Rest of project 0 0 0 0
2.1. Fixed assets
II. Expenditures 833.899 845.909 858.234 870.813
3.Fixed assets
investments
4. Operating costs 513.889 527.159 540.707 554.541
4.1.Tangible costs 479.031 491.255 503.726 516.450
4.2. Service costs 10.927 11.255 11.593 11.941
4.3. Intangible
costs
4.4. Gross salaries 23.931 24.649 25.388 26.150
5. Profit tax 213.340 212.499 211.685 210.848
6. Reserves 106.670 106.250 105.842 105.424
III. Net revenue 746.093 777.656 808.935 839.992
Structure \ Year 9 10
I. Revenue 1.754.474 1.798.178
1. Total revenue 1.754.474 1.798.178
2. Rest of project 0 0
2.1. Fixed assets
II. Expenditures 895.414 908.522
3.Fixed assets
investments
4. Operating costs 585.471 599.903
4.1.Tangible costs 546.239 559.494
4.2. Service costs 12.299 12.668
4.3. Intangible
costs
4.4. Gross salaries 26.934 27.742
5. Profit tax 206.628 205.746
6. Reserves 103.314 102.873
III. Net revenue 859.060 889.656
Table 6. Economic flow of project
Structure \ Year 1 2 3 4
I. Revenue 4.330.037 1.449.455 1.492.938 1.536.450
1. Total revenue 730.037 1.449.455 1.492.938 1.536.450
2. Funding 3.600.000 0 0 0
sources
2.1. Own 720.000
resources
2.1. Loans 2.880.000
3. Rest of project 0 0 0 0
3.1. Fixed assets
II. Expenditures 200.596 883.634 896.115 925.655
4. Investments in
fixed assets
5. Operational 200.596 458.869 471.350 500.890
costs
5.1. Tangible 177.821 426.969 438.493 467.047
costs
5.2. Services 10.000 10.000 10.300 10.609
costs
5.3. Intangible 0 0 0 0
costs
5.4. Gross salaries 12.775 21.900 22.557 23.234
6. Profit tax 20 % 0 0 0 0
7. Reserves 0 0 0 0
8. Annuities 0 424.765 424.765 424.765
III. Net revenue 4.129.441 565.820 596.823 610.795
IV. Cumulative 4.129.441 4.695.261 5.292.084 5.902.880
net revenue
Structure \ Year 5 6 7 8
I. Revenue 1.579.992 1.623.565 1.667.169 1.710.805
1. Total revenue 1.579.992 1.623.565 1.667.169 1.710.805
2. Funding 0 0 0 0
sources
2.1. Own
resources
2.1. Loans
3. Rest of project 0 0 0 0
3.1. Fixed assets
II. Expenditures 938.655 951.925 965.472 979.306
4. Investments in
fixed assets
5. Operational 513.889 527.159 540.707 554.541
costs
5.1. Tangible 479.031 491.255 503.726 516.450
costs
5.2. Services 10.927 11.255 11.593 11.941
costs
5.3. Intangible 0 0 0 0
costs
5.4. Gross salaries 23.931 24.649 25.388 26.150
6. Profit tax 20 % 0 0 0 0
7. Reserves 0 0 0 0
8. Annuities 424.765 424.765 424.765 424.765
III. Net revenue 641.338 671.640 701.696 731.499
IV. Cumulative 6.544.217 7.215.858 7.917.554 8.649.053
net revenue
Structure \ Year 9 10
I. Revenue 1.754.474 1.798.178
1. Total revenue 1.754.474 1.798.178
2. Funding 0 0
sources
2.1. Own
resources
2.1. Loans
3. Rest of project 0 0
3.1. Fixed assets
II. Expenditures 1.010.237 1.024.669
4. Investments in
fixed assets
5. Operational 585.471 599.903
costs
5.1. Tangible 546.239 559.494
costs
5.2. Services 12.299 12.668
costs
5.3. Intangible 0 0
costs
5.4. Gross salaries 26.934 27.742
6. Profit tax 20 % 0 0
7. Reserves 0 0
8. Annuities 424.765 424.765
III. Net revenue 744.237 773.509
IV. Cumulative 9.393.290 10.166.799
net revenue
Table 7. Production balance of thermal energy (in KWh)
Monthly Own Energy
Month production consumption for sale Rest
January 662.400 198.720 463.680 0
February 662.400 198.720 463.680 0
March 662.400 198.720 463.680 0
April 662.400 158.976 302.054 201.370
May 662.400 0 264.960 397.440
June 662.400 0 0 662.400
July 662.400 0 0 662.400
August 662.400 0 0 662.400
September 662.400 0 198.720 463.680
October 662.400 59.616 361.670 241.114
November 662.400 99.360 563.040 0
December 662.400 198.720 463.680 0
Total per annum 7.948.800 1.112.832 3.545.164 3.290.804
Table 8. Production of electricity (in KWh)
Monthly Capacity Daily
Month production (kW) production (h)
January 674.505 999 21,78
February 609.230 999 21,78
March 674.505 999 21,78
April 652.747 999 21,78
May 674.505 999 21,78
June 652.747 999 21,78
July 674.505 999 21,78
August 674.505 999 21,78
September 652.747 999 21,78
October 674.505 999 21,78
November 652.747 999 21,78
December 674.505 999 21,78
Average 661.813 999 21,78
Total per annum 7.941.750 -- 7949,7