BIOFerm Energy Systems

What We Do

BIOFermTM Energy Systems is a Wisconsin-based anaerobic digestion company providing renewable energy and waste management solutions to North American operations. Committed to sustainable and economical organic waste diversion,  BIOFermTM’s digester technology harnesses biogas from fermenting organics—food waste, manure, biosolids, etc.—and converts it into valuable green energy, vehicle fuel, heat and organic products.

BIOFerm™ has over 400 anaerobic digester installations through the Viessmann Group.

Biogas produced can be combusted in a combined heat and power unit (CHP) to make renewable heat and electricity. Alternatively, biogas can be upgraded to renewable natural gas (RNG) quality for use as vehicle fuel in the form of compressed natural gas (CNG), or injection into the natural gas pipeline.

Biogas production, upgrading, and gas-to-grid injection facilities to be supplied from a single source through the Viessmann Group’s comprehensive product range. As a member of the Viessmann Group, BIOFermTM provides biogas upgrading technology in North America via Carbotech—one of the world’s leading suppliers of biogas pipeline injection systems and gas upgrading technology.

Carbotech has been a recognized pioneer in the biogas industry for over 40 years in the development, engineering and manufacturing of biogas upgrading systems and other gas processing. Today, over 900 of Carbotech’s Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) systems have been installed, including CNG and natural gas pipeline injection projects.

Our Story

Since 2007, BIOFermTM has been a member of the sustainability-driven Viessmann Group—world renowned manufacturers in the natural gas, oil, solar, and biogas sectors.

Founded in 1917, the Viessmann Group is a family owned business generating over $2.8 billion in annual international sales volume, and maintains a staff of approximately 11,400 employees. Viessmann has 27 production divisions in 11 countries; subsidiaries and representations in 74 countries; and 120 sales offices around the world. Sustainability is firmly embedded into the company’s guiding principles.

Experience and Services

BIOFerm™ has installed over 400 anaerobic digesters globally with Viessmann Group member, Schmack Biogas GmbH, and offers the complete range of digester systems: from low to high solids and from industrial sized to small scale.

BIOFermTM is committed to providing successful digesters to clients; we financially ensure digesters will produce the biogas output agreed upon and offer the industry’s most thorough Performance Guarantee & Warranty.

Our client base encompasses a variety of waste operations: municipalities, agricultural operations, composters, campuses, wastewater treatment facilities, food processers, breweries, and other generators of waste.  To ensure support from project start to completion, we offer a complete Scope of Services.

Complete Scope of Services

From project conception to commissioning, and continuing long after adjusting the final bolts, BIOFerm™ is committed to being there throughout the entire process. We are committed to providing successful digesters to clients – our company ensures digesters will produce the biogas output agreed upon and offers the industry’s most thorough Performance Guarantee & Warranty.

Project Conception

Identification of specific needs and requirements
Evaluation of applicable technologies
Project modeling

Feasibility Analysis

Energy requirements
Biomass analysis
Economic feasibility
Establish operational parameters
Plant design contract
Project cost estimation

Project Development

Turnkey application of technology solutions
Management of plant construction
Equipment installation and validation
Monitoring of plant start-up and trial period
Training of facility operator
Guaranteed minimum gas production level attained
Plant validation by independent certifying body

Post Sales Support

Logistics partners for additional support including operation
Extended warranty options
Recalibration for changes in input

Unique Waste Management Needs

Different types of anaerobic digesters are better suited for different types of organic waste. Our industry experience at BIOFerm™ has taught us that it is never a “one-size-fits-all” solution; we ensure our clients get the digester  that best solves their organic waste needs.

We offer the complete range of anaerobic digestion technology: from low to high solids and from industrial-sized to small-scale. Click on a title to learn more about a specific system.

BIOFerm™ Dry Fermentation System

This AD system uses a unique dry fermentation technology that differs from traditional wet tank fermentation systems. Organic input remains stationary and requires little additional liquid.

BIOFerm™’s Dry Fermentation system utilizes a batch-style approach and can accept most any stackable waste, including large items (i.e. whole watermelons) and contaminated waste streams (i.e. non-organics). There is no need for a pumpable waste stream and there are no moving internal parts.

The BIOFerm™ Dry Fermentation System is ideal for operations with large amounts of food waste, yard clippings, dry manure on bedding and other high-solid organic waste. It is best suited for operations that process organic waste with a moisture content of less than 75%.

This type of waste  stream can typically be found on campuses, municipalities, composters, etc.

EUCOlino

Our small-scale digester, EUCOlino, is uniquely compact and expands the opportunity for energy generation to operations with limited footprints or smaller waste streams. The system ships as a complete unit, and is only slightly larger than a shipping container.

EUCOlino’s versatility allows it to process a wide range of feedstocks with varying solids content; each unit typically handles 1,000 – 6,000 tons of waste per year. Size and feedstock range make it ideal for many applications, such as: campuses, composters, breweries, wastewater treatment facilities, municipalities, dairies, zoos and more.

COCCUS®

COCCUS® is a complete-mix anaerobic digester to process large volumes of “wet” organic waste. The solids content of incoming waste for this system typically lies between 8-12%. COCCUS® digester tanks are available in different sizes and can be combined to meet individual the needs of individual projects; the organic waste stream range is approximately 7,000 tons per year and up, depending on tank size and expansions. COCCUS® applications include dairies, wastewater treatment plants, food processors, and more.

EUCO® 

The EUCO® horizontal plug-flow digester is designed for input materials with a high solids content of around 17%. EUCO® has a rectangular footprint and a horizontal paddle mixer that runs the full length of the tank. This system is paired with a second-stage digester, such as the COCCUS®—EUCO® liquefies and hydrolyzes solid waste and provides the second-stage digester with well broken down material.

EUCO® is ideally paired with COCCUS® for processing wastewater sewage sludge, waste from food processors, breweries, and more.