IBBK's tasks and goals

Our priority is to promote and support the development of biogas and to provide an efficient application for a sustainable future. Latest research and applicability are the cornerstones of our work. We are facing this challenge both in the cradle of biogas development in Germany and worldwide.

We focus on daily practice and our worldwide network of experts. We are happy to share two decades of experience with you and our members.Take advantage of our unprecedented practice-oriented training, independent consultation and the results of our international research projects.

Meet the IBBK-Team
IBBK's Memberships
IBBK's Int. Partners

IBBK in figures

  • More than 2000 participants participated in IBBK’s national and international biogas trainings since 2001
  • Since 2009, English-language courses in Germany and abroad as well as study tours have been offered to almost 600 participants
  • International IBBK training courses took place in 28 countries
  • In scientific cooperation, IBBK has worked with over 30 universities and research institutes on more than 50 projects
  • Since its inception, IBBK has produced over 150 feasibility studies
  • IBBK’s international conferences were attended by more than 2000 participants

IBBK's history

The name IBBK stands for ‘International Biogas and Bioenergy Competence Center‘.

2000:

The IBBK Biogas Group was founded by Dipl. Agrarian Michael Köttner, the former head and co-founder of the ‘Fachverband Biogas.e.V‘ (1991 – 2000).
Based on the already long-standing biogas experience of Michael Köttner, IBBK’s main activity was in consultancy, where his expertise was applied to feasibility studies and research projects. 

2001:

The non-profit association FnBB (German Biogas and Bioenergy Society) was affiliated to IBBK. The task of the association is to support IBBK in the field of charitable projects and lobbying

2004:

The demand for training for the young biogas industry grew rapidly. National, and from 2009, international training courses were developed and offered

2012:

IBBK Fachgruppe Biogas GmbH, and other well-known and established training providers in the field of renewable energies, joined the ‘Schulungsverbund BIOGAS‘

2015:

The state of Land Baden-Württemberg and EU ELER commissioned IBBK to provide independent consulting to biogas operators on planned and existing biogas plants. This consultancy is subsidised by the EU at 50 %.

IBBK also won the second installment of this commissioned consultancy in 2018. The subsidy has been increased to 80 %.

The current training courses have been advanced on the three levels of demand:
Established = Biogas #INTENSIV | Aspiring = Biogas #HANDS ON | Emerging = Biogas #TRAINING
In addition to the feasibility studies, the independent consultations for planned and existing facilities, according to the consulting mandate of the State of Baden-Württemberg, are increasingly offered today.
The second pillar are EU-funded research projects, which are being carried out in partnership with universities and organisations in Europe.

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Clients & Partners

TESTIMONIALS​

„Very enjoyable course and a good team of lecturers. I also met some good people with whom I hope to stay in touch with.“ (Enniskillen, UK, June 2016)
„Brilliant course – second time in attendance but very worthwhile.“ (Dundee, UK, January 2014)
„This course covered more than I expected, it was worth every penny.“ (St. Ives, UK, January 2017)
„It was a great course, I am extremely glad I came as I have learnt that I can put back into my work. I expect our plants to run more efficiently and I‘m now able to fix problems before they happen.“ (St. Ives, UK, January 2017)
"Visiting the plants was a beautiful part, because everything which is in theory you go and see it in practice. For me, as a beginner, everything was included."(IBBK #HANDS ON international training, Stuttgart 2017)
„Good organization, good idea to cover all the perspectives. We will recommend this course further.“ (Stuttgart, April 2016)
„I was very impressed by the competence level of the speakers and the build up of the presentations.“ (Stuttgart, September 2015)
„Very interesting. It cleared a lot of issues which are not easily found in books. The site visit was a great chance visualize on site the things we learnt during the lectures.“ (Stuttgart, September 2015)
„All the discussions and comments from the participants made the seminar more interesting and provided more details and a practical approach. The size of the group was perfect. I learned a lot.“ (Stuttgart, April 2014)
„Very good all around – looking forward to working with you on new reports on biogas.“ (Stuttgart, April 2014)
„Good course. It fulfilled my expectations and I‘m very happy with the gained knowledge.“ (Stuttgart, April 2015)
"Besonders gefallen hat mir die Praxisnähe, die guten Referenten, die gute Betreuung, das gute Umfeld, das gute Essen – vielen Dank! (Wolpertshausen, DE, Dezember 2016)"
"I'm operating a biogas plant since 20 years, I should have done this a long time ago, we could have done things a lot better" (IBBK #HANDS ON internationl training, Stuttgart 2017)
Mark D.
Mark D.
".. great instructors, I am sure none of the course participants will ever forget.." (IBBK #HANDS ON international training, Stuttgart 2017)
Ogbulie T.
Ogbulie T.
"I would definitely recommend this course to my colleagues." (IBBK #HANDS ON international training, Stuttgart 2017)
Jose Carlos N.
Jose Carlos N.
"A very good course, well delivered." (IBBK #TRAINING, UK, June 2017)
John W.
John W.
„I really enjoyed the course last week, both the speakers and the attendees had very interesting points to make. „ (Biogas #TRAINING UK, Enniskillen, February 2019)
„Very well organized course with a multitude of information to digest upon in order to generate an efficient biogas project!“ (Biogas #TRAINING, Stuttgart, September 2018)
„Great week, very complete, nice people. It was really good! Thanks“ (Biogas #TRAINING, Stuttgart, September 2019)
Maxence A.
Maxence A.
"Thanks you for such a complete, concrete and useful course. I‘m really pleased!" (Biogas #TRAINING, Stuttgart, September 2019)
Michel D.
Michel D.
"Very interesting course." (Biogas #TRAINING, Stuttgart, September 2019)
Michel B.
Michel B.
"Thank you so much for the past week. I’ve learnt so much, and feel like I finally am starting to know about the real complexity of this biogas story, and hopefully I’m now able to think better about my future in this." (Biogas #TRAINING, Stuttgart, September 2019)
Daniel P.
Daniel P.
"Gute und unkomplizierte Vorbereitung des Trainings, professionelle Durchführung und hervorragende Organisation der Ortsbesichtigungen!" (Inhouse Training bei Caterpiller Energy Solutions GmbH, November 2019)
"Meine Teilnahme an der Konferenz „Fortschritt bei der Biomethan-Mobilität“ war für mich eine großartige Premiere. Viele intensive Gespräche und interessante Fachvorträge haben für eine Menge neues Wissen gesorgt." (Schwäbisch Hall, Oct. 2022)
Fin S.
Fin S.
""Ihre Trainings sind gut und liefern was ich mir so vorstelle." (Biogas #Hands On, March 2023)
C.J. re-carbon Ltd.
C.J. re-carbon Ltd.
"Vielen Dank für die Übermittlung der Präsentationen der Veranstaltung sowie weiterer Zusatzinformationen in digitaler Form und Besten Dank für die gut organisierte Betreiberschulung." (Kirchberg/Jagst, Juli 2023)
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TESTIMONIALS​

„Very enjoyable course and a good team of lecturers. I also met some good people with whom I hope to stay in touch with.“ (Enniskillen, UK, June 2016)
„Brilliant course – second time in attendance but very worthwhile.“ (Dundee, UK, January 2014)
„This course covered more than I expected, it was worth every penny.“ (St. Ives, UK, January 2017)
„It was a great course, I am extremely glad I came as I have learnt that I can put back into my work. I expect our plants to run more efficiently and I‘m now able to fix problems before they happen.“ (St. Ives, UK, January 2017)
"Visiting the plants was a beautiful part, because everything which is in theory you go and see it in practice. For me, as a beginner, everything was included."(IBBK #HANDS ON international training, Stuttgart 2017)
„Good organization, good idea to cover all the perspectives. We will recommend this course further.“ (Stuttgart, April 2016)
„I was very impressed by the competence level of the speakers and the build up of the presentations.“ (Stuttgart, September 2015)
„Very interesting. It cleared a lot of issues which are not easily found in books. The site visit was a great chance visualize on site the things we learnt during the lectures.“ (Stuttgart, September 2015)
„All the discussions and comments from the participants made the seminar more interesting and provided more details and a practical approach. The size of the group was perfect. I learned a lot.“ (Stuttgart, April 2014)
„Very good all around – looking forward to working with you on new reports on biogas.“ (Stuttgart, April 2014)
„Good course. It fulfilled my expectations and I‘m very happy with the gained knowledge.“ (Stuttgart, April 2015)
"Besonders gefallen hat mir die Praxisnähe, die guten Referenten, die gute Betreuung, das gute Umfeld, das gute Essen – vielen Dank! (Wolpertshausen, DE, Dezember 2016)"
"I'm operating a biogas plant since 20 years, I should have done this a long time ago, we could have done things a lot better" (IBBK #HANDS ON internationl training, Stuttgart 2017)
Mark D.
Mark D.
".. great instructors, I am sure none of the course participants will ever forget.." (IBBK #HANDS ON international training, Stuttgart 2017)
Ogbulie T.
Ogbulie T.
"I would definitely recommend this course to my colleagues." (IBBK #HANDS ON international training, Stuttgart 2017)
Jose Carlos N.
Jose Carlos N.
"A very good course, well delivered." (IBBK #TRAINING, UK, June 2017)
John W.
John W.
„I really enjoyed the course last week, both the speakers and the attendees had very interesting points to make. „ (Biogas #TRAINING UK, Enniskillen, February 2019)
„Very well organized course with a multitude of information to digest upon in order to generate an efficient biogas project!“ (Biogas #TRAINING, Stuttgart, September 2018)
„Great week, very complete, nice people. It was really good! Thanks“ (Biogas #TRAINING, Stuttgart, September 2019)
Maxence A.
Maxence A.
"Thanks you for such a complete, concrete and useful course. I‘m really pleased!" (Biogas #TRAINING, Stuttgart, September 2019)
Michel D.
Michel D.
"Very interesting course." (Biogas #TRAINING, Stuttgart, September 2019)
Michel B.
Michel B.
"Thank you so much for the past week. I’ve learnt so much, and feel like I finally am starting to know about the real complexity of this biogas story, and hopefully I’m now able to think better about my future in this." (Biogas #TRAINING, Stuttgart, September 2019)
Daniel P.
Daniel P.
"Gute und unkomplizierte Vorbereitung des Trainings, professionelle Durchführung und hervorragende Organisation der Ortsbesichtigungen!" (Inhouse Training bei Caterpiller Energy Solutions GmbH, November 2019)
"Meine Teilnahme an der Konferenz „Fortschritt bei der Biomethan-Mobilität“ war für mich eine großartige Premiere. Viele intensive Gespräche und interessante Fachvorträge haben für eine Menge neues Wissen gesorgt." (Schwäbisch Hall, Oct. 2022)
Fin S.
Fin S.
""Ihre Trainings sind gut und liefern was ich mir so vorstelle." (Biogas #Hands On, March 2023)
C.J. re-carbon Ltd.
C.J. re-carbon Ltd.
"Vielen Dank für die Übermittlung der Präsentationen der Veranstaltung sowie weiterer Zusatzinformationen in digitaler Form und Besten Dank für die gut organisierte Betreiberschulung." (Kirchberg/Jagst, Juli 2023)
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