2 - 4 March 2020

3-day seminar BIOGAS#TRAINING, Cape Town, South Africa

Event Language: ENGLISH

The 3 day training seminar focuses on the biogas market in Africa with attention to the local characteristics of substrate selection, plant engineering, and biogas utilization.

You will get practical knowledge about biogas plant operation, maintenance and the presented case studies will highlight the best methods of biogas production from biomass waste.

Together with local partners and experts, the course will be facilitated by experienced instructors from the internationally renowned German training institute, IBBK.

The BIOGAS#TRAINING seminar is ideal for:

  • Farmers
  • Engineers
  • Scientists and biogas researchers
  • Project developers
  • Consultants
  • Investors
  • The financing sector
  • Etc.

Training Topics

During the 12 different lectures and a full day of visiting a biogas plant, you will get profound knowledge on the following subjects:

  • Biogas plant planning: engineering aspects and component selection
  • Digester biology and biological process control
  • Substrates to be fed into a biogas plant from an African perspective
  • Daily plant operation: measuring methods and staff safety
  • How to produce your very own fertiliser from your biogas plant
Download the training program here

Participation fee: 9600 ZAR (~590 €)

Payment can be done via PayPal or Credit Card and needs to be completed BEFORE the start of the event.

Simply click the green button below to sign up for the training.

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Participation fee

~9,600 ZAR

(590 €)

To guarantee a seat in this training, we will have to receive your payment before the start of the training.

Your payment options:

  • PayPal
  • Credit Card

Location:

UCT – University of Cape Town

The exact location / building at UCT will be updated shortly.

Discount for students and more than 2 participants from one company or organization available upon request.

Just send an inquiry to contact@ibbk-biogas.com – we’ll get beack to you asap.

Training already took place – thank you for your interest.

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Teaching Method: Interactive classroom teaching with all experts available for comments, questions and answers. This includes active involvement of all participants and practical exercises.

You will have a world class, high value training experience through:

  • limited number of seats – a small group always guarantees lots of interaction
  • frequent breaks for discussion
  • practice-oriented lectures and exercises
  • plant visits that bridge the gap between theory and practice
  • all experts sticking around after their presentation for Q&A sessions and your specific questions

Programme Topics

(Programme may be subject to change)

March 2nd: training day one:
  • Status quo of the biogas sector development in South Africa.
  • General introduction into biogas technology & digester biology
  • Different technologies and components of biogas plants
  • Introduction of the main components of a biogas plant
  • Experiences with biogas plant equipment in South Africa
 
March 3rd: training day two:
  • Overview over different substrates which can be used into a biogas plant and its advantages and disadvantages
  • Basic calculation models of a biogas plant process with different substrates
  • Basic engineering parameters for operation with different substrates
  • Start up phase and practical measures for monitoring the digestion process
  • Safety aspects and standards 
  • Proper usage of digestate as organic fertilizer
March 4th: training day three:
  • Excursion to exemplary biogas plants in the region

You can download the programme preview for this training here (subject to change).

Download the training program here
The Course-Package will include:
  • 3 days of biogas training
  • CPD-Certificate of the University of Cape Town
  • Slides of the lectures as download
  • Lunch and beverages
  • Entrance to biogas plants
Will not include:
  • Travel to seminar venue
  • Accommodation
  • Additional meals and beverages 

Participation fee: 9,600 ZAR (~590 €)

Sign up for the training now!
The location of the BIOGAS#TRAINING is:
 
UCT – University of Cape Town
The exact location / building at UCT will be updated shortly.

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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.
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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.
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