Our Company
PlanET (pronounced “plan-e-t”) stands for “Planning and Application of Energy Technology”. PlanET specializes in the design, construction, and service of advanced biogas plants. PlanET started in 1998, and now has over 250 employees worldwide.
An affiliate of PlanET Biogas Group GmbH. Based in Vreden, Germany, PlanET Biogas ranks among the leading biogas plant builders, and has designed, constructed and services over 600 anaerobic digestion systems globally.
1998
1998
Foundation by the two shareholders Jörg Meyer zu Strohe and Hendrik Becker
1999
1999
Construction of the first German PlanET biogas plants
2001
2001
Market introduction of the first direct solid feed technology
2004
2004
First PlanET biogas plant in Japan
2006
Creation of the limited liability company Biogaz PlanET France
2006
Grand Prix of the middle class
2007
2007
150 employees worldwide for the first time
2008
Top marks in nationwide survey
of 2,600 biogas plant operators
of 2,600 biogas plant operators
2008
First PlanET biomethane plant feeds into the natural gas grid
2009
2009
PlanET UniKipp is presented at Agritechnica
2009
2009
PlanET delivers mini biogas plant to Ghana
2010
First PlanET plant on grid in France
2010
2010
PlanET Vario replaces sliding floor technology
2011
2011
First PlanET plant in the UK connected
to the grid
to the grid
2011
2011
PlanET Delegation at Elysee Palace
2011
PlanET GORATOR increases plant efficiency
2012
"Germany at its Best" award from the NRW state government
2012
PlanET DesiUs prepares substrate with ultrasound
2012
PlanET finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year
2012
2012
300th PlanET plant successfully in operation
2013
2013
Hendrik Becker becomes Vice President of the German Biogas Association
2013
2013
PlanET Biogas Italia repowers a biogas plant with the PlanET eco® cover + and significantly reduces sulphur levels
2013
The PlanET Flexstore XXL gas storage
system receives the German INDUSTRIEPREIS 2013
system receives the German INDUSTRIEPREIS 2013
2013
PlanET Biogas USA is founded as the youngest subsidiary of the PlanET Group
2013
2013
Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visits a PlanET biogas plant in Thuringia, which generates electricity on demand
2013
PlanET presents the ∑ principle, the unique formula for quality biogas
2014
The PlanET online shop offers modern spare parts management on demand for mobile shopping
2014
The PlanET plant Singleton Birch (UK) goes
into operation. From now on, the industrial company obtains 40% of its energy requirements for lime processing from biogas production
into operation. From now on, the industrial company obtains 40% of its energy requirements for lime processing from biogas production
2014
The PlanET eco® twinfix mounting system for gas storage tanks receives the silver medal of the DLG as a technical innovation
2014
2014
As a top seller, PlanET's 75 kW plant based on 100% liquid manure and/or dung revitalises the biogas industry in Germany
2015
2015
PlanET online Biogas Calculator enables a potential check of available fermentation substrates.
2015
PlanET Biogas France commissions
the first biomethane plant in Brittany with great
public interest.
the first biomethane plant in Brittany with great
public interest.
2015
2015
PlanET Biogas USA puts the first PlanET ET-370 Farm Solution into operation (State New York)
2015
PlanET Biogas UK Ltd. expands the Singleton Birch industrial plant to 1.5 MW and installs a fermentation residue belt dryer for efficient heat utilisation.
2015
2015
PlanET presents the PlanET eco® SulfurCat biological-chemical fine desulphurisation for 75 kW biogas plants for the first time at Agritechnica 2015.
2016
2016
The British PlanET subsidiary now has ten employees. The picture shows the sales team at the agricultural technology trade fair Energy NOW.
2017
Novelty of the year. First prize for particularly practical technology solution.
2018
2018
20 year company jubilee
2018
First biogas plant in the Philippines.
PlanET starts operation.
PlanET starts operation.
