The location of this biogas plant was chosen because of the availability of a large quantity of manure. Next to the plant is a big agriculture cattle farm with some 3,000 animals and the manure (round about. 50 000 t/a) get directly pumped in the plant. This saves money for transport and reception capacities are kept for co-substrates. Other farmer can also bring the manure of their cows and can receive the residues of the plant as fertilizer for their agricultural land. There are also food producing companies nearby, which can dispose their organic waste in the plant cost-effectively. A benefit for this kind of input choice is that the plant is thus not dependent on crops, harvest times and crop prices. The rural area where the plant has been installed is underprivileged and the option of developing agriculture into energy producing businesses is a possible solution for strengthening the region. The heat is used on site, mainly for the pasteurization processes. A special feature is the further use of the excess heat from the pasteurization process to cool the substrates from 70 to 40 °C before they are fed into the fermenter.