In the modular cogeneration plant, electricity and heat are produced by simultaneous generation.
Technical details
| Annual input: | 30,000 tonnes of biowaste |
| Expected annual production: | Aprox. 12,000 tonnes of compost |
| Biogas: | 2 million cubic meters per year |
| Electricity generation: | Approx. 2.5 million kilowatt hours |
| Maximum daily quantity of biogas: | Approx. 6,000 cubic meters, which is equivalent to the calorific value of approx. 2,500 liters of fuel oil, or approx. 11,000 kilowatt-hours |
- Operator: Rhein-Main Biokompost GmbH (RMB)
- Member: FES GmbH
- Start of operation: September 1999
- Connected residents: 667,000
- Waste disposal area: City Frankfurt am Main