For households and industrial facilities

The heat produced by combined heat and power systems can be exported as warm water or as process steam at any temperature and pressure. A completely redundant plant concept ensures a safe and reliable 24/7 supply of heat throughout the year.

The most efficient way to use heat from energy-from-waste is to export it to nearby households or industrial facilities, for example via a district heating network. The heat is used for room and water heating or for any heat treatment within industrial processes such as drying, pasteurizing or sterilizing. Basically two plant concepts can be differentiated. The best choice depends on the nature of heat demand and on the availability of the heat export.

Heat and power

The heat and power plant concept offers the highest flexibility in terms of power demand and availability of the heat export. Superheated steam coming from the boiler drives a steam turbine connected to a generator. The electricity produced by the generator is fed into a public electricity network. A part of the steam flowing out of a turbine extraction heats water which is supplied to the consumers of heat, e.g. a district heating network. The rest of the steam is expanded in the turbine and condensed in an air- or water-cooled condenser. The amount of steam used for heat export can be varied according to current demand.