EEW Energy from Waste Großräschen.

Overview

Our Plant.

Großräschen has a long-standing tradition of supplying energy. Brown coal was mined here for over 100 years. Today, the focus is on generating power in ways that not only make sense from an energy perspective but are also environmentally friendly. This is achieved in exemplary fashion in EEW’s energy from waste plant. Every year, 175,000 megawatt hours of electricity are produced here, corresponding to the energy needs of around 50,000 households. In addition, the plant supplies district heating to the Freienhufen neighbourhood. To generate this energy, up to 260,000 tonnes of residual waste and refuse derived fuels (specially processed commercial and industrial waste with a high calorific value) are recovered every year in a safe, low-emission process.

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Luftbildaufnahme EEW Großräschen

Plant Data

Facts & Figures

Commissioning	2008
Total investment	€ 88 million
Capacity	260,000 tonnes/year
Number of cumbustion lines	1
Waste bunker capacity	12,000 cubic metres ≈ 6,000 tonnes
Calorific range of waste	11-18 megajoules/kilogram
Cumbustion temperature	>850°C
Power generation	175,000 megawatt hours/year ≈ 50,000 households
District heating generation	3,000 hours/year