Electricity and heat from source-separated organic waste

In the ''Kompogas'' plant, organic waste from households and industry is fermented to produce biogas, which is either used on-site for electricity and heat production or converted into vehicle fuel. The residue is a high quality compost for use in horticulture and agriculture. Studies in waste disposal have shown the advantages of fermentation in comparison with incineration or centralised composting. The demonstration project has a capacity of 5,000 tonnes of organic waste per year, serves an area of 50,000 inhabitants and every day provides 1,500 kWh of electricity to the grid and 3,600 kWh of heat to customers. (UK)