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Energy Generation From Waste
Solms-Niederbiel / Trier-Mertesdorf, 2007-03-29
Mechanical-biological drying plant based on the Herhof System goes into operation in Trier-Mertesdorf
On 29 March 2007, Herhof GmbH brought the mechanical-biological drying plant into trial operation in Mertesdorf near Trier. The waste treatment system, which was erected on behalf of the Trier Regional Waste Management Special Purpose Association, can recycle 180,000 tonnes of household refuse and 40,000 tonnes of commercial and bulky waste annually.
With the start-up of regular operation of the mechanical-biological waste recovery plant, the refuse from 513,000 residents of the city of Trier and the county districts of Bernkastel-Wittlich, Vulkaneifel, Trier-Saarburg and Eifelkreis will be processed.
Household refuse and commercial wastes can be recycled together using Herhof disposal technology, without pre-sorting being necessary. For this purpose, the mixed waste will be dried biologically in a first step. In this connection, essential parts of the patented Herhof-Trockenstabilat® dry stabilate process will be used. The iron will then be sorted out of the refuse completely automatically using a magnet over the conveyor. After this, the dried waste, freed of iron, will be loaded onto walking floor vehicles through two automated high bunkers and, and from September 2007, used as a replacement for fossil fuel in power plants.
The handover of the system by Herhof GmbH to the future operator, the Trier Regional Waste Management Special Purpose Association, will take place on conclusion of trial operation at the end of June 2007.
An extension of the system with additional sorting and treatment stages is possible at any time with no problem. In this way, materially reusable additional raw materials such as aluminium, glass and ceramic can be sorted out of the refuse completely automatically and, in the next step, the materially non-reusable waste will be pressed into a high value replacement fuel - the dry stabilate.
"With the dry stabilate process, Herhof GmbH offers an environmentally-compatible and energy-efficient alternative to the conventional recovery of waste. The production of energy from waste is becoming increasingly important given the current discussion on the protection of the climate", explains Michael Koch, Managing Director of Herhof GmbH.
The Herhof technology has been a proven technology for more than 20 years and offers an economical and ecological alternative in view of the fact that fossil energy resources are become increasingly scarcer.
Sascha Ebersberger, Marketing
Riemannstr. 3
D-35606 Solms-Niederbiel
Fon: +49 (0) 64 42 / 207 - 0
Fax: +49 (0) 64 42 / 207 - 233
E-Mail: info@herhof.de
Web: www.herhof.de
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Mechanical-biological drying plant based on the Herhof System goes into operation in Trier-Mertesdorf
On 29 March 2007, Herhof GmbH brought the mechanical-biological drying plant into trial operation in Mertesdorf near Trier. The waste treatment system, which was erected on behalf of the Trier Regional Waste Management Special Purpose Association, can recycle 180,000 tonnes of household refuse and 40,000 tonnes of commercial and bulky waste annually.
With the start-up of regular operation of the mechanical-biological waste recovery plant, the refuse from 513,000 residents of the city of Trier and the county districts of Bernkastel-Wittlich, Vulkaneifel, Trier-Saarburg and Eifelkreis will be processed.
Household refuse and commercial wastes can be recycled together using Herhof disposal technology, without pre-sorting being necessary. For this purpose, the mixed waste will be dried biologically in a first step. In this connection, essential parts of the patented Herhof-Trockenstabilat® dry stabilate process will be used. The iron will then be sorted out of the refuse completely automatically using a magnet over the conveyor. After this, the dried waste, freed of iron, will be loaded onto walking floor vehicles through two automated high bunkers and, and from September 2007, used as a replacement for fossil fuel in power plants.
The handover of the system by Herhof GmbH to the future operator, the Trier Regional Waste Management Special Purpose Association, will take place on conclusion of trial operation at the end of June 2007.
An extension of the system with additional sorting and treatment stages is possible at any time with no problem. In this way, materially reusable additional raw materials such as aluminium, glass and ceramic can be sorted out of the refuse completely automatically and, in the next step, the materially non-reusable waste will be pressed into a high value replacement fuel - the dry stabilate.
"With the dry stabilate process, Herhof GmbH offers an environmentally-compatible and energy-efficient alternative to the conventional recovery of waste. The production of energy from waste is becoming increasingly important given the current discussion on the protection of the climate", explains Michael Koch, Managing Director of Herhof GmbH.
About Herhof GmbH
Herhof GmbH is a one hundred percent subsidiary of the Greek environmental company, Helector S.A., the majority of whose shares belong to the Greek conglomerate, Elliniki Technodomiki TEB A.E. On the one hand, Elliniki Technodomiki TEB A.E. is involved in the renewable energy and environmental technology areas and, on the other hand, it is active in the construction sector, in real estate development and in privately-financed infrastructure projects.The Herhof technology has been a proven technology for more than 20 years and offers an economical and ecological alternative in view of the fact that fossil energy resources are become increasingly scarcer.
Contact
Herhof GmbHSascha Ebersberger, Marketing
Riemannstr. 3
D-35606 Solms-Niederbiel
Fon: +49 (0) 64 42 / 207 - 0
Fax: +49 (0) 64 42 / 207 - 233
E-Mail: info@herhof.de
Web: www.herhof.de
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Do you have questions?
Sascha Ebersberger
Sales and Marketing
Phone +49 (0)64 42 / 207 - 200
Fax +49 (0)64 42 / 207 - 233
sascha.ebersberger@herhof.com
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