Waste-to-energy power plant

Investing in the future of the park

Infraserv Höchst is erecting a waste-to-energy power plant in Industriepark Höchst in order to expand its own energy-production capacity. Manufacturers at the park need a lot of energy not only electricity, but also process steam, which cannot be transported over long distances and therefore has to be produced locally. Demand for energy has risen in response to the industrial site’s dynamic growth rates. Local energy supplies will be optimized by building the waste-to-energy power plant the largest single investment in the history of Industriepark Höchst with a project budget of EUR 300 million. Refuse-derived fuel can be used in place of fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas.

The cornerstone for the new plant was laid in the first half of 2007, while the facility is projected to come on stream in 2011. The venture will create 40 jobs. An operating company, called Thermal Conversion Compound Industriepark Höchst GmbH (T2C), was created to carry out the project; Infraserv Höchst is a principal shareholder in this company.

Refuse-derived fuel is essentially pre-sorted, dried and prepared high-calorific-value components of municipal and commercial waste. This process is gaining in importance as the refuse fractions, according to the Technical Instruction on Municipal Waste (TASi) dated June 1st 2005, can no longer be landfilled conventionally. Right now, the German market does not have enough plant capacity in order to thermally utilize the refuse-derived fuel as required by law.

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Contact

Michael Müller
Communications
Phone: +49 69 305-7952
Fax: +49 69 305-80025
michael.mueller3 (at) infraserv.com