Evaluation of future plant concepts for the composting plant Weißenfels

For the fermentation plant "Kompostwerk Weißenfels", the 20-year fixed remuneration for the electricity generated under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) expires in 2024 against the background of the legal framework conditions. In addition, further investments in the digestion plant and the replacement of a CHP plant in 2019 are imminent. The operators must therefore consider in good time what perspective the plant operator has and what plant concepts are possible in the long term in order to ensure that the plant continues to operate economically. Against this background, the aim of this study was therefore to identify practical plant concepts for an economic continued operation of the fermentation plant after the expiry of the EEG fixed remuneration at the end of 2024 and to evaluate these concepts both technically and economically. The study is to be used as a basis for decision-making on the orientation of the plant concept for the "Weissenfels composting plant" digestion plant. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator