Rostock CHP plant - turning waste to energy
Facts
Country
Germany
Electricity Capacity
15 MWe
Heat Capacity
27 MWth
Technology
Combined heat and power (CHP)
Main Fuel
Waste
Vattenfall ownership share
100 %
Status
In Operation
Since 2010, Vattenfall has been operating a newly built waste incineration plant in the port of Rostock, in which municipal and commercial waste from the Hanseatic city of Rostock and surrounding districts is used to generate energy. The plant is the largest waste incineration plant in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and generates electricity and heat as a highly efficient combined heat and power plant.