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RETURO - MHKW Leverkusen - Facts and figures

In the waste-to-energy plant MHKW Leverkusen, more than 200,000 tons of waste are thermically treated every year on push grates in three combustion basins. The energy that is released durng incineration is then used to produce district heating and electrical energy using the cogeneration. Both of these are then channeled into the public energy system. That way, the waste-to-energy plant Leverkusen unites two crucial aspects: waste disposal security and the protection of the environment.

» Year of construction 1970
» Commissiong of the condensing turbine 2011
» Combustion lines 3
» Total capacity 210,000 t
» Returo ensures full utilization

Energy production
» Generation of electrical energy approx. 80,000 MWh
» Generation of district heating approx. 127,000 MWh

Measures to increase energy efficiency
» Commissioning of the condensation turbine in 2011
» Replacement desuperheater with 2019 exhaust gas heat exchanger

 

Important details

Terms and conditions

 

General delivery conditions

Please note the following information regarding the delivery

 

Limit values

Limit values for harmful substances

 

Rules of conduct

Rules of conduct Leverkusen waste-to-energy plant

 

Opening hours/Location

Plant address
Im Eisholz 12
51373 Leverkusen 

Contact
Phone: +49 (0)214 8668-320
Fax: +49 (0)214 8668-328
email: co@avea.de

Opening hours
Monday: 07:00 - 16:30
Tuesday: 07:00 - 16:30
Wednesday: 07:00 - 16:30
Thuesday: 07:00 - 16:30
Friday: 07:00 - 16:30

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