The German city of Lünen is the first town in the world building and managing a biogas network, powered by agricultural biomass, including cow dung and horse manure. The gas network powers a series of twelve Schmitt Enertec Cogeneration units which feed electricity into the grid, and heat into local district heating networks. The cogeneration units are camouflaged as decorative installations featuring wood and plants to become part of the urban environment.
“The project was a nice challenge for us.” said Frank Schmitt, the managing director of Schmitt Enertec “We believe this is a model for the future of local power generation. What makes this project exiting is the combination of cogeneration with renewable energy in an urban environment. The network is expected to deliver heat and electricity to customers by December 2009.
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