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Operator: Stadtwerke Gießen AG · Operating · Data verified 08.10.2026

Permitted capacity
25 kt/a
Incineration lines
1
Commissioned
2009
Energy recovery
Heat

Abfallverbrennungsanlage Gießen (Trea I) is a Waste-to-Energy plant in Gießen, Hesse, operated by Stadtwerke Gießen AG, with a capacity of 25,000 tonnes per year.

Technical data
Firing systemGrate
Thermal input11.4 MWth
Hourly capacity WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
Waste calorific value WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
FeedstockRDF from processed commercial waste (wood, cardboard, pallets, paper) from the region
Accepted waste types (EWC codes) WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
District heat output WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
District heat use WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
Flue gas cleaning WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
Ownership WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
AddressLeihgesterner Weg (Heizwerk Am Atzelbusch), Gießen

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