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Lünen

Operator: Remondis · Operating · Data verified 08.10.2026

Permitted capacity
210 kt/a
Incineration lines
1
Energy recovery
CHP

Wirbelbettfeuerungsanlage (Remondis Production) is a waste to energy plant in Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia, operated by Remondis Production GmbH, with a capacity of 210,000 tonnes per year.

Technical data
Firing systemFluidised bed
Thermal input78 MWth
FeedstockRDF from household and commercial waste, sterilised clinical waste, animal meal and sterilised meat slurry (SecAnim), dried and wet sewage sludge, liquid secondary fuels and waste from the chemical/pharmaceutical industry; c. 170 EWC codes (solid and liquid)
Accepted waste types (EWC codes) WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
Electrical output WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
Electricity generated WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
District heat use WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
Process steam delivered WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
Flue gas cleaning WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+
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Projects in progressNH3 emission limit exception (§ 24 17. BImSchV): 30 mg/m³ daily / 60 mg/m³ half-hourly / 15 mg/m³ annual mean, granted by Bezirksregierung Arnsberg 10 Jun 2024 (previous exceptions since 2016)
AddressBrunnenstraße 138, 44536 Lünen

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