- Permitted capacity
- 116 kt/a
- Incineration lines
- 2
- Commissioned
- 1984
- Energy recovery
- CHP
KVA Linth in Niederurnen (municipality of Glarus Nord) is owned by the Zweckverband für die Kehrichtverwertung im Linthgebiet. This association unites 28 municipalities in the cantons of Glarus, Schwyz and St. Gallen. The two-line plant treats up to about 116,000 tonnes of municipal, commercial and external market waste per year. In addition, it supplies electricity to the local grid and provides district heat. Under the CHF 198 million project ‘KVA Linth 2025’, Line 2 from 1984 is being replaced. Moreover, Line 1 from 2001 will be refurbished, with completion expected in 2029.
| Firing system | Grate |
|---|---|
| Thermal input | 52.4 MWth |
| Hourly capacity | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Waste calorific value | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Feedstock | municipal solid waste, commercial and industrial waste, external market waste |
| Accepted waste types (EWC codes) | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Steam parameters | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Electrical output | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Electricity generated | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| District heat output | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Heat delivered | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| District heat use | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Operating hours | 8,000 h/a |
| Flue gas cleaning | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Ownership | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Commissioning by line | 1984 (Line 2); 2001 (Line 1, replacing the original line of 1973) |
| Modernisation / expansion | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Projects in progress | KVA Linth 2025 (CHF 198 million, groundbreaking January 2023, completion expected 2029): replacement of Line 2 (furnace and boiler, theoretical 90,000 t/a), refurbishment of Line 1, new flue gas cleaning for both lines, dry slag discharge, one new turbine group with air-cooled condenser replacing the two turbines, new bunker and cranes; net energy efficiency to rise from 50% to 73%, electricity sales to approx. 87,000 MWh/a; district heating network expansion (planned up to 40 MW) |
| Address | Im Fennen 1a, 8867 Niederurnen |
Location
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