Axpo Kompogas Ltd. Company Brochure

Axpo Kompogas Ltd. Company Profile Energy from organic waste Axpo Kompogas Ltd. has been producing biogas from municipal and industrial organic waste for over 19 years. It is used to generate green electri-city and heat, and can also be used as a fuel. The fermentation residues are returned to the soil as organic fertiliser for agricultural use, which closes the material cycle.CompanyAxpo Kompogas Ltd. is a global market and technol­ogy leader in anaerobic dry fermentation and made a reputation for itself as a plant operator and manufac­turer. Today, over 50 Kompogas plants worldwide ge­nerate CO2­neutral biogas. Axpo Kompogas Ltd. pro­duces the plants directly or in cooperation with partners. In this process, customers are supported from the initial project idea, through financing and implementation.HistoryThe success story started in the 1980s with Walter Schmid’s idea of using organic waste for energy. The process was improved continuously in the following years. The resulting Kompogas process has now been used for 20 years. As a pioneering company, Axpo Kompogas Ltd. has a key advantage in economic ef­ficiency and technology.Since 2006, Axpo Kompogas Ltd. has been part of the Axpo Group. With the backing of a powerful partner, the company has the resources required to develop the technology and reach new markets.2009 Trading name changed from Kompogas Ltd. to Axpo Kompogas Ltd.2008 The largest Kompogas plant in Europe goes into operation in Montpellier, with a capacity of 100 000 t/a2007 Construction of the world’s largest Kompogas plant in Doha, in the emirate of Qatar, with a capacity of 274 000 t/a2006 Partnership with Axpo energy company2005 First mechanical­biological waste treatment using the Kompogas process, La Rioja, Spain2004 Awarded the Swiss Environmental Prize2003 Awarded European and Swiss Solar Prizes2002 2nd place at the Energy Globe Awards2002 Opening of the Info Centre at Otelfingen near Zurich1999 First overseas plant (Kyoto, Japan)1996 Operation of the first Kompogas plant in the EU (Kempten, Germany)1992 Commissioning of the first Kompogas plant on a technical scale1991 Founding of the Kompogas companyMilestones in the company historyTurnover and employeesAxpo Kompogas Ltd. generates a turnover of 54 Mio. Swiss francs and employs a staff of approx. 125. Their expertise ranges from operating and maintain­ing plants to process technology, mechanics, elec­tronics and environmental technology. Successful cooperation venturesThe Kompogas process allows Migros and McDonald’s Switzerland to reduce their yearly CO2 output by over 27 000 tonnes. The cooperation between Axpo Kompogas Ltd., Erdgas Zürich Ltd. and Migros won second place at the Energy Globe Awards in 2002.Axpo Kompogas Ltd.Flughofstrasse 54 | CH­8152 GlattbruggT +41 44 809 77 77 | F +41 44 809 77 00www.axpo­kompogas.chTechnologyThe patented Kompogas process is based on dry fer­mentation of organic waste. This process produces CO2­neutral biogas. Kompogas plants make the most of the potential energy stored in organic waste:Depending on the type of organic waste, between 600 and 1000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy can be generated from 1 ton of waste. Approximately 900 kg of natural fertiliser are created as a by­product.OperationKompogas plants are produced in modular units.Thanks to this modular concept, the customer can match the size of their plant to the planned annual fermentation capacity. The plants that have been con­structed to date have capacities of between 5000 and 300 000 tonnes per annum. Another feature of the Kompogas plants is their compact structure, which makes them suitable for retrofi tting to composting plants. In Switzerland, the company has successfully created a second business division in the operation of 14 plants – some of which are co­run with partners. Over 300 towns and cities have their organic waste recycled in Kompogas plants. In doing so, they save money and the environment.Biogas as a ? exible source of energyBiogas can be used in accordance with the operator’s requirements. It can be burned in a combined heat and power plant. This generates green electricity and heat, which can be fed into the public supply grid or local heating network. Alternatively, the bio­gas can be treated for use as fuel.LavignyAarbergUtzenstorfLangenthalOensingenAltdorfInwilOttenbachPrattelnKlingnauLenzburgOtelfi ngenSamstagernJonaOetwil am SeeVolketswilRümlangBachenbülachWinterthurWeinfeldenNiederuzwilBuchsChavornayVilleneuveSierrePosieuxBioggioLocarnoWauwilAvenchesLandquartFrauenfeldBellachGrenchenPlants in SwitzerlandKompogas plants in fully owned operation/co­operated by Axpo Kompogas Ltd.Kompogas plants in planning/under constructionKompogas customer plants in planning/under constructionKompogas customer plantsCompost sites