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Renergia waste incineration plant
Short description
Renergia in Perlen (LU) is a modern and environmentally friendly waste incineration plant.
The project
Renergia is responsible for the recycling of Central Switzerland's waste and is also a power plant that supplies Perlen Papier AG with process steam, provides hot water for several district heating lines and produces electricity for thousands of households. Thanks to the latest technology and the use of waste heat by Perlen Papier AG, exemplary energy efficiency can be achieved. The realization of the Renergia project is a joint effort by all waste disposal associations in Central Switzerland and Perlen Papier AG.
Services in detail
- Building services engineering HVACKS
- Fire extinguishing technology
Challenges
- Natural ventilation in the process area
- Interfaces to the process engineering trades
- Tight schedule
- Official requirements (e.g. RDA systems stairwells)
Sustainability
- Waste is used to generate steam for the Perlen paper mill and electricity
- The residual heat is used to operate a district heating network for the surrounding area
- Planning and coordination in 3D
Further information
Use: Social building, operations building and process engineering
Floor area: 8'800m2
Image source: thomi studhalter, faszination fotografie