Use of fossil fuels

In a Kompogas plant, the biogas produced by the fermentation process is converted into green electricity and green heat in a combined heat and power plant (CHP). If one were to burn natural gas, which is a fossil fuel, in the same CHP, five times the amount of greenhouse gas emissions would result for the same quantity of electricity or heat.

Kompogas is renewable energy

The Kompogas process

Uses organic waste to replace fossil fuels.
Produces green electricity and heat.
Converts one tonne of organic waste into enough CO₂-neutral fuel for a medium-sized car to be able to cover a distance of 1,000 kilometres.

Currrent news

New Kompogas Film
01.11.2012

Take a look at the new film and see how Axpo Kompogas takes out energy out of organic waste. More

Construction of the new plant in Zurich has begun
09.08.2012

From 2013 onwards, the City of Zurich will collect and ferment organic waste before using the generated biogas as an environmentally friendly, renewable energy source. The plant will be built by Axpo Kompogas AG as general constructor. Monitor the progress over the Internet through our live webcam.

Axpo Kompogas increases agitator technology

Axpo Kompogas continues to increase its agitator technology and has therefore installed a complete measurement technology to its latest digester in Switzerland. The results will be used to develop the agitator technology for the new generation of digesters. More

Announcements

The Kompogas plant in Chavornay uses organic waste and saves CO2

The new Kompogas plant in Chavornay (VD) begins operation on 20 June 2011 and will immediately start to feed power from biomass, the new renewable energy source, into the public grid. The system uses around 20,000 tonnes of organic waste annually, and from it produces heat and organic fertilisers as well as green electricity. On Saturday, 25 June 2011 it is officially opened together with the local population.