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It must be mentioned that everything takes place automatically <strong>and</strong> no
personnel is required to carry out the process. Only one person is enough for
the management of the whole operation.
The facility needs approximately 30 KWH/ton of water of energy to operate
while the performance of it depends on the weather. In the winter
approximately 15 ton/day of sludge is been dried while in the summer (when
the greenhouse performance is higher) almost 25-30 tons/day of sludge is been
processed. Finally, the facility takes about 1000 m 2 of space <strong>and</strong> its cost is
approximately 600.000 euros.
7.3.3. The Kaiserslautern plant in Germany
The plant (Picture 28.) is located near the municipal l<strong>and</strong>fill. Gas engines
produce electricity by the combustion of the l<strong>and</strong>fill gas <strong>and</strong> the biogas
produced by the anaerobic digestion plant. The waste heat of the gas engines is
utilized to evaporate the excess waste water.(European Commission.,2010)
Picture 28.: The Kaiserslautern plant in Germany
(Wastesum project Del 3A,. 2010)
The DRANCO process is a patented thermophilic one phase digestion system
with external inoculation. There is no mixing apparatus in the digester. The