Together with BAV (the Regional Waste Management Association) and Research Partners of the different Cologne faculties (Institute for Agriculture Technology + Renewable Energy) the working group GECO►C presented the 14-million-euro project :metabolon. At the NRW booth the BAV as operator and the Cologne University of Applied Sciences as research partner presented their activities at the Leppe landfill, a vast former landfill site in Lindlar (Bergisches Land).
At the stand were members of the 15-person working group (GECO►C) as well represented as members of the Institute for Agriculture and Renewable Energy Technology of the Cologne University campus. The GECO►C has now - thanks to his many years of experience in matters of environmental technologies - a good international reputation, this is especially true for the control and optimization of wastewater treatment plants as well as the control of biogas plants. At the :metabolon booth was - in particular - a demonstration model of a biogas plant shown, which caused great interest among visitorsf.