Renewable energy for the Rigi region: CO₂-neutral district heating, electricity from wood and wood pellets.
EBL Energie Rigi
Küssnacht am Rigi (Haltikon) · AdligenswilNew on Amplifa
About EBL Energie Rigi
EBL Energie Rigi is an umbrella brand of EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland) and bundles the expertise of three subsidiaries: EBL Fernwärme Rigi AG, EBL Energiezentrum Rigi AG and EBL Pellets Rigi AG. The company supplies most of the district of Küssnacht am Rigi as well as the Lucerne municipalities of Greppen and Adligenswil with CO₂-neutral district heating based on regional energy sources such as waste and recycled wood as well as residual wood from the neighbouring Schilliger Holz AG. At the Haltikon energy centre in Küssnacht am Rigi, a wood-fired combined heat and power plant generates electricity and heat from residual wood, waste wood and forest wood chips: the resulting steam drives a turbine for electricity generation, and the waste heat is fed into the district heating network. EBL Pellets Rigi AG produces wood pellets from regional residual wood for B2B customers. The district heating network is continuously being expanded; a new main line will connect the Haltikon energy centre with the network in Adligenswil (commissioning expected mid to late 2028). The headquarters is the Haltikon energy centre in Küssnacht am Rigi.
- Site
- Küssnacht am Rigi
- Processes
- CO₂-neutral district heating (supply of Küssnacht am Rigi, Greppen, Adligenswil), Electricity generation and heat from regional waste and residual wood (wood-fired combined heat and, Wood pellet production from regional residual wood for B2B, 24-hour fault hotline, Customer service (ownership changes, online forms), Network expansion/connection of the district heating network
- Materials
- Residual wood, waste wood and forest wood chips, Wood pellets
- Industries
- Energy supply (district heating, electricity), Households and businesses, B2B (wood pellets), Real estate and properties, B2B (pellets), Real estate/properties
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Mixing and provision of regional waste and residual wood as well as
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Energy conversion in the wood-fired combined heat and power plant (steam
- 03
Feeding of heat into the district heating network
- 04
Distribution and network expansion in Küssnacht am Rigi, Greppen and Adligenswil
- 05
Customer service and 24-hour fault hotline
Energy Sources and Processes
Residual wood, waste wood and forest wood chips
Regional energy source for the wood-fired combined heat and power plant for combined electricity and heat generation.
Wood pellets
Pellets produced from regional residual wood for B2B sales.
Locations
Haltikon Energy Centre
CHWood-fired combined heat and power plant (electricity and heat) and head office
- Materials
- Waste and residual wood, forest wood chips
Adligenswil heating plant
CHHeating plant (end of service life reached, replacement by the Haltikon energy centre planned)
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 2025
Merger of the ECOGEN Rigi cooperative and EBL Fernwärme Rigi AG; organisation strengthened, number of directly employed staff doubled. Philipp Zgraggen took over the management from Dominique Jermann (ad interim) as of 01.10.2025.
- 2026
Groundbreaking ceremony for the first construction phase of the Haltikon–Adligenswil main line on 17.03.2026; start of pipeline construction was planned for February 2026, commissioning is expected mid to late 2028. Since 03.07.2026, the entire team has been united at the Haltikon energy centre.