Operation Future

The town in numbers

Population 9.374Area 80.34 km²Population density 117 inhabitants/km²Country GermanyState BavariaAdministrative region Upper FranconiaGeographic location 50° 15’ N, 12° 2’ ELocal companies approx. 700 companies (mainly plastic, ceramic, leather, textile, metal and wood industry)

In Rehau, a 10,000-inhabitant Bavarian town, local industrial enterprises are ringing in the energy transition in an unusual way: They’re making a virtue out of necessity. They’re creating heat and electricity out of waste.