As the operator of a combustion plant (medium-sized combustion plant, gas turbine plant, or internal combustion engine plant) with a thermal capacity of at least 1 MW and less than 50 MW, you are required to notify the competent authority in writing or electronically of the intended operation prior to commissioning. The operation of an existing combustion plant must be reported to the competent authority in writing or electronically by December 1, 2023. The notification must contain the information specified in Annex 1 of the 44th BImSchV. The competent authority will enter the facility into its facility register. You will be notified of the registration by the competent authority.

Until a nationwide registration module is introduced, you may use the table available via the link below:

Display of the data relevant to the plant:

1. Thermal capacity of the combustion plant (in megawatts);
2. Type of combustion plant (diesel engine plant, gas turbine, dual-fuel engine plant, other engine plant, other combustion plant);
3. Type of fuels used and their respective share of total energy input;
4. Date the combustion plant was commissioned;
5. the NACE code under which the activity is classified,
6. Estimated number of annual operating hours of the combustion plant and average operating load;
7. if a provision for installations with few operating hours is invoked: a declaration signed by the operator stating that the combustion plant will not be in operation for more than the number of hours specified in those paragraphs;
8. if a provision for emergency operation is invoked: a declaration signed by the operator stating that the combustion plant will be in operation only in an emergency;
9. the operator’s name and registered office, as well as the facility’s location and address;
10. Geographic coordinates of the stack and height above ground level.

There are no costs.

• Fee: Free of charge

The notification must be submitted before commissioning a new system. The operation of an existing installation must be notified by December 1, 2023.