Apparatus and process for generating energy carriers from wet biomass

A device for obtaining energy from wet biomass comprises a dehydration device (1, 3) for the mechanical pre-dewatering of the biomass and a drying stage (7) for dewatering the pre-dewatered biomass by supplying heat. The dewatering device comprises a first dewatering stage (1) and a second dewatering stage (3), which is combined with the dryer stage (7) in an assembly.