Energy Recovery can make an important contribution towards sustainable development as a source of renewable energy.
Veolia Environmental Services uses Energy Recovery as part of an integrated strategy producing energy for the community. Veolia Environmental Services currently operates six Energy Recovery plants in partnership with Local Authorities. In achieving this, Veolia Environmental Services has adopted an open, co-operative approach, taking on board all local stakeholder opinions combined with the latest technologies to produce systems with the highest standards of environmental care and technical excellence.
Chineham ERF
The Chineham ERF processes approximately 90,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste each year - saving significant amounts of rapidly diminishing landfill space – and generating around 7 MW of electricity for the National Grid, enough to power more than 8,000 local homes.
It was the first of three facilities in Hampshire which recover waste which cannot be traditionally recycled. Together they form an intrinsic part of the strategy to manage Hampshire’s waste. Marchwood in Southampton and the ERF in Portsmouth, followed in the footsteps of Chineham.
The Hampshire Waste Strategy, known as ‘Project Integra’, is the most progressive integrated waste management system in Britain and provides sustainable waste management for all domestic waste in the county.
Marchwood ERF
Integra South West Recovery Facility (ERF) is the second of its kind to be built in Hampshire with a capacity of 165,000. Marchwood is a leading example of best environmental practice for waste treatment. The waste produced by Southampton City and South West Hampshire Districts is dealt with at this ERF, providing a long term, sustainable solution for waste disposal. It recovers heat energy from the waste to produce steam, which is used to generate 15 MW of electricity to the National Grid.
Portsmouth ERF
Opened at the end of March 2006, the ERF works by dealing with non-recyclable waste and converting it to electricity which generates 14 MW to the National Grid . Portsmouth’s new ERF will deal with a massive 165,000 tonnes each year.
SELCHP ERF
SELCHP can take up to 420,000 tonnes of household waste per annum, directly from residents of Lewisham, Greenwich, Westminster and Bromley. The plant converts non-recyclable waste into electricity which generates 30 MW to the National Grid. SELCHP manages the waste in a sustainable way, achieving a number of key environmental objectives. One tonne of municipal solid waste is equivalent to 1⁄3 tonne of coal, so the facility has a significant role to play in reducing dependence on fossil fuels. Waste is diverted from landfill, helping the residents of the London boroughs to meet government and European Directive targets.
Sheffield ERF
Veolia Environmental Services is working in partnership with Sheffield City Council and has built an Energy Recovery facility (ERF), in line with new European emissions guidelines, as part of an integrated waste strategy for the city. The Energy Recovery facility is capable of handling 225,000 tonnes per annum. This produces:
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Up to 61MW of thermal energy for the District Energy network
(designed to provide green energy for local consumption) and or
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Up to 19MW of electricity to the National Grid
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Tyseley ERF
The Transfer Stations, Energy from Waste Plant, and five Household Recycling Centres (formerly Tyseley Waste Disposal Limited) is a 25 year contract (January 1994 to January 2019).The plant has a 350,000 tonnes capacity. Around 28 MW of electrical power are generated by the Plant with about 3 MW used on site and 25 MW, sufficient for around 25,000 households annual electrical requirements, exported to the grid required to support the Birmingham Council's environmental policies regarding waste minimisation and recycling.
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