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{{#vardefine: epr|PPC/A/1157446}}[[Category:EfW Plants]] | {{#vardefine: epr|PPC/A/1157446}}[[Category:EfW Plants]] | ||
An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional [[combustion]] technology, located at Earls Gate Park, Grangemouth in Scotland. The facility is forecast to have a maximum capacity of 215,000 tonnes per annum, and will be a [[Combined Heat and Power]] facility, exporting 21.5 MW electricity and heat to the nearby chemical company [[CalaChem]] and to other adjacent industrial plants, with any excess power fed into the national grid. {{EfWTemplate|EPR={{#var: epr}}|id=148}}[[File:Earls Gate Energy Centre.jpg|400px|left|Earls Gate Energy Centre. Biothek Ecologic Fuel, 2018.]] | An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional [[combustion]] technology, located at Earls Gate Park, Grangemouth in Scotland. The facility is forecast to have a maximum capacity of 215,000 tonnes per annum (with a permit extension pending to take it to 274,000 tonnes), and will be a [[Combined Heat and Power]] facility, exporting 21.5 MW electricity and heat to the nearby chemical company [[CalaChem]] and to other adjacent industrial plants, with any excess power fed into the national grid. {{EfWTemplate|EPR={{#var: epr}}|id=148}}[[File:Earls Gate Energy Centre.jpg|400px|left|Earls Gate Energy Centre. Biothek Ecologic Fuel, 2018.]] | ||
<ref>Biothek Ecologic Fuel, 2018. [https://biothekecologic.com/energy-from-waste-chp-plant-to-power-scottish-industries/ Energy from waste CHP plant to power Scottish industries - Biothek Ecologic Fuel. Online. Biothek Ecologic Fuel. [Accessed 21 Feb. 2020].]</ref>__TOC__<br clear='left'/> | <ref>Biothek Ecologic Fuel, 2018. [https://biothekecologic.com/energy-from-waste-chp-plant-to-power-scottish-industries/ Energy from waste CHP plant to power Scottish industries - Biothek Ecologic Fuel. Online. Biothek Ecologic Fuel. [Accessed 21 Feb. 2020].]</ref>__TOC__<br clear='left'/> | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional [[combustion]] technology, located at Earls Gate Park, Grangemouth in Scotland. The facility is forecast to have a maximum capacity of 215,000 tonnes per annum, and will be a [[Combined Heat and Power]] facility, exporting 21.5 MW electricity and heat to the nearby chemical company [[CalaChem]] and to other adjacent industrial plants, with any excess power fed into the national grid. The cost of the project is circa £200m, which was provided by the investors [[Brockwell Energy]], the [[Green Investment Group]] and [[Covanta]]. | An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional [[combustion]] technology, located at Earls Gate Park, Grangemouth in Scotland. The facility is forecast to have a maximum capacity of 215,000 tonnes per annum (with a permit extension pending to take it to 274,000 tonnes), and will be a [[Combined Heat and Power]] facility, exporting 21.5 MW electricity and heat to the nearby chemical company [[CalaChem]] and to other adjacent industrial plants, with any excess power fed into the national grid. The cost of the project is circa £200m, which was provided by the investors [[Brockwell Energy]], the [[Green Investment Group]] and [[Covanta]]. | ||
In March 2022 [[EQT]], the owner of Covanta, bought the interests of the [[Green Investment Group]] in this and three other projects ([[Rookery Pit Energy Recovery Facility (Rookery South)]], [[Protos EFW]], and [[Newhurst EFW]]) to leave [[Green Investment Group]] with no further interest in the projects<ref>https://www.endswasteandbioenergy.com/article/1748321/covanta-buys-gig-stakes-four-efw-plants</ref>. | In March 2022 [[EQT]], the owner of Covanta (now branded [[Encyclis]], bought the interests of the [[Green Investment Group]] in this and three other projects ([[Rookery Pit Energy Recovery Facility (Rookery South)]], [[Protos EFW]], and [[Newhurst EFW]]) to leave [[Green Investment Group]] with no further interest in the projects<ref>https://www.endswasteandbioenergy.com/article/1748321/covanta-buys-gig-stakes-four-efw-plants</ref>. | ||
The facility | The facility was developed by [[Brockwell Energy]], and was originally planned to be operated by [[MES Environmental]] for a contract duration of 25 years. Subsequently [[Hitachi Zosen Inova]] were contracted to complete the construction of the plant and were awarded a 25 year contract to operate it<ref>https://www.hz-inova.com/hzi-wins-25-year-operations-maintenance-contract-at-the-earls-gate-waste-to-energy-centre/</ref>. | ||
The [[EfW]] will replace an existing gas-fired energy plant on the site. | The [[EfW]] will replace an existing gas-fired energy plant on the site. | ||
The facility was expected to become operational by the end of 2021<ref name="ref1" >Earls Gate Energy Centre, 2020. [https://earlsgateconstruction.co.uk/ Home - EARLS GATE ENERGY CENTRE. Online. [Accessed 21 Feb. 2020].]</ref> but | The facility was expected to become operational by the end of 2021<ref name="ref1" >Earls Gate Energy Centre, 2020. [https://earlsgateconstruction.co.uk/ Home - EARLS GATE ENERGY CENTRE. Online. [Accessed 21 Feb. 2020].]</ref> but ran into delays through the construction subsidiary of [[CNIM]] responsible for delivery of [[EfW]] projects running into financial difficulties in January 2022. This is also impacted a second plant under construction at [[Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant]]<ref>https://www.mrw.co.uk/news/mp-calls-to-halt-efw-as-builder-cnim-hits-financial-problems-28-01-2022/</ref>. | ||
The plant was reported as becoming operational in May 2025 on the [[Hitachi Zosen Inova]] LinkedIn page<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachi-zosen-inova-former-ae&e-inova-former-von-roll-inova-/posts/?feedView=all</ref> and on the company website as February 2024<ref>https://www.encyclis.com/earls-gate/</ref>. | |||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
The moving-[[grate]] [[combustion]] technology | The moving-[[grate]] [[combustion]] technology was provided by [[CNIM]]<ref name="ref2" >Brockwell Energy, 2020. [http://www.brockwellenergy.com/our-projects/energy-from-waste/earls-gate-energy-centre/ Brockwell Energy | Earls Gate Energy Centre. Online. Brockwellenergy.com. [Accessed 21 Feb. 2020].]</ref>. | ||
==Construction== | ==Construction== | ||
[[CNIM]] | [[CNIM]] was the original [[EPC]] contractor for this facility, with [[Clugston]] in charge of the civil engineering. Construction commenced in January 2019 and was scheduled to take 3 years, with commissioning ending and operations beginning in 2021<ref name="ref1" />. However, with [[CNIM]] falling into financial difficulty, and ultimate collapse, [[Hitachi Zosen Inova]] took over the completion of the construction and the [[O&M]] contract. | ||
==Waste Input== | ==Waste Input== | ||