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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology, located at Earls Gate Park, Grangemouth in Scotland. The facility is forecasted 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. The facility has been developed by [[Brockwell Energy]], and will be operated by [[MES Environmental]], a subsidiary of [[CNIM]], for a contract duration of 25 years. | |||
== | The EfW will replace an existing gas-fired energy plant on the site. | ||
It is expected for the facility 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>. | |||
==Technology== | |||
The moving-grate combustion technology will be 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== | |||
[[CNIM]] is the EPC contractor for this facility, with [[Clugston]] in charge of the civil engineering. Construction commenced in January 2019 and is scheduled to take 3 years, with commissioning ending and operations beginning in 2021<ref name="ref1" />. | |||
==Waste Input== | |||
The facility will accept residual waste as feedstock. | |||
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