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[[File:Levenseat.png|400px|left|Aerial Picture of | [[File:Levenseat.png|400px|left|Aerial Picture of Levenseat in May 2018 - Letsrecycle Article ]] | ||
[[Category:EfW Plants]] | [[Category:EfW Plants]] | ||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
The Levenseat facility comprises a [[MRF]] and the adjacent [[Levenseat EfW]] facility which is based upon [[Gasification]] technology. [[Levenseat EfW Phase 2]] is the second phase of the [[EfW]] development which is adjacent to the current facility. The capacity is reported as 42 tonnes per hour through the [[MRF]] (or around 215,000 tonnes per annum) producing [[RDF]] for the adjacent [[EfW]] plant of around 100,000 tonnes per annum<ref>https://www.riddellpm.co.uk/projects/levenseat-efw-plant/</ref>. | |||
[[Levenseat Renewable Energy Limited]] is an offshoot of [[Levenseat Ltd]] and had investment from [[Green Investment Bank]] (subsequently acquired by [[Bioenergy Infrastrucutre Group]]<ref>[https://bioenergyinfrastructure.co.uk/news-article/bioenergy-infrastructure-group-establishes-one-of-the-uks-largest-portfolios-of-biomass-and-waste-to-energy-assets-following-transaction-with-green-investment-bank/ BIG Website News August 2017]</ref>), [[Foresight Group]] and [[Zouk Capital]] and debt from [[Investec Bank]] when it reached financial close in March 2015 for GBP£111m<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/scotland-set-for-first-of-kind-111m-waste-plant/ Letsrecycle Article]</ref><ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/levenseat-expansion-council-approval/ Letsrecycle Article]</ref>. | |||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
The plant is a single line, fluidised bed [[Gasification]] plant by [[Outotec]], generating super-heated steam<ref>[http://lrel.levenseat.co.uk/power-plant-2/ Levenseat Website]</ref>. | The plant is a single line, [[fluidised bed]] [[Gasification]] plant by [[Outotec]], generating super-heated steam<ref>[http://lrel.levenseat.co.uk/power-plant-2/ Levenseat Website]</ref> to drive a turbine to generate electricity to the grid. [[Levenseat EfW Phase 2]] received planning consent in late 2020 to vary its consent and approach to a conventional [[combustion]] technology and an increase to its capacity to 135MW thermal<ref>[https://levenseat.co.uk/levenseat-announce-new-plans-for-phase-2-of-its-energy-from-waste-power-plant/ Levenseat Website News Item]</ref>. | ||
==Construction== | ==Construction== | ||
The plant commenced construction in 2015 under a turnkey [[EPC]] contract with [[MW High Tech Projects UK]]. | The plant commenced construction in 2015 under a turnkey [[EPC]] contract with [[MW High Tech Projects UK]]. After an extended commissioning period the [[EfW]] plant was reported as achieving take over in late November 2020<ref>[https://levenseat.co.uk/levenseat-announce-new-plans-for-phase-2-of-its-energy-from-waste-power-plant/ Levenseat Website News Item]</ref>. | ||
==Waste Input== | ==Waste Input== | ||
The plant is designed to run on [[RDF]] manufactured from residual [[Household Waste]] and [[Commercial Waste]], with preparation on site in | The plant is designed to run on [[RDF]] manufactured from residual [[Household Waste]] and [[Commercial Waste]], with preparation on site in the adjacent, larger scale [[MRF]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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