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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 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]]. The facility has been developed by [[Brockwell Energy]], and will be operated by [[MES Environmental]] for a contract duration of 25 years. [[MES Environmental]] is now a subsidiary of [[Paprec]], having agreed to buy out [[CNIM]] in March 2021<ref>[https://cnim.com/sites/default/files/media/Communiqu%C3%A9s%20financiers/2021-03-25-CNIM-Communiqu%C3%A9-EN.pdf CNIM Press Release]</ref>. | 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]]. | ||
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>. | |||
The facility has been developed by [[Brockwell Energy]], and will be operated by [[MES Environmental]] for a contract duration of 25 years. [[MES Environmental]] is now a subsidiary of [[Paprec]], having agreed to buy out [[CNIM]] in March 2021<ref>[https://cnim.com/sites/default/files/media/Communiqu%C3%A9s%20financiers/2021-03-25-CNIM-Communiqu%C3%A9-EN.pdf CNIM Press Release]</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 has run into delays through the construction subsidiary of [[CNIM]] responsible for delivery of [[EfW]] projects running into financial difficulties in January 2022. This is also impacting 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>. | |||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||