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[[File:Levenseat.png|400px|left|Aerial Picture of Leveseat in May 2018 - Letsrecycle Article ]]

[[Category:EfW Plants]][[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]

==Summary==

An [[EfW]] facility based upon [[Gasification]] technology. The Levenseat facility had forecast operational capacity of 400,000 tonnes per annum, but in June 2019 this was reported as being consented to increase to 750,000 tonnes per annum, incorporating an earlier consent to increase the [[ATT]] plant to receive 500,000 tonnes per annum by 2023. [[Levenseat Renewable Energy Limited]] is an offshoot of [[Levenseat Ltd]] and had investment from [[Green Investment Bank]], [[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>.

==~~History~~==

==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 capacity of 250,000 tonnes per annum is to be doubled with the installation of a second line/plant.

==~~Plant~~==

==Construction==

The plant commenced construction in 2015 under a turnkey [[EPC]] contract with [[MW High Tech Projects UK]]. The current [[EfW]] plant is not reported as fully commissioned and operational as yet.

==~~Local Authority Users~~==

==Waste Input==

The plant is designed to run on [[RDF]] manufactured from residual [[Household Waste]] and [[Commercial Waste]], with preparation on site in an adjacent, larger scale [[MRF]].

==References==