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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology which is not considered an ERF as a result of not having R1 status. Eastcroft has a permitted operational capacity of | An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional [[combustion]] technology which is not considered an [[ERF]] as a result of not having [[R1]] status. Eastcroft has a permitted operational capacity of 200,000 tonnes per annum. It is operated by [[FCC Environment]] on behalf [[Nottingham City Council]] and [[Nottinghamshire County Council]] who took over the operation of the plant in 1998. Delivery of waste is by road from a network of waste transfer stations and the facility processes primarily residual [[Household Waste]] and some [[Commercial Waste]]. | ||
The energy recovery process at Eastcroft generates steam, which is delivered via a pipeline to EnviroEnergy Limited, a company wholly owned by [[Nottingham City Council]]. EnviroEnergy supplies heat to a wide range of customers, including 4,600 domestic premises in the city, as well as public buildings including the Broad Marsh shopping centres, Victoria Baths, Nottingham Trent University’s Newton Building, the Inland Revenue building, the Magistrates Court, Nottingham City Council offices and the National Ice Centre. Any excess steam is also used to generate electricity which powers the facility and is also supplied to many local customers within Nottingham City.<ref>https://www.fccenvironment.co.uk/green-energy/eastcroft/</ref> | The energy recovery process at Eastcroft generates steam, which is delivered via a pipeline to [[EnviroEnergy Limited]], a company wholly owned by [[Nottingham City Council]]. EnviroEnergy supplies heat to a wide range of customers, including 4,600 domestic premises in the city, as well as public buildings including the Broad Marsh shopping centres, Victoria Baths, Nottingham Trent University’s Newton Building, the Inland Revenue building, the Magistrates Court, Nottingham City Council offices and the National Ice Centre. Any excess steam is also used to generate electricity which powers the facility and is also supplied to many local customers within Nottingham City.<ref>https://www.fccenvironment.co.uk/green-energy/eastcroft/</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Eastcroft facility was built primarily to service a 25 year [[PPP]] with [[Nottinghamshire County Council]] and [[Nottingham City Council]] and became operational in 1973. It was built to treat around | The Eastcroft facility was built primarily to service a 25 year [[PPP]] with [[Nottinghamshire County Council]] and [[Nottingham City Council]] and became operational in 1973. It was built to treat around 160,000 tonnes per annum of residual [[Household Waste]] and some [[Commercial Waste]] throughout Greater Nottinghamshire. | ||
During the 1990's it was upgraded to meet the emission standards imposed by the [[Environmental Protection Act 1990]] (EPA) and European Directive on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control 96/61/EC. | During the 1990's it was upgraded to meet the emission standards imposed by the [[Environmental Protection Act 1990]] (EPA) and European Directive on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control 96/61/EC. | ||
FCC Environment have also received planning consent to add an additional line to the facility at Eastcroft which will see the total amount of [[Residual Waste]] treated on site increased by a further | [[FCC Environment]] have also received planning consent to add an additional line to the facility at Eastcroft which will see the total amount of [[Residual Waste]] treated on site increased by a further 140,000 tonnes per annum over 3 lines. [[Eastcroft EfW (3rd Line)]] contains further details of this expansion. | ||
In 2020 [[FCC]] formed [[Green Recovery Projects Ltd]], a new company for its [[Energy from Waste]] portfolio to allow the subsequent sale of 49% to [[Icon Infrastructure]]. This included Eastcroft EfW <ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/icon-infrastructure-share-fcc-energy-from-wastes-energy-from-waste-plants/ Letsrecycle Article]</ref>. | In 2020 [[FCC]] formed [[Green Recovery Projects Ltd]], a new company for its [[Energy from Waste]] portfolio to allow the subsequent sale of 49% to [[Icon Infrastructure]]. This included the Eastcroft EfW facility <ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/icon-infrastructure-share-fcc-energy-from-wastes-energy-from-waste-plants/ Letsrecycle Article]</ref>. | ||
==Plant== | ==Plant== | ||
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The plant was built in the early 1970's and as such information on the contractor and the technology used at the time is scarce. | The plant was built in the early 1970's and as such information on the contractor and the technology used at the time is scarce. | ||
Eastcroft comprises of 2 lines using standard combustion technology capable of treating | Eastcroft comprises of 2 lines using standard [[combustion]] technology capable of treating 200,000 tonnes per annum but with a practical capacity of 185,000 with maintenance<ref>Annual Performance Report 2019</ref>. This process generates 180,000 MW of high pressure steam which is piped to the Enviroenergy district heating system on London Road, Nottingham where the turbines are housed to create electricity.<ref name="EC">https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/turning-thousands-tonnes-rubbish-clean-3674962</ref> | ||
The remaining water, which is no longer boiling but is still warm, is then pumped around the city to be used for central heating. <ref name="EC" /> | The remaining water, which is no longer boiling but is still warm, is then pumped around the city to be used for central heating. <ref name="EC" /> | ||