Binn Eco Park EFW: Difference between revisions

An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional [[combustion]] technology that was granted [[Planning Permission|planning permission]] in December 2020 and has a permitted capacity of 84,900 tonnes per annum. This consent replaced an earlier consent for a [[gasification]] technology with a capacity of 60,000 tonnes per annum.  

The site is part of the wider activity at [[Binn Eco Park]], near Perth, Scotland, owned by the [[Binn Group]], and investment has been agreed for the facility with [[Iona Capital]]<ref>[https://www.ionacapital.co.uk/single-post/iona-capital-to-invest-in-binn-group-s-energy-from-waste-project-in-scotland Iona Capital Website News Accessed March 2020]</ref>.

The plant technology will comprise standard moving [[grate]] technology, with an operational capacity of 89,00 tonnes per annum, generating 8.6MWe with 7.3MWe net for export.  

The plant gained [[Planning Permission|planning permission]] in December 2020. Construction was originally reported to commence in 2021 with operational handover in 2024. Earlier reports were the project would cost £70 million to deliver<ref>https://resource.co/article/binn-group-revises-plans-70m-efw-facility</ref>. A press release in March 2022 announced the appointment of [[TIRU]] as the construction contractor and operator of the plant with an aspiration to still deliver the plant by 2024<ref>[https://binngroup.co.uk/2022/03/04/developer-and-operator-appointed-for-perthshire-efw/ Binn Group Website accessed 7th March 2022]</ref>.