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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
[[File:Viridor Runcorn pic.png|400px|left|Runcorn 1&2 ERF (from )]] | [[File:Viridor Runcorn pic.png|400px|left|Runcorn 1&2 ERF (from )]] | ||
One of the largest [[ERF]] facilities in the UK with permitted operational capacity of 1,100,000 tonnes per annum, operated by [[Viridor]] and owned by [[Viridor]] and [[Ineous Chlor]]. Delivery of waste is by both road and rail and the facility processes both residual [[Household Waste]] and [[Commercial Waste]] in the form of [[RDF]]<ref>[https://www.viridor.co.uk/energy/energy-recovery-facilities/runcorn-erf/%20link Viridor Website Link]</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Runcorn facility was built in two phases, | The Runcorn facility was built in two phases with 425,000 tonnes per annum capacity in each phase. The initial capacity focused on the solution delivered as part of the [[PFI]] for [[Greater Manchester Combined Authority | GMWDA]] and was then subsequently extended to deliver a capacity of 850,000 tonnes per annum. At a later stage the permitted capacity was further extended to 1,100,000 tonnes per annum to reflect the lower [[Calorific Value]] of the fuel delivered than was anticipated in the design. The facility is a [[CHP]] plant, based on [[Ineous Chlor]]'s site in Runcorn, delivering 51MW of heat for their adjacent chemical manufacturing site | ||
==Plant== | ==Plant== | ||
Built by | Built by [[Keppel Seghers]] under a Design & Build [[EPC]]-turnkey contract phase 1 was handed over in January 2015, and phase 2 in April 2015 at a contract value of GBP £390 million <ref>[http://www.keppelseghers.com/en/content.aspx?sid=3 Keppel Seghers Website]</ref>. | ||
The plant comprises 4 lines (2 in each phase) of standard combustion technology generating superheated steam, and is designed to run on [[RDF]] with an average [[CV]] of 11.5MJ/kg | |||
==Local Authority Users== | ==Local Authority Users== | ||