energy recovery

Around 180,000 tonnes of unrecyclable municipal waste will be converted into power

It will help divert 90% of all council waste and use it to generate enough electricity to power more than 26,000 homes a year

The projects are expected to divert more than a million tons of waste from landfill

Privilege Finance says the investment is linked to the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, which offer payments for biomethane injected into the grid

The site has secured planning permission for an energy recovery plant, which could treat up to 350,000 tonnes of waste a year

Tata Chemicals Europe says the plant is expected to help divert around 600,000 tonnes of waste from landfill

It is expected to treat 545,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste a year

It is expected to treat up to 700,000 tonnes of waste a year and become operational in 2025

It would generate fuel from waste and create around 50 new permanent jobs

Waste, rubbish, trash, refuse – whatever you want to call it, the bulk of materials thrown away by households and industry are rich in energy, and prime targets for a secondary use as a feedstock to produce heat and power. With around 30 million tonnes of municipal solid waste and a similar amount of industrial […]