EnviRecover - Hartlebury EFW
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology and considered an ERF based on its R1 status. The EnviRecover site, often known as Hartlebury, has permitted operational capacity of 230,000 tonnes per annum, and is operated by Severn Waste Services and sister company Mercia Waste Management Ltd, both of which are jointly owned by FCC Environment and Urbaser in a partnership with Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Delivery of waste is by road and the facility processes primarily residual Household Waste and some Commercial Waste[1].
| EnviRecover - Hartlebury EFW Operational | |
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| Waste Licence | XP3935TX |
| Operator | Severn Waste Services Ltd |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Operational Capacity | 230ktpa |
| Is site R1? | Yes |
| When was R1 Granted? | 2016-03-22 |
| What was the R1 value | 0.75 |
| Electrical Capacity | 22.00MWe |
| Number of Lines | 1 |
| Number of Turbines | 1 |
| CHP | No |
| Technology Approach | EfW Incineration |
| Funding Type | PPP |
Operators Annual Report
Input Data
| Year | HH | C&I | Clin | RDF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 161795.00 | 38267.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 200062.00 |
| 2019 | 169615.00 | 43890.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 213505.00 |
| 2020 | 176156.00 | 39608.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 215764.00 |
| 2021 | 168220.00 | 51182.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 219406.00 |
| 2022 | 173377.00 | 36857.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 210234.00 |
Output Data
| Year | IBA | IBA %ge of Tot IN | APC | APC %ge of Tot IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 38733.00 | 0.00% | 5515.00 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 43648.00 | 21.82% | 6562.00 | 3.28% |
| 2019 | 41849.00 | 19.60% | 6519.00 | 3.05% |
| 2020 | 44768.00 | 20.75% | 6313.00 | 2.93% |
| 2021 | 43704.00 | 19.92% | 6186.00 | 2.82% |
| 2022 | 41707.00 | 19.84% | 5746.00 | 2.73% |
Summary
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology and considered an ERF based on its R1 status. The EnviRecover site, often known as Hartlebury, has permitted operational capacity of 230,000 tonnes per annum, and is operated by Severn Waste Services and sister company Mercia Waste Management Ltd, both of which are jointly owned by FCC Environment and Urbaser in a partnership with Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Delivery of waste is by road and the facility processes primarily residual Household Waste and some Commercial Waste[2].
History
The EnviRecover facility was built primarily to service a 25 year PFI contract signed in 1998 between and Herefordshire and Worcestershire , with anticipated total throughput of up to 230,000 tonnes per annum (modified in planning from its original 200,000 tonnes per annum capacity). It is located on Hartlebury Trading Estate, near Kiddeminster and was formally opened in May 2017.
Plant
Built by Hitachi Zosen Inova under a Design & Build EPC-turnkey contract . Construction was completed in 2017 at a reported[3] GBP £125m capital cost but also reported at £165m[4]. The plant comprises 1 line of 26 tonnes/hour (maximum 30.5 tonnes/hour) with a design capacity capable of treating 200,000 tonnes per annum via standard combustion technology, air cooled, Hitachi Zosen Inova Grate, generating super-heated steam, and is configured to run on residual Household Waste and Commercial Waste with a CV of between 6.8 and 12.0 MJ/kg delivering 18 MWe of power.
Local Authority Data
The table below lists those local authorities who have recorded their tonnage on WasteDataFlow as sending their Waste to this site (either directly or via a transfer station) for the most recent financial year, data was updated on 2023-04-26. The tonnage received cannot be directly compared with the stated historical tonnage received and recorded in the EA statistics as these are recorded on a calendar year basis (i.e. January 2018 to December 2018). The total Local Authority waste received by the plant in the period was: 165,782.3t
A 'zero return' or a below expected return, when compared to the EA Data below indicates that either:
- no local authority tonnage was recorded/no tonnage was sent to the site in the period (but has been listed as it may have previously received tonnage from a local authority) or
- a result of the plant being recently commissioned and actually having received no tonnage or
- a lower than expected tonnage maybe a result of a local authority splitting their tonnage over multiple sites, having less tonnage to send than might be anticipated or
- it may be a new plant being in 'ramp up' towards full capacity after construction or
- may be a result of plant shut down and subsequent re-start in a year or
- the local authority may not have correctly entered the site's details on WasteDataFlow
| Authority | Tonnage |
|---|---|
| Bromsgrove District Council | 326.299 |
| Dudley MBC | 16.880 |
| Herefordshire Council | 35080.703 |
| Malvern Hills District Council | 244.828 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council | 7.340 |
| Redditch Borough Council | 266.238 |
| Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 48.000 |
| Worcester City Council | 325.441 |
| Worcestershire County Council | 128686.581 |
| Wychavon District Council | 449.167 |
| Wyre Forest District Council | 330.823 |
Waste Tonnage, By Origin
The table shows a list of the Waste for the Permit XP3935TX, that has arrived into sites as reported to the Regulator and then publicised in their reported statistics. The Data was last updated on October 2023. The total reported tonnage arriving at the site was: 210,234.01t. Where this tonnage exceeds that reported in year of the corresponding annual report, this may be due to the following reasons:
- Tonnage may have been received but not incinerated, i.e. the material is held pending incineration (the operator return to the EA reports as received whereas the annual report focuses on when the waste is incinerated.)
- Material may have been received into the site but treated in some other way than incineration.
- Material may have been received on the but transferred out of site for disposal/treatment at another site rather than incineration on the site.
| EWC Code | Origin of Waste | Tonnes In |
|---|---|---|
| 19 12 12 | Worcestershire | 54661.54 |
| 20 03 01 | Wychavon | 8608.48 |
| 20 03 01 | Herefordshire | 4965.32 |
| 19 12 12 | Herefordshire | 39476.24 |
| 19 12 12 | Wychavon | 3821.74 |
| 20 03 01 | Malvern Hills | 14815.52 |
| 20 03 01 | Worcester | 21083.46 |
| 18 01 04 | Worcestershire | 0.04 |
| 20 03 01 | Worcestershire | 36900.92 |
| 20 03 01 | Wyre Forest | 23797.15 |
| 20 03 01 | Bromsgrove | 2103.60 |