Belfast Harbour Estate
An EfW facility based upon Gasification technology. The Belfast Harbour site, also known as the Bombardier site due to its proximity to this business, is being delivered by a joint venture known as Full Circle Generation (including River Ridge Energy Ltd, Green Investment Bank, Equitix, and P3P Partners). The plant is listed as being able to process 120,000 tonnes per year, but is also reported as being capable of processing 180,000 tonnes per year[1].
| Belfast Harbour Estate Operational | |
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| Waste Licence | P0446/14A |
| Operator | Full Circle Generation Ltd |
| Region | Northern Ireland |
| Operational Capacity | 144ktpa |
| Is site R1? | fal |
| When was R1 Granted? | |
| What was the R1 value | 0.74 |
| Electrical Capacity | 15.00MWe |
| Number of Lines | 3 |
| Number of Turbines | 2 |
| CHP | Yes |
| Technology Approach | EfW |
| Funding Type | Merchant |
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 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 76395.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 76395.00 |
| 2021 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48972.00 | 48972.00 |
| 2022 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 76395.00 | 76395.00 |
| 2023 | 113086.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 113086.00 |
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 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 8642.00 | 11.31% | 3143.00 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | 4069.00 | 8.31% | 1311.00 | 2.68% |
| 2022 | 8642.00 | 11.31% | 3143.00 | 4.11% |
| 2023 | 12214.00 | 10.80% | 3754.00 | 3.32% |
Summary
An EfW facility based upon Gasification technology. The Belfast Harbour site, also known as the Bombardier site due to its proximity to this business, is being delivered by a joint venture known as Full Circle Generation (including River Ridge Energy Ltd, Green Investment Bank, Equitix, and P3P Partners). The plant is listed as being able to process 120,000 tonnes per year, but is also reported as being capable of processing 180,000 tonnes per year[2].
Technology
The plant is a 3 line, grate based technology by Biomass Power Limited, generating steam to turbines delivering 14.85MWe[3].
Construction
The plant is being constructed under a turnkey EPC arrangement at a capital cost of GBP £107m by Bouygues Energy Services who will also operate and maintain the plant for 17 years[4]. It is understood that the plant is presently under in an extended testing stage.
Waste Input
The plant is designed to run on 120,000 tonnes per year of prepared RDF from offsite company Pioneer Fuels.