South Clyde Energy Centre, Bogmoor Road, Glasgow

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An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology that reached financial close in July 2022. South Clyde has a forecast operational capacity of 350,000 tonnes per annum. The project was owned 50/50 by Macquarie Asset Management's Green Investment Group (who sold their share to Gren in June 2024[1]) and Fortum Glasgow a subsidiary of Fortum Oyj[2] .

South Clyde Energy Centre, Bogmoor Road, Glasgow
Under Construction
Site Location
Site Location

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Waste Licence PPC/A/1168354
Operator Fortum Glasgow
Region Scotland
Operational Capacity 385ktpa
Is site R1? fal
When was R1 Granted?
What was the R1 value 0.00
Electrical Capacity 40.00MWe
Number of Lines 0
Number of Turbines 0
CHP Yes
Technology Approach EfW
Funding Type [[]]

Operators Annual Report


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Summary

An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology that reached financial close in July 2022. South Clyde has a forecast operational capacity of 350,000 tonnes per annum, with a capability of a maximum of 385,440 tonnes. The project is owned 50/50 by Gren and Fortum Glasgow a subsidiary of Fortum Oyj.

Technology

The plant technology will comprise a single line of a standard moving grate technology, processing around 44 tonnes per hour of waste and producing super-heated steam and 40MWe with a net export of 35MWe and 12MWth of heat[3]. The grate and boiler was reported in July 2022 as being delivered by Hitachi Zosen Inova Steinmüller[4].

Construction

The plant will be constructed under an EPCM arrangement with AFRY in co-operation with AFRY Solutions UK Ltd and AFRY Finland Oy.

Waste Input

The plant is intended to run on residual Household Waste and Commercial Waste with NCV of between 8 to 15MJ/kg (with an average of 10MJ/kg) sourced from within Glasgow City and within the Clyde Valley[5]. Long term contracts were announced with Beauparc, Enva and Geminor and one other unnamed business in November 2022[6]

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