Baldovie and Dundee EfW
In late 2017/early 2018, MVV entered into a contract with Dundee City Council and Angus Council to take over and operate the existing energy at Baldovie whilst building a new, modern facility next door (Dundee EfW) which became operational in January 2022.
This WikiWaste page reports the two sites as one, as they operate under the same permit[1]. The original facility had a capacity of 120,000 tonnes a year, with the new facility adding 150,000 tonnes a year.
Site Details
| Operator | MVV Environmental Baldovie Ltd |
|---|---|
| Site | Baldovie and Dundee EfW |
| Size | Medium |
| Permit No | PPC/A/1003157 |
| Plated Capacity | 260 |
| Status | Operational |
Plant Description
Original Facility
The plant handles mainly Household Waste and Commercial Waste that has been processed into RDF on site prior to combustion in two 17 MW thermal input bubbling fluidised bed boilers firing at 7.5 tonnes/hour (which at the time were the first in operation in the UK).
The plant generates 10.5 MWe of electrical output with 8.3 MWe exported to the National Grid. Modifications to the plant since acquisition by MVV in November 2018 led to an agreement in December 2020 to extend the operation of these two lines for 10 years (i.e. December 2030)[3].
New Facility
The new facility is a moving grate technology and is located to south of the existing fluidised bed plant. It has the capacity to supply 20 tonnes of steam due to be used as a source of heat for the near by Michelin tyre production factory (should it still be in operation once the facility becomes fully operational).
The plant was fully commissioned and has been regulated since 1st January 2022 under the same permit as the existing plant. The building was designed to measure 134m in length and 38m in height, with an exhaust stack measuring 90m[4].
The design, construction and commissioning of the plant was undertaken by Standardkessel Baumgarte GmbH[5] under a full turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract.[6]
The combined capacity of the 3 lines is 34 tonnes/hr with 54MWth and 20MWe[1].
History
The EFW plant at Baldovie was for many years the only municipal waste fired EfW plant in mainland Scotland. It suffered a major fire in 2012 and was later refurbished at a cost of £13.5m.
It was previously owned and operated by Dundee Energy Recovery Ltd, a local authority owned company and formed part of a PFI with Dundee City Council and purchased by MVV Umwelt in November 2018.
The new facility began construction in 2018 and was due to be operational at the end of 2020, first waste was reported through hopper in March 2021[2] with full operational handover completed in March 2022.
Handover in the Annual report was recorded as January 2022[3].
The facility primarily accepts Municipal Solid Waste and Household Waste.
