Kemsley K3 EfW
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology and considered an ERF based on its R1 status, the site has a permitted capacity of 657,000 tonnes per year and is operated by Enfinium.
The site forms part of the Kemsley Paper Mill installation in Kent, with pirmarily household and C&I residual waste delivered by road[1]
Site Details
| Operator | Enfinium K3 CHP Operations Ltd |
|---|---|
| Site | Kemsley K3 EfW |
| Size | Extra Large |
| Permit No | JP3135DK |
| Plated Capacity | 657 |
| Status | Operational |
Plant Description
The plant technology comprises 2 lines of a standard combustion moving grate technology, producing super-heated steam (49.9MW electrical plus 55MW of thermal output) to generate electricity to grid and steam to the adjacent DS Smith papermill[1].
The construction was delivered by an EPC turnkey arrangement with CNIM.
History
The plant gained planning consent in 2012, reached financial close in Sept 2016 for GBP £340m[2].
It was handed over for operation in July 2020 and had an original operational capacity of 550,000 tonnes per annum[2].
Additional permitted capacity was sought as part of an application for an additional project adjacent to the site (Kemsley North (WKN)) although this part of the application was refused by the Planning Inspectorate. The extension to the Kemsley K3 EfW was within the boundaries of the current consent and technology, through improved efficiency of the plant design, to allow the processing of the further 107,000 tones per annum to generate an additional 25.1MW[3]
The project was developed and initially operated by Wheelabrator and was funded by the Green Investment Bank, BTMU, Natixis and Investec.
In December 2020 Wheelabrator announced the sale of their UK energy from waste division to the European Diversified Infrastructure Fund III, a fund managed by First Sentier Investors (FSI) (formally known as First State Investments) headquartered in Australia[5] for completion in early 2021 - the operating business taking over operatons being Enfinium.
