Lincolnshire EfW
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology and considered an ERF based on its R1 status. The Lincolnshire EfW facility (also known as North Hykenham EfW) has a permitted capacity of 190,000 tonnes per year and is operated by FCC Environment.
Delivery of waste is by road primarily from five waste transfer station and the facility processes primarily residual Household Waste and some Commercial Waste[1].
Site Details
| Operator | FCC Environment |
|---|---|
| Site | Lincolnshire EFW |
| Size | Medium |
| Permit No | FP3739FS |
| Plated Capacity | 190 |
| Status | Operational |
Plant Description
The facility was delivered through a joint venture between Clugston and technology provider CNIM for FCC Environment under a Design and Build EPC-turnkey contract which was worth in the region of £145m.[4].
The facility consists of one incinerator line of conventional combustion via moving grate technology.
The plant can generate up to 13.1MWe of electricuty for export to the grid, with provision for future heat offtake[2].
History
The North Hykenham facility was built to primarily service Lincolnshire County Council under a 25 yr contract; with Lincolnshire choosing to use the Prudential Borrowing mechanism rather than the usual PFI route it had the option to take. Prudential Borrowing meant that the £135m costs were funded by a loan from the National Loans Fund linked to HM Treasury.[3]
The plant became fully operational in March 2014 and the development was one of the quickest 'planning to hot commissioning' facilities developed at the time in the UK. (Planning Permission was granted in Jul 2009 with hot commissioning in August 2013).[3]
The plant takes waste from the greater Lincolnshire area and is almost entirely from municipal sources.[3]
In 2020 FCC formed Green Recovery Projects Ltd, a new company for its Energy from Waste portfolio to allow the subsequent sale of 49% to Icon Infrastructure. This included Lincolnshire EFW[5].
