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An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional combustion technology and not yet considered an [[ERF]] as it does not yet have [[R1]] status, whilst the neighbouring FM1 does. Ferrybridge FM2 has permitted operational capacity of 675,000 tonnes per annum, and is owned and operated by [[Multifuel Energy Ltd]]. Delivery of waste is primarily by road, and the facility processes primarily [[RDF]] but is able to process a range of other [[Waste Derived Fuel]], hence its 'Multifuel' name<ref>[https://www.wtienergy.co.uk/plant-locations/development/ferrybridge-multifuel-2-fm2-west-yorkshire Wheelabrator Website]</ref>.
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==Summary==
An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional combustion technology and not yet considered an [[ERF]] as it does not yet have [[R1]] status, whilst the neighbouring FM1 does. Ferrybridge FM2 has permitted operational capacity of 675,000 tonnes per annum, and is owned and operated by [[Multifuel Energy Ltd]]. Delivery of waste is primarily by road, and the facility processes primarily [[RDF]] but is able to process a range of other [[Waste Derived Fuel]], hence its 'Multifuel' name<ref>[https://www.wtienergy.co.uk/plant-locations/development/ferrybridge-multifuel-2-fm2-west-yorkshire Wheelabrator Website]</ref>.

==History==
The Ferrybridge FM2 facility was built to service primarily residual [[Household Waste]], [[Commercial Waste]], [[RDF]], [[SRF]] and [[Wood Waste]] giving it flexibility in the market and responding to the success and demand for the FM1 plant. The core tonnage for the plant has come from a range of suppliers, including [[RDF]] from [[Associated Waste Management]]'s [[Treatment]] facility in Leeds (which receives tonnage from [[Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Bradford]] amongst others) but the plant also includes a large proportion of tonnage from other waste management companies processing [[Residual Waste]] to form an [[RDF]] for the plant, rather than relying on a core [[PPP]] or [[PFI]] contract for supply. It is located on the old Ferrybridge 'C' coal fire power station near Knottingley and has [[Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1)]] located adjacent to it, on the same [[SSE]] site. The combined FM1 and FM2 are capable of processing 1,350,000 tonnes per annum, making it the biggest [[Residual Waste EFW]] site in the UK.

The project was originally a 50:50 joint venture between [[Wheelabrator]] and [[SSE]], but in late  2020 [[SSE]] sold their share to the [[European Diversified Infrastructure Fund III]], a fund managed by [[First Sentier Investors]] (FSI) (formally known as First State Investments) headquartered in Australia. In December 2020 [[Wheelabrator]] announced the sale of their UK energy from waste division to the same fund<ref>https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/wheelabrator-to-sell-uk-efw-arm/</ref> for completion in early 2021. 

==Plant==
Built by [[Hitachi Zosen Inova]] under a Design & Build [[EPC]]-turnkey contract and was delivered in December 2019 at a reported<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/ferrybridge-multifuel-2-fully-operational/ Letsrecycle Article]</ref> GBP £325m capital cost.
The plant comprises the same design as FM1 - 2 lines of 31.3 tonnes/hour (maximum 42.2 tonnes/hour) design capacity capable of treating 566,000 tonnes per annum via standard combustion technology, air cooled, Hitachi Zosen Inova Grate<ref>[https://www.hz-inova.com/projects/ferrybridge-multifuel-fm-2-uk/ Hitachi Zosen Inova Website]</ref>, generating super-heated steam, and is configured to run on residual [[Household Waste]], [[Commercial Waste]], [[RDF]], [[SRF]] and [[Wood Waste]] with a [[CV]] of between 8.5 and 16.5MJ/kg to deliver 67.8MWe of power (see [[Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1)]]). Operating at the higher tonnes/ hour figure would result in a capacity close to 690,000 tonnes per annum, but this would require a low [[CV]].  

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