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[[ | An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional combustion technology and considered an [[ERF]] based on its [[R1]] status. Great Blakenham has permitted operational capacity of 269,000 tonnes per annum, operated and owned by [[Suez]] it was part refinanced by [[Suffolk County Council]] in late 2018 for 22.6% of the value of the plant. Delivery of waste is by road and the facility processes primarily residual [[Household Waste]] and some [[Commercial Waste]]<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/suffolk-refinancing-great-blakenham-efw/ Letsrecycle Article]</ref> | ||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional combustion technology and considered an [[ERF]] based on its [[R1]] status. Great Blakenham has permitted operational capacity of 269,000 tonnes per annum, operated and owned by [[Suez]] it was part refinanced by [[Suffolk County Council]] in late 2018 for 22.6% of the value of the plant. Delivery of waste is by road and the facility processes primarily residual [[Household Waste]] and some [[Commercial Waste]]<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/suffolk-refinancing-great-blakenham-efw/ Letsrecycle Article]</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Great Blakenham facility was built primarily to service a 25 year [[PFI]] contract signed in October 2010 with [[Suffolk County Council]] for 170,000 tonnes per annum with later short term capacity offered to [[Norfolk County Council]] for 40,000 tonnes per annum to 2021, and then at a reduced rate to 2027<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/norfolk-suffolk-agreement-extended/ Letsrecycle Article]</ref>. It is located on the outskirts of Ipswich and has been operational since 2014. | |||
==Plant== | ==Plant== | ||
Built by [[CNIM]] which started in 2012 and was delivered in June 2014 at a reported £167m capital cost based on the refinancing value. | |||
The plant comprises 2 lines via standard combustion technology Martin Reverse Acting Grate, generating super-heated steam, and is configured to run on primarily residual [[Household Waste]] and similar residual [[Commercial Waste]]. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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