Sheffield ERF: Difference between revisions

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An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology and considered an ERF based on its R1 status. Sheffield ERF has a permitted operational capacity of 245,000 tonnes per annum, it is a [[Combined Heat and Power]] (CHP) plant, exporting up to 21 MW electricity to the grid after the plants own power needs are supplied for, and producing up to 45 MW of heat fed into the District Energy Network. The plant is owned and operated by [[Veolia]]. The waste feedstock utilised at the plant is primarily [[residual waste]] arising from local households and businesses, and Local Authority services<ref>Veolia, 2011. [https://www.veolia.co.uk/sheffield/sites/g/files/dvc1851/files/document/2014/11/Sheffield_ERF_Brochure.pdf Sheffield’s Energy Recovery Facility Brochure. Online. [Accessed 7 Feb. 2020].]</ref>.

In 2020, [[Veolia]] announced plans to alter the [[Environmental Permit]] of the site which now allows the plant to accept a maximum of 10,000 tonnes a year of 'orange bagged' [[Healthcare Waste|healthcare waste]].

In December 2020, [[Veolia]] announced plans to alter the [[Environmental Permit]] of the site which now allows the plant to accept a maximum of 10,000 tonnes a year of 'orange bagged' [[Healthcare Waste|healthcare waste]]<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/veolia-says-efw-pivotal-for-clinical-waste/ Lets recycle]</ref>.

==History==

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 An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology and considered an ERF based on its R1 status. Sheffield ERF has a permitted operational capacity of 245,000 tonnes per annum, it is a [[Combined Heat and Power]] (CHP) plant, exporting up to 21 MW electricity to the grid after the plants own power needs are supplied for, and producing up to 45 MW of heat fed into the District Energy Network. The plant is owned and operated by [[Veolia]]. The waste feedstock utilised at the plant is primarily [[residual waste]] arising from local households and businesses, and Local Authority services<ref>Veolia, 2011. [https://www.veolia.co.uk/sheffield/sites/g/files/dvc1851/files/document/2014/11/Sheffield_ERF_Brochure.pdf Sheffield’s Energy Recovery Facility Brochure. Online. [Accessed 7 Feb. 2020].]</ref>.
-In 2020, [[Veolia]] announced plans to alter the [[Environmental Permit]] of the site which now allows the plant to accept a maximum of 10,000 tonnes a year of 'orange bagged' [[Healthcare Waste|healthcare waste]].
+In December 2020, [[Veolia]] announced plans to alter the [[Environmental Permit]] of the site which now allows the plant to accept a maximum of 10,000 tonnes a year of 'orange bagged' [[Healthcare Waste|healthcare waste]]<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/veolia-says-efw-pivotal-for-clinical-waste/ Lets recycle]</ref>.
 ==History==