Rookery Pit Energy Recovery Facility (Rookery South): Difference between revisions

{{#vardefine:epr|WP3234DY}}[[Category:EfW Plants]]

An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional combustion technology and presently in early stage construction. [[Rookery Pit Energy Recovery Facility (Rookery South)]] has a permitted capacity of 585,000 tonnes per annum. The project is being developed by [[Covanta]] and is was owned by [[Covanta]] (80%), [[Veolia]] (20%) and [[Covanta]] and [[Green Investment Group]] (80%). In March 2022 [[EQT]], the owner of Covanta, bought the interests of the [[Green Investment Group]]<ref name='ref1'>https://www.endswasteandbioenergy.com/article/1748321/covanta-buys-gig-stakes-four-efw-plants</ref>.

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An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional combustion technology and presently in early stage construction. Rookery Pit ERF has a permitted capacity of 585,000 tonnes per annum. The project is being developed by [[Covanta]] and was owned by [[Covanta]] (80%), [[Veolia]] (20%) and [[Covanta]] and [[Green Investment Group]] (80%). In March 2022 [[EQT]], the owner of Covanta, bought the interests of the [[Green Investment Group]] in this and three other projects ([[Newhurst EFW]], [[Protos EFW]], and [[Earls Gate Energy Centre]])<ref name = 'ref1'/> to leave [[Green Investment Group]] with no further interest in the projects.

The plant technology will comprise standard moving grate technology, producing super-heated steam with an operational capacity of 545,000 tonnes per annum, generating and 60MWe <ref>[https://www.rookerysouth.co.uk/ Covanta Website]</ref>.

The plant gained planning consent in 2013, reached financial close in March 2019, and will delivered by an [[EPC]] turnkey arrangement with [[Hitachi Zosen Inova]] technology. An operational date is programmed for 2022 after a lengthy legal challenge to the development came to an end in November 2019 focused on the issue of the [[Environmental Permit]] <ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/court-rejects-rookery-pit-appeal/ Letsrecycle Article]</ref>. The plant was handed over as operational in January 2022<ref>https://www.covanta.com/news/press-releases/covanta-starts-operating-the-rookery-south-energy-recovery-facility-on-schedule</ref>.