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An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology, located at East Tullos industrial estate at the site of a former gas storage site in the south of Aberdeen. The facility is forecasted to have a capacity of 150,000 tonnes per annum and will export electricity to the national grid. It is expected that the facility will become operational by August 2022<ref name="ref1" >Lets Recycle, 2019. [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/ness-energy-project-contract-signed/ Ness Energy project contract signed. Online. letsrecycle.com.  [Accessed 21 Feb. 2020].].</ref>.
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology, located at East Tullos industrial estate at the site of a former gas storage site in the south of Aberdeen. The facility is forecasted to have a capacity of 150,000 tonnes per annum and will export electricity to the national grid. It is expected that the facility will become operational by August 2022<ref name="ref1" >Lets Recycle, 2019. [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/ness-energy-project-contract-signed/ Ness Energy project contract signed. Online. letsrecycle.com.  [Accessed 21 Feb. 2020].].</ref>.


In 2015, Aberdeen city, Moray and Aberdeenshire councils decided to collaborate to put in place a long-term waste management solution for the area, issuing the tender notice early in 2017. In March 2019, Acciona were chosen as the preferred bidder to construct the facility, working alongside the local authorities and waste firm Indaver, which is contracted to operate the plant for 20 years once operational<ref name="ref2" >Lets Recycle, 2019. [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/councils-agree-on-preferred-bidder-for-aberdeen-efw/ Councils agree on preferred bidder for Aberdeen EfW. Online. letsrecycle.com. [Accessed 21 Feb. 2020]].</ref>.
In 2015, Aberdeen city, Moray and Aberdeenshire councils decided to collaborate to put in place a long-term waste management solution for the area, issuing the tender notice early in 2017. In March 2019, [[Acciona]] were chosen as the preferred bidder to construct the facility, working alongside the local authorities and waste firm [[Indaver]], which is contracted to operate the plant for 20 years once operational<ref name="ref2" >Lets Recycle, 2019. [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/councils-agree-on-preferred-bidder-for-aberdeen-efw/ Councils agree on preferred bidder for Aberdeen EfW. Online. letsrecycle.com. [Accessed 21 Feb. 2020]].</ref>.


==Technology==
==Technology==
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==Waste Input==
==Waste Input==
The facility will use a feedstock of household residual waste sourced from Aberdeen city, Moray and Aberdeenshire councils<ref name="ref1" />.  
The facility will use a feedstock of household [[residual waste]] sourced from Aberdeen city, Moray and Aberdeenshire councils<ref name="ref1" />.  


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