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==Summary==

The Javelin Park EfW is located in Gloucestershire next to the M5 motorway to the south of Gloucester. It utilises combustion technology to convert 190,000 tonnes per year of ~~municiple~~ [[residual waste]] supplied by [[Gloucestershire County Council]] into electricity. This facility diverts over 90% of the county’s residual waste from landfill, producing 14.5 MW electricity to be exported to the grid. [[Urbaser Ltd]]. and [[Balfour Beatty]] are partners in a joint venture as Urbaser Balfour Beatty that developed, constructed and continues to operate this EfW that has been operational since autumn 2019<ref name="ref1" >Urbaser Balfour Beaty, 2020. [https://www.ubbgloucestershire.co.uk/the-technology The technology — UBB. Online [Accessed 4 Feb. 2020]]</ref>.

The Javelin Park EfW is located in Gloucestershire next to the M5 motorway to the south of Gloucester. It utilises combustion technology to convert 190,000 tonnes per year of municipal [[residual waste]], supplied by [[Gloucestershire County Council]], into electricity. This facility diverts over 90% of the county’s residual waste from landfill, producing 14.5 MW electricity to be exported to the grid. [[Urbaser Ltd]]. and [[Balfour Beatty]] are partners in a joint venture as Urbaser Balfour Beatty that developed, constructed and continues to operate this EfW that has been operational since autumn 2019<ref name="ref1" >Urbaser Balfour Beaty, 2020. [https://www.ubbgloucestershire.co.uk/the-technology The technology — UBB. Online [Accessed 4 Feb. 2020]]</ref>.

==History==

Urbaser Balfour Beatty was selected by Gloucestershire County Council as the preferred bidder for the 25 year contract to design, build and operate Javelin Park EfW in December 2011. Planning permission for the facility was granted in January 2015, allowing construction of the facility to commence in September 2016 that was predicted to take up to 35 months. In June 2019 the facility began to accept waste during its commissioning stage, with the construction and commissioning of Javelin Park being completed and full operations beginning in January 2020<ref> White, E. 2020. [https://www.ubbgloucestershire.co.uk/news?offset=1523617440985&reversePaginate=true News — UBB. Online. Urbaser Balfour Beatty. [Accessed 4 Feb. 2020]]</ref>.

Urbaser Balfour Beatty was selected by [[Gloucestershire County Council]] as the preferred bidder for the 25 year contract to design, build and operate Javelin Park EfW in December 2011. Planning permission for the facility was granted in January 2015, allowing construction of the facility to commence in September 2016 that was predicted to take up to 35 months. In June 2019 the facility began to accept waste during its commissioning stage, with the construction and commissioning of Javelin Park being completed and full operations beginning in January 2020<ref> White, E. 2020. [https://www.ubbgloucestershire.co.uk/news?offset=1523617440985&reversePaginate=true News — UBB. Online. Urbaser Balfour Beatty. [Accessed 4 Feb. 2020]]</ref>.

==Plant==

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The facility runs continuously 24/7 with a planned shutdown for around two weeks each year for maintenance.

The contract between Gloucestershire County Council and Urbaser Balfour Beatty for the development and operation of this facility has a figure in the region of £500 million.

The contract between [[Gloucestershire County Council]] and [[Urbaser Balfour Beatty]] for the development and operation of this facility has a figure in the region of £500 million.

==Local Authority Users==

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 ==Summary==
-The Javelin Park EfW is located in Gloucestershire next to the M5 motorway to the south of Gloucester. It utilises combustion technology to convert 190,000 tonnes per year of municiple [[residual waste]] supplied by [[Gloucestershire County Council]] into electricity. This facility diverts over 90% of the county’s residual waste from landfill, producing 14.5 MW electricity to be exported to the grid. [[Urbaser Ltd]]. and [[Balfour Beatty]] are partners in a joint venture as Urbaser Balfour Beatty that developed, constructed and continues to operate this EfW that has been operational since autumn 2019<ref name="ref1" >Urbaser Balfour Beaty, 2020. [https://www.ubbgloucestershire.co.uk/the-technology The technology — UBB. Online [Accessed 4 Feb. 2020]]</ref>.
+The Javelin Park EfW is located in Gloucestershire next to the M5 motorway to the south of Gloucester. It utilises combustion technology to convert 190,000 tonnes per year of municipal [[residual waste]], supplied by [[Gloucestershire County Council]], into electricity. This facility diverts over 90% of the county’s residual waste from landfill, producing 14.5 MW electricity to be exported to the grid. [[Urbaser Ltd]]. and [[Balfour Beatty]] are partners in a joint venture as Urbaser Balfour Beatty that developed, constructed and continues to operate this EfW that has been operational since autumn 2019<ref name="ref1" >Urbaser Balfour Beaty, 2020. [https://www.ubbgloucestershire.co.uk/the-technology The technology — UBB. Online [Accessed 4 Feb. 2020]]</ref>.
 ==History==
-Urbaser Balfour Beatty was selected by Gloucestershire County Council as the preferred bidder for the 25 year contract to design, build and operate Javelin Park EfW in December 2011. Planning permission for the facility was granted in January 2015, allowing construction of the facility to commence in September 2016 that was predicted to take up to 35 months. In June 2019 the facility began to accept waste during its commissioning stage, with the construction and commissioning of Javelin Park being completed and full operations beginning in January 2020<ref>  White, E. 2020. [https://www.ubbgloucestershire.co.uk/news?offset=1523617440985&reversePaginate=true News — UBB. Online. Urbaser Balfour Beatty. [Accessed 4 Feb. 2020]]</ref>.
+Urbaser Balfour Beatty was selected by [[Gloucestershire County Council]] as the preferred bidder for the 25 year contract to design, build and operate Javelin Park EfW in December 2011. Planning permission for the facility was granted in January 2015, allowing construction of the facility to commence in September 2016 that was predicted to take up to 35 months. In June 2019 the facility began to accept waste during its commissioning stage, with the construction and commissioning of Javelin Park being completed and full operations beginning in January 2020<ref>  White, E. 2020. [https://www.ubbgloucestershire.co.uk/news?offset=1523617440985&reversePaginate=true News — UBB. Online. Urbaser Balfour Beatty. [Accessed 4 Feb. 2020]]</ref>.
 ==Plant==
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 The facility runs continuously 24/7 with a planned shutdown for around two weeks each year for maintenance.
-The contract between Gloucestershire County Council and Urbaser Balfour Beatty for the development and operation of this facility has a figure in the region of £500 million.
+The contract between [[Gloucestershire County Council]] and [[Urbaser Balfour Beatty]] for the development and operation of this facility has a figure in the region of £500 million.
 ==Local Authority Users==