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==Summary==

Uskmouth Power Station is a coal-fired power station located in Newport, South Wales that is currently undergoing a conversion to become an [[Energy from Waste]] facility utilising waste derived fuel pellets as a feedstock. It is planned that 2 out of the 3 coal fired power generation units will be converted ~~to combust waste derived fuel pellets~~ and, when operational, the facility will consume 900,000 tpa of ~~the waste feedstock~~ to generate up to 220 MW of electricity<ref name="ref1" >SIMEC Atlantis Energy, 2020. [https://simecatlantis.com/project-development-operation/simec-uskmouth-power/ Power Station Conversion Projects | SIMEC Atlantis Energy. Online. [Accessed 24 April 2020].]</ref>.

[[Uskmouth Power Station (Subcoal)]] is a coal-fired power station located in Newport, South Wales that is currently undergoing a conversion to become an [[Energy from Waste]] facility utilising [[Waste Derived Fuel|waste derived fuel]] pellets as a feedstock known as [[subcoal]]. It is planned that 2 out of the 3 coal fired power generation units will be converted in two phases and, when operational, the facility will consume 900,000 tpa of [[subcoal]] (assumed to be 450,000 tps of [[subcoal]] per phase) to generate up to 220 MW of electricity<ref name="ref1" >SIMEC Atlantis Energy, 2020. [https://simecatlantis.com/project-development-operation/simec-uskmouth-power/ Power Station Conversion Projects | SIMEC Atlantis Energy. Online. [Accessed 24 April 2020].]</ref>.

SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited is the owner, developer and will be the operator of the facility, which is scheduled to become operational in 2021 with a project lifetime of 20 years. The facility expected to cost approximately £185m to develop<ref name="ref2" >SIMEC Atlantis Energy, 2019. [https://simecatlantis.com/2019/07/15/uskmouth-220mw-conversion-project-update/ Uskmouth 220MW Conversion Project Update | SIMEC Atlantis Energy. Online. [Accessed 24 April 2020].]</ref>.

[[SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited]] is the owner, developer and will be the operator of the facility, which is scheduled to become operational in 2021 with a project lifetime of 20 years. The facility expected to cost approximately £185m to develop<ref name="ref2" >SIMEC Atlantis Energy, 2019. [https://simecatlantis.com/2019/07/15/uskmouth-220mw-conversion-project-update/ Uskmouth 220MW Conversion Project Update | SIMEC Atlantis Energy. Online. [Accessed 24 April 2020].]</ref>.

This project ~~will~~ be world’s first conversion of a coal fired power station to use waste derived fuel and is one of the largest waste to value projects currently under development in Europe<ref name="ref2" />.

This project would be the world’s first conversion of a coal fired power station to use [[Waste Derived Fuel|waste derived fuel]] and is one of the largest waste to value projects currently under development in Europe<ref name="ref2" />.

An application was made to update the [[Environmental Permit]] for the site, and additional information has been requested by [[NRW]] to be able to determine the permit<ref>[https://naturalresources.wales/about-us/news-and-events/statements/uskmouth-power-station-application-to-change-environmental-permit/?lang=en [[Natural Resources Wales]] Website update September 2020]</ref>. The planning application to erect silos, conveyors, a de-dusting shed and extensions to the rail unloading shed was reported as called in by the [[Welsh Government]] in February 2021<ref>https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/newport-council-been-barred-uskmouth-19799115</ref>.

==Technology==

The technology that will be implemented at this facility is a combustion system supplied by Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe<ref>Thurston, A., 2020. [https://theenergyst.com/simec-says-plastic-waste-pellets-looking-good-for-uskmouth-power-station/ Simec Says Plastic Waste Pellets Looking Good For Uskmouth Power Station | Theenergyst.Com. Online. theenergyst.com. [Accessed 24 April 2020].]</ref>.

The technology that will be implemented at this facility is a [[combustion]] system supplied by [[Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe]]<ref>Thurston, A., 2020. [https://theenergyst.com/simec-says-plastic-waste-pellets-looking-good-for-uskmouth-power-station/ Simec Says Plastic Waste Pellets Looking Good For Uskmouth Power Station | Theenergyst.Com. Online. theenergyst.com. [Accessed 24 April 2020].]</ref>.

==Construction==

The conversion is ~~ongoing and~~ expected to be completed during 2021. Front End Engineering Design (FEED) tests and studies have been successfully completed by the FEED partners for the project WSP UK Ltd, RJM Corporation Technical Services Ltd, and Simec Subcoal Fuels (SSF) (a 50:50 joint venture between N+P Group and SIMEC Energy). Medium scale testing obtained a stable flame, revealing stable combustion of a 100% waste-derived fuel pellet ~~feedstock~~ is achievable<ref> Bioenergy International, 2019. [https://bioenergyinternational.com/heat-power/stable-flame-achieved-in-simec-uskmouth-power-feed-tests Stable Flame Achieved In SIMEC Uskmouth Power FEED Tests. Online. Bioenergy International. [Accessed 24 April 2020].</ref>.

The conversion is expected to be completed during 2021. [[Front End Engineering Design]] ([[FEED]]) tests and studies have been successfully completed by the [[FEED]] partners for the project [[WSP UK Ltd]], [[RJM Corporation Technical Services Ltd]], and [[Simec Subcoal Fuels]] ([[SSF]]) (a 50:50 joint venture between [[N+P Group]] and [[SIMEC Energy]]). Medium scale testing obtained a stable flame, revealing stable [[combustion]] of a 100% [[Waste Derived Fuel|waste derived fuel]] pellet is achievable<ref> Bioenergy International, 2019. [https://bioenergyinternational.com/heat-power/stable-flame-achieved-in-simec-uskmouth-power-feed-tests Stable Flame Achieved In SIMEC Uskmouth Power FEED Tests. Online. Bioenergy International. [Accessed 24 April 2020].</ref>.

SIMEC Atlantis Energy announced in March the successful production of 100 tonnes of the waste fuel pellets to be used for large-scale combustion testing at the facility<ref name="ref3" >Bioenergy Insight, 2020. [https://www.bioenergy-news.com/news/successful-waste-derived-fuel-pellet-trials-for-uskmouth-power-station/ Successful Waste-Derived Fuel Pellet Trials For Uskmouth Power Station. Online. Bioenergy Insight.[Accessed 24 April 2020].</ref>.

[[SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited]] announced in March 2020 the successful production of 100 tonnes of the waste fuel pellets to be used for large-scale combustion testing at the facility<ref name="ref3" >Bioenergy Insight, 2020. [https://www.bioenergy-news.com/news/successful-waste-derived-fuel-pellet-trials-for-uskmouth-power-station/ Successful Waste-Derived Fuel Pellet Trials For Uskmouth Power Station. Online. Bioenergy Insight.[Accessed 24 April 2020].</ref>.

==Waste Input==

The facility will consume 900,000 tonnes per annum of waste derived fuel pellets formed from non-recyclable waste called ~~'SubCoal'~~. The fuels pellets have been developed to a ~~rigorous~~ specification to have characteristics similar to coal. SubCoal pellets have been designed and will be produced by N+P Group and transported from fuel processing plants in England via railway for combustion at ~~Uskmouth~~<ref name="ref1" />. The pellets are comprised of 50% biogenic waste material and 50% plastic waste<ref name="ref3"/>.

The facility will consume 900,000 tonnes per annum of [[Waste Derived Fuel|waste derived fuel]] pellets formed from non-recyclable waste called [[subcoal]]. The fuels pellets have been developed to a specification to have characteristics similar to coal. [[subcoal|SubCoal]] pellets have been designed and will be produced by [[N+P Group]] and transported from fuel processing plants in England via railway for [[combustion]] at the facility<ref name="ref1" />. The pellets are comprised of 50% [[Biomass|biogenic]] waste material and 50% [[plastic]] waste<ref name="ref3"/>.

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 ==Summary==
-Uskmouth Power Station is a coal-fired power station located in Newport, South Wales that is currently undergoing a conversion to become an [[Energy from Waste]] facility utilising waste derived fuel pellets as a feedstock. It is planned that 2 out of the 3 coal fired power generation units will be converted to combust waste derived fuel pellets and, when operational, the facility will consume 900,000 tpa of the waste feedstock to generate up to 220 MW of electricity<ref name="ref1" >SIMEC Atlantis Energy, 2020. [https://simecatlantis.com/project-development-operation/simec-uskmouth-power/ Power Station Conversion Projects | SIMEC Atlantis Energy. Online. [Accessed 24 April 2020].]</ref>.
+[[Uskmouth Power Station (Subcoal)]] is a coal-fired power station located in Newport, South Wales that is currently undergoing a conversion to become an [[Energy from Waste]] facility utilising [[Waste Derived Fuel|waste derived fuel]] pellets as a feedstock known as [[subcoal]]. It is planned that 2 out of the 3 coal fired power generation units will be converted in two phases and, when operational, the facility will consume 900,000 tpa of [[subcoal]] (assumed to be 450,000 tps of [[subcoal]] per phase) to generate up to 220 MW of electricity<ref name="ref1" >SIMEC Atlantis Energy, 2020. [https://simecatlantis.com/project-development-operation/simec-uskmouth-power/ Power Station Conversion Projects | SIMEC Atlantis Energy. Online. [Accessed 24 April 2020].]</ref>.
-SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited is the owner, developer and will be the operator of the facility, which is scheduled to  become operational in 2021 with a project lifetime of 20 years. The facility expected to cost approximately £185m to develop<ref name="ref2" >SIMEC Atlantis Energy, 2019. [https://simecatlantis.com/2019/07/15/uskmouth-220mw-conversion-project-update/ Uskmouth 220MW Conversion Project Update | SIMEC Atlantis Energy. Online. [Accessed 24 April 2020].]</ref>.
+[[SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited]] is the owner, developer and will be the operator of the facility, which is scheduled to  become operational in 2021 with a project lifetime of 20 years. The facility expected to cost approximately £185m to develop<ref name="ref2" >SIMEC Atlantis Energy, 2019. [https://simecatlantis.com/2019/07/15/uskmouth-220mw-conversion-project-update/ Uskmouth 220MW Conversion Project Update | SIMEC Atlantis Energy. Online. [Accessed 24 April 2020].]</ref>.
-This project will be world’s first conversion of a coal fired power station to use waste derived fuel and is one of the largest waste to value projects currently under development in Europe<ref name="ref2" />.
+This project would be the world’s first conversion of a coal fired power station to use [[Waste Derived Fuel|waste derived fuel]] and is one of the largest waste to value projects currently under development in Europe<ref name="ref2" />.
+An application was made to update the [[Environmental Permit]] for the site, and additional information has been requested by [[NRW]] to be able to determine the permit<ref>[https://naturalresources.wales/about-us/news-and-events/statements/uskmouth-power-station-application-to-change-environmental-permit/?lang=en [[Natural Resources Wales]] Website update September 2020]</ref>. The planning application to erect silos, conveyors, a de-dusting shed and extensions to the rail unloading shed was reported as called in by the [[Welsh Government]] in February 2021<ref>https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/newport-council-been-barred-uskmouth-19799115</ref>.
 ==Technology==
-The technology that will be implemented at this facility is a combustion system supplied by Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe<ref>Thurston, A., 2020. [https://theenergyst.com/simec-says-plastic-waste-pellets-looking-good-for-uskmouth-power-station/ Simec Says Plastic Waste Pellets Looking Good For Uskmouth Power Station | Theenergyst.Com. Online. theenergyst.com. [Accessed 24 April 2020].]</ref>.
+The technology that will be implemented at this facility is a [[combustion]] system supplied by [[Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe]]<ref>Thurston, A., 2020. [https://theenergyst.com/simec-says-plastic-waste-pellets-looking-good-for-uskmouth-power-station/ Simec Says Plastic Waste Pellets Looking Good For Uskmouth Power Station | Theenergyst.Com. Online. theenergyst.com. [Accessed 24 April 2020].]</ref>.
 ==Construction==
-The conversion is ongoing and expected to be completed during 2021. Front End Engineering Design (FEED) tests and studies have been successfully completed by the FEED partners for the project WSP UK Ltd, RJM Corporation Technical Services Ltd, and Simec Subcoal Fuels (SSF) (a 50:50 joint venture between N+P Group and SIMEC Energy). Medium scale testing  obtained a stable flame, revealing stable combustion of a 100% waste-derived fuel pellet feedstock is achievable<ref> Bioenergy International, 2019. [https://bioenergyinternational.com/heat-power/stable-flame-achieved-in-simec-uskmouth-power-feed-tests Stable Flame Achieved In SIMEC Uskmouth Power FEED Tests. Online. Bioenergy International. [Accessed 24 April 2020].</ref>.
+The conversion is expected to be completed during 2021. [[Front End Engineering Design]] ([[FEED]]) tests and studies have been successfully completed by the [[FEED]] partners for the project [[WSP UK Ltd]], [[RJM Corporation Technical Services Ltd]], and [[Simec Subcoal Fuels]] ([[SSF]]) (a 50:50 joint venture between [[N+P Group]] and [[SIMEC Energy]]). Medium scale testing  obtained a stable flame, revealing stable [[combustion]] of a 100% [[Waste Derived Fuel|waste derived fuel]] pellet is achievable<ref> Bioenergy International, 2019. [https://bioenergyinternational.com/heat-power/stable-flame-achieved-in-simec-uskmouth-power-feed-tests Stable Flame Achieved In SIMEC Uskmouth Power FEED Tests. Online. Bioenergy International. [Accessed 24 April 2020].</ref>.
-SIMEC Atlantis Energy announced in March the successful production of 100 tonnes of the waste fuel pellets to be used for large-scale combustion testing at the facility<ref name="ref3" >Bioenergy Insight, 2020. [https://www.bioenergy-news.com/news/successful-waste-derived-fuel-pellet-trials-for-uskmouth-power-station/ Successful Waste-Derived Fuel Pellet Trials For Uskmouth Power Station. Online. Bioenergy Insight.[Accessed 24 April 2020].</ref>.
+[[SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited]] announced in March 2020 the successful production of 100 tonnes of the waste fuel pellets to be used for large-scale combustion testing at the facility<ref name="ref3" >Bioenergy Insight, 2020. [https://www.bioenergy-news.com/news/successful-waste-derived-fuel-pellet-trials-for-uskmouth-power-station/ Successful Waste-Derived Fuel Pellet Trials For Uskmouth Power Station. Online. Bioenergy Insight.[Accessed 24 April 2020].</ref>.
 ==Waste Input==
-The facility will consume 900,000 tonnes per annum of waste derived fuel pellets formed from non-recyclable waste called 'SubCoal'. The fuels pellets have been developed to a rigorous specification to have characteristics similar to coal. SubCoal pellets have been designed and will be produced by N+P Group and transported from fuel processing plants in England via railway for combustion at Uskmouth<ref name="ref1" />. The pellets are comprised of 50% biogenic waste material and 50% plastic waste<ref name="ref3"/>.
+The facility will consume 900,000 tonnes per annum of [[Waste Derived Fuel|waste derived fuel]] pellets formed from non-recyclable waste called [[subcoal]]. The fuels pellets have been developed to a specification to have characteristics similar to coal. [[subcoal|SubCoal]] pellets have been designed and will be produced by [[N+P Group]] and transported from fuel processing plants in England via railway for [[combustion]] at the facility<ref name="ref1" />. The pellets are comprised of 50% [[Biomass|biogenic]] waste material and 50% [[plastic]] waste<ref name="ref3"/>.
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