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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 Council]], [[Moray]] and [[Aberdeenshire Council]] 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==