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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional combustion technology and not yet considered an [[ERF]] as it does not yet have [[R1]] status, whilst the neighbouring FM1 does. Ferrybridge FM2 has permitted operational capacity of 675,000 tonnes per annum, and is owned and operated by [[Multifuel Energy Ltd | An [[EfW]] facility based upon conventional combustion technology and not yet considered an [[ERF]] as it does not yet have [[R1]] status, whilst the neighbouring FM1 does. Ferrybridge FM2 has permitted operational capacity of 675,000 tonnes per annum, and is owned and operated by [[Multifuel Energy Ltd]]. Delivery of waste is primarily by road, and the facility processes primarily [[RDF]] but is able to process a range of other [[Waste Derived Fuel]], hence its 'Multifuel' name<ref>[https://www.wtienergy.co.uk/plant-locations/development/ferrybridge-multifuel-2-fm2-west-yorkshire Wheelabrator Website]</ref>. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Ferrybridge FM2 facility was built to service primarily residual [[Household Waste]], [[Commercial Waste]], [[RDF]], [[SRF]] and [[Wood Waste]] giving it flexibility in the market and responding to the success and demand for the FM1 plant. The core tonnage for the plant has come from a range of suppliers, including [[RDF]] from [[AWM]]'s [[Treatment]] facility in Leeds (which receives tonnage from [[Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Bradford]] amongst others) but the plant also includes a large proportion of tonnage from other waste management companies processing [[Residual Waste]] to form an [[RDF]] for the plant, rather than relying on a core [[PPP]] or [[PFI]] contract for supply. It is located on the old Ferrybridge 'C' coal fire power station near Knottingley and has [[Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1)]] located adjacent to it, on the same [[SSE]] site. The combined FM1 and FM2 are capable of processing 1,350,000 tonnes per annum, making it the biggest [[Residual Waste EFW]] site in the UK. | The Ferrybridge FM2 facility was built to service primarily residual [[Household Waste]], [[Commercial Waste]], [[RDF]], [[SRF]] and [[Wood Waste]] giving it flexibility in the market and responding to the success and demand for the FM1 plant. The core tonnage for the plant has come from a range of suppliers, including [[RDF]] from [[AWM]]'s [[Treatment]] facility in Leeds (which receives tonnage from [[Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Bradford]] amongst others) but the plant also includes a large proportion of tonnage from other waste management companies processing [[Residual Waste]] to form an [[RDF]] for the plant, rather than relying on a core [[PPP]] or [[PFI]] contract for supply. It is located on the old Ferrybridge 'C' coal fire power station near Knottingley and has [[Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1)]] located adjacent to it, on the same [[SSE]] site. The combined FM1 and FM2 are capable of processing 1,350,000 tonnes per annum, making it the biggest [[Residual Waste EFW]] site in the UK. | ||
The project was originally a 50:50 joint venture between [[Wheelabrator]] and [[SSE]], but in late 2020 [[SSE]] sold their share to the [[European Diversified Infrastructure Fund III]], a fund managed by [[First Sentier Investors]] (FSI) (formally known as First State Investments) headquartered in Australia. In December 2020 [[Wheelabrator]] announced the sale of their UK energy from waste division to the same fund<ref>https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/wheelabrator-to-sell-uk-efw-arm/</ref> for completion in early 2021. | |||
==Plant== | ==Plant== |