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The facility was built as part of a 35-year integrated waste management contract worth £1.3 billion between [[Veolia]] and [[Sheffield City Council]] spanning from 2001 to 2036<ref name="ref1" />. However, in January 2017, Councillors in Sheffield voted to prematurely terminate and re-tender this contract from April 2018, including the operations of Sheffield ERF<ref>Lets Recycle, 2017. [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/sheffield-councillors-vote-to-end-35-year-veolia-contract/ Sheffield Councillors vote to end 35-year Veolia contract - letsrecycle.com. Online. letsrecycle.com. Available at: [Accessed 7 Feb. 2020]]</ref>. Despite this, Veolia continues to operate this facility. | The facility was built as part of a 35-year integrated waste management contract worth £1.3 billion between [[Veolia]] and [[Sheffield City Council]] spanning from 2001 to 2036<ref name="ref1" />. However, in January 2017, Councillors in Sheffield voted to prematurely terminate and re-tender this contract from April 2018, including the operations of Sheffield ERF<ref>Lets Recycle, 2017. [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/sheffield-councillors-vote-to-end-35-year-veolia-contract/ Sheffield Councillors vote to end 35-year Veolia contract - letsrecycle.com. Online. letsrecycle.com. Available at: [Accessed 7 Feb. 2020]]</ref>. Despite this, Veolia continues to operate this facility. | ||
The combustion system is a Martin Reciprocating Grate with 5 rows and 13 steps, and the plant utilises a CNIM 4 Pass Vertical Boiler with Radiant Superheaters. The average [[Net Calorific Value]] (NCV) of the feedstock is 9.210 kJ/kg<ref>Veolia, 2007. [https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/media-library/documents/environment-and-planning/waste-and-recycling/method-statements/ves-att.-ms1-7.1.2c-sheffield-erf-brochure.pdf Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility. Transforming Our Waste Into Energy. Online. [Accessed 7 Feb. 2020].]</ref>. | The combustion system is a Martin GmbH Reciprocating Grate with 5 rows and 13 steps with a single line, and the plant utilises a CNIM 4 Pass Vertical Boiler with Radiant Superheaters. The average [[Net Calorific Value]] (NCV) of the feedstock is 9.210 kJ/kg<ref>Veolia, 2007. [https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/media-library/documents/environment-and-planning/waste-and-recycling/method-statements/ves-att.-ms1-7.1.2c-sheffield-erf-brochure.pdf Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility. Transforming Our Waste Into Energy. Online. [Accessed 7 Feb. 2020].]</ref>. | ||
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