Hooton Bio Power: Difference between revisions

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==Summary==

Hooton Bio Power is an EfW facility currently under construction in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The facility will utilise Advanced Combustion Technologies to process 240,000 tonnes of MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) per annum and generate 25.2 MW of electricity which will be exported to the grid after the facility’s own power needs are met. The facility has been developed by [[CoGen]] with [[BWSC]] as the turnkey EPC contractor and O&M provider. In 2018, the facility was sold to Aviva investors<ref name="ref1" >CoGen, 2018. [https://www.cogenuk.com/projects Projects — CoGen. Online. CoGen. [Accessed 14 Feb. 2020].]</ref>.

==History==

The project reached financial close in October 2018, with BWSC beginning construction in November 2018. Construction and commissioning is scheduled to end with operations commencing in the second half of 2021<ref name="ref2" >Lets Recycle, 2018. [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/construction-starts-hooton-gasification-plant/ Construction starts at Hooton gasification plant. Online. letsrecycle.com. [Accessed 14 Feb. 2020].]</ref>.

==~~History~~==

==Plant==

The facility will utilise 2 lines of a fluidised bed gasification system provided by [[Kobelco Eco Solutions]]. [[CoGen]] will continue to be involved in the project’s delivery through long-term Management Service Agreements (MSA)<ref name="ref1" />.

The waste aggregator N+P will supply the waste for the facility, providing locally-sourced waste under a 15-year feedstock supply agreement<ref name="ref1" />.

=~~=Plant==~~

The Hooton Bio Power facility will be the first non-subsidised merchant gasification facility in the UK, and the largest gasification facility in the UK of its size and technology type<ref name="ref3" >BWSC, 2018. [https://www.bwsc.com/media/press-releases/2018/award-hooton BWSC awarded deal to deliver UKs largest gasification plant – Hooton Bio Power Resource Recovery Centre Project. Online. Bwsc.com. [Accessed 14 Feb. 2020].]</ref>.

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 ==Summary==
+Hooton Bio Power is an EfW facility currently under construction in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The facility will utilise Advanced Combustion Technologies to process 240,000 tonnes of MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) per annum and generate 25.2 MW of electricity which will be exported to the grid after the facility’s own power needs are met. The facility has been developed by [[CoGen]] with [[BWSC]] as the turnkey EPC contractor and O&M provider. In 2018, the facility was sold to Aviva investors<ref name="ref1" >CoGen, 2018. [https://www.cogenuk.com/projects Projects — CoGen. Online. CoGen. [Accessed 14 Feb. 2020].]</ref>.
+==History==
+The project reached financial close in October 2018, with BWSC beginning construction in November 2018. Construction and commissioning is scheduled to end with operations commencing in the second half of 2021<ref name="ref2" >Lets Recycle, 2018. [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/construction-starts-hooton-gasification-plant/ Construction starts at Hooton gasification plant. Online. letsrecycle.com. [Accessed 14 Feb. 2020].]</ref>.
-==History==
+==Plant==
+The facility will utilise 2 lines of a fluidised bed gasification system provided by [[Kobelco Eco Solutions]]. [[CoGen]] will continue to be involved in the project’s delivery through long-term Management Service Agreements (MSA)<ref name="ref1" />.
+The waste aggregator N+P will supply the waste for the facility, providing locally-sourced waste under a 15-year feedstock supply agreement<ref name="ref1" />.
-==Plant==
+The Hooton Bio Power facility will be the first non-subsidised merchant gasification facility in the UK, and the largest gasification facility in the UK of its size and technology type<ref name="ref3" >BWSC, 2018. [https://www.bwsc.com/media/press-releases/2018/award-hooton BWSC awarded deal to deliver UKs largest gasification plant – Hooton Bio Power Resource Recovery Centre Project. Online. Bwsc.com. [Accessed 14 Feb. 2020].]</ref>.