Kemsley K3 EfW
| Kemsley K3 EfW Operational | |
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| Waste Licence | JP3135DK |
| Operator | Enfinium K3 CHP Operations Ltd |
| Region | South East |
| Operational Capacity | 657ktpa |
| Is site R1? | fal |
| When was R1 Granted? | |
| What was the R1 value | 0.82 |
| Electrical Capacity | 45.00MWe |
| Number of Lines | 2 |
| Number of Turbines | 1 |
| CHP | Yes |
| Technology Approach | EfW |
| Funding Type | Merchant |
Operators Annual Report
Input Data
| Year | HH | C&I | Clin | RDF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 178290.00 | 188931.00 | 0.00 | 51992.00 | 419213.00 |
| 2021 | 278529.00 | 128625.00 | 0.00 | 119875.00 | 527029.00 |
| 2022 | 321040.00 | 81704.00 | 0.00 | 139885.00 | 542629.00 |
| 2023 | 285880.00 | 94000.00 | 0.00 | 183227.00 | 563107.00 |
Output Data
| Year | IBA | IBA %ge of Tot IN | APC | APC %ge of Tot IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 93632.00 | 22.34% | 12447.00 | 2.97% |
| 2021 | 115045.00 | 21.83% | 15664.00 | 2.97% |
| 2022 | 119607.00 | 22.04% | 15223.00 | 2.81% |
| 2023 | 119858.00 | 21.29% | 14484.00 | 2.57% |
Summary
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology, Kemsley K3 EfW was handed over for operation in July 2020[1] and had an original operational capacity of 550,000 tonnes per annum with an extension of 107,000 tonnes per annum approved in February 2021[2]. The project has been developed and will be operated by Wheelabrator and was funded by the Green Investment Bank, BTMU, Natixis and Investec. The project reached financial close in September 2016 for GBP £340m[3]..
History
The additional permitted capacity was sought as part of an application for an additional project adjacent to the site (Kemsley North (WKN)) although this part of the application was refused by the Planning Inspectorate. The extension to the Kemsley K3 EfW was within the boundaries of the current consent and technology, through improved efficiency of the plant design, to allow the processing of the further 107,000 tones per annum to generate an additional 25.1MW.
In December 2020 Wheelabrator announced the sale of their UK energy from waste division to the European Diversified Infrastructure Fund III, a fund managed by First Sentier Investors (FSI) (formally known as First State Investments) headquartered in Australia[4] for completion in early 2021.
Technology
The plant technology comprises 2 lines of a standard combustion moving grate technology, producing super-heated steam (49.9MW plus 25.1MW of thermal output) to generate electricity to grid and steam to the adjacent DS Smith papermill.
Construction
The plant gained planning consent in 2012, reached financial close in July 2016, and was delivered by an EPC turnkey arrangement with CNIM. Handover was achieved in July 2020.
Waste Input
The plant is intended to run on residual Household Waste and Commercial Waste sourced by Wheelabrator.
Local Authority Users
Local Authority Data
The table below lists those local authorities who have recorded their tonnage on WasteDataFlow as sending their Waste to this site (either directly or via a transfer station) for the most recent financial year, data was updated on Error: no local variable "updated" has been set.. The tonnage received cannot be directly compared with the stated historical tonnage received and recorded in the EA statistics as these are recorded on a calendar year basis (i.e. January 2018 to December 2018). The total Local Authority waste received by the plant in the period was: 0t
A 'zero return' or a below expected return, when compared to the EA Data below indicates that either:
- no local authority tonnage was recorded/no tonnage was sent to the site in the period (but has been listed as it may have previously received tonnage from a local authority) or
- a result of the plant being recently commissioned and actually having received no tonnage or
- a lower than expected tonnage maybe a result of a local authority splitting their tonnage over multiple sites, having less tonnage to send than might be anticipated or
- it may be a new plant being in 'ramp up' towards full capacity after construction or
- may be a result of plant shut down and subsequent re-start in a year or
- the local authority may not have correctly entered the site's details on WasteDataFlow
| Authority | Tonnage |
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