Edmonton EcoPark EfW
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology which is considered an ERF as a result of having R1 status. Edmonton has permitted operational capacity of 675,000 tonnes per annum (although reported also at 500,000 tonnes per annum), operated by LondonEnergy, a local authority owned company formally known as LondonWaste. Delivery of waste is by road, with easy connection from the North Circular road in Enfield, and the facility processes primarily residual Household Waste similar residual Commercial Waste as well as other waste infrastructure on the site.
| Edmonton EcoPark EfW Operational | |
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| Waste Licence | YP3033BE |
| Operator | Londonenergy |
| Region | London |
| Operational Capacity | 750ktpa |
| Is site R1? | fal |
| When was R1 Granted? | 2016-05-12 |
| What was the R1 value | 0.80 |
| Electrical Capacity | 40.00MWe |
| Number of Lines | 5 |
| Number of Turbines | 4 |
| CHP | Yes |
| Technology Approach | EfW |
| Funding Type | PPP |
Operators Annual Report
Input Data
| Year | HH | C&I | Clin | RDF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 547057.00 | 0.00 | 664.00 | 0.00 | 547721.00 |
| 2017 | 511266.00 | 0.00 | 664.00 | 0.00 | 511930.00 |
| 2018 | 510831.00 | 0.00 | 470.00 | 0.00 | 518040.00 |
| 2019 | 486573.00 | 0.00 | 458.00 | 1597.00 | 498165.00 |
| 2020 | 479262.00 | 0.00 | 460.00 | 60664.00 | 541976.00 |
| 2021 | 498431.00 | 0.00 | 544.00 | 16752.00 | 515761.00 |
| 2022 | 475425.00 | 0.00 | 521.00 | 12746.00 | 488731.00 |
| 2023 | 235070.00 | 0.00 | 302.00 | 0.00 | 483917.00 |
Output Data
| Year | IBA | IBA %ge of Tot IN | APC | APC %ge of Tot IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 117330.00 | 21.42% | 18243.00 | 3.33% |
| 2017 | 91596.00 | 17.89% | 17379.00 | 3.39% |
| 2018 | 92842.00 | 17.92% | 17210.00 | 3.32% |
| 2019 | 24006.00 | 4.82% | 4163.00 | 0.84% |
| 2020 | 67396.00 | 12.44% | 16759.00 | 3.09% |
| 2021 | 82526.00 | 16.00% | 15386.00 | 2.98% |
| 2022 | 80612.00 | 16.49% | 13763.00 | 2.82% |
| 2023 | 86389.00 | 17.85% | 11210.00 | 2.32% |
Summary
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology which is considered an ERF as a result of having R1 status. Edmonton has permitted operational capacity of 675,000 tonnes per annum (although reported also at 500,000 tonnes per annum), operated by LondonEnergy, a local authority owned company formally known as LondonWaste. Delivery of waste is by road, with easy connection from the North Circular road in Enfield, and the facility processes primarily residual Household Waste similar residual Commercial Waste as well as other waste infrastructure on the site.
History
The Edmonton facility was built in 1971 to primarily service the North London Waste Authority, providing capacity for residual Household Waste from Barnet,Camden, Enfield, Islington, Hackney, and Waltham Forest. The Site has been at 'end of life' for some time, with various proposals to replace the plant progressed over recent years. A planning application was granted in 2017 to replace the plant, on the existing site, at a capacity of 700,000 tonnes per annum and construction started in January 2019 for operation in 2025, although a legal challenge was mounted in late 2019[1].
Plant
The plant comprises four lines and has had difficulties in recent years with the ageing equipment and maintaining plant availability [2].
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 2023-04-26. 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: 490,767.2t
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 |
|---|---|
| City of London | 4.160 |
| Lewisham LB | 34.323 |
| North London Waste Authority | 490728.720 |
Waste Tonnage, By Origin
The table shows a list of the Waste for the Permit YP3033BE, that has arrived into sites as reported to the Regulator and then publicised in their reported statistics. The Data was last updated on October 2024. The total reported tonnage arriving at the site was: 484,034.56t.
Where this tonnage exceeds that reported in year of the corresponding annual report, this may be due to the following reasons:
- Tonnage may have been received but not incinerated, i.e. the material is held pending incineration (the operator return to the EA reports as received whereas the annual report focuses on when the waste is incinerated.)
- Material may have been received into the site but treated in some other way than incineration.
- Material may have been received on the but transferred out of site for disposal/treatment at another site rather than incineration on the site.
| EWC Code | Origin of Waste | Tonnes In |
|---|---|---|
| 20 03 01 | Islington | 24622.82 |
| 20 03 01 | London | 355962.60 |
| 20 02 03 | London | 0.58 |
| 19 12 10 | Milton Keynes | 112.34 |
| 20 01 08 | London | 275.00 |
| 02 02 03 | London | 0.38 |
| 20 03 01 | Hertfordshire | 12675.82 |
| 20 03 01 | Barking and Dagenham | 6300.34 |
| 02 01 06 | London | 38.42 |
| 19 12 10 | London | 83742.24 |
| 20 03 01 | City of London | 1.92 |
| 18 01 04 | Milton Keynes | 24.70 |
| 18 01 04 | London | 277.40 |