Protos EFW

Protos EFW is an EfW facility currently under construction in Ellesmere Port, Ince, Cheshire. The facility will utilise conventional combustion technology to process 400,000 tonnes per annum and generate 49 MW of electricity which will be exported to the grid after the facility’s own power needs are met (around 42 MW net). An application was made in December 2021 to increase the capacity to 500,000 tonnes per annum.

Protos EFW Under Construction
Site Location See Residual EfW → page for a larger UK Wide map.
Waste Licence	LP3132FX
Operator	Encyclis
Region	North West
Operational Capacity	400ktpa
Is site R1?	fal
When was R1 Granted?
What was the R1 value	0.00
Electrical Capacity	49.00MWe
Number of Lines	0
Number of Turbines	0
CHP	No
Technology Approach	EfW
Funding Type	[[]]

Operators Annual Report

Input Data

Year	HH	C&I	Clin	RDF	Total

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Year	IBA	IBA %ge of Tot IN	APC	APC %ge of Tot IN

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Summary

Protos EFW is an EfW facility currently under construction in Ellesmere Port, Ince, Cheshire. The facility will utilise conventional combustion technology to process 400,000 tonnes per annum and generate 49 MW of electricity which will be exported to the grid after the facility’s own power needs are met (around 42 MW net). An application was made in December 2021 to increase the capacity to 500,000 tonnes per annum.

The facility was developed by Peel L&P as part of their wider Protos energy hub in Ince, with the project taken forwards to financial close between joint venture partners Biffa, Covanta and Maquaries' Green Investment Group. In March 2022 EQT, the owner of Covanta, bought the interests of the Green Investment Group in this and three other projects (Rookery Pit Energy Recovery Facility (Rookery South), Newhurst EFW, and Earls Gate Energy Centre) to leave Green Investment Group with no further interest in the projects.

History

The project reached financial close in December 2020, with Biffa supplying the feedstock and Covanta providing the operational and maintenance services and a PPA for 15 years with Smartest Energy. The facility ownership is split Biffa 25%, Covanta 37.5%, and Green Investment Group 37.5%

Plant

The facility will use conventional grate combustion technology comprising two lines provided by Standardkessell Baumgarte GmbH and delivered by them in a joint venture with Mytilineos S.A over a three year construction period at a cost of c.£345 to £355 million.

Waste Input

The feedstock will be household and similar commercial and industrial residual waste provided by Biffa 60% of which comes their own operations.