Glasgow Renewable Energy and Recycling Centre (ACT)
| Glasgow Renewable Energy and Recycling Centre (ACT) Operational | |
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| Waste Licence | PPC/A/1110002 |
| Operator | Viridor |
| Region | Scotland |
| Operational Capacity | 154ktpa |
| Is site R1? | fal |
| When was R1 Granted? | |
| What was the R1 value | 0.00 |
| Electrical Capacity | 15.00MWe |
| Number of Lines | 3 |
| Number of Turbines | 1 |
| CHP | Yes |
| Technology Approach | ACT |
| 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 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 123359.00 | 123359.00 |
| 2021 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2022 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 129641.00 | 132207.00 |
| 2023 | 139983.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 139983.00 |
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 | 25190.00 | 20.42% | 4847.80 | 3.93% |
| 2021 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | 23360.00 | 17.67% | 5170.00 | 3.91% |
| 2023 | 25578.00 | 18.27% | 5605.00 | 4.00% |
Summary
An integrated EfW facility with other treatment technologies, with the EfW based upon Gasification technology and considered an ERF based on its R1 status. The EfW element of the facility at Glasgow has permitted operational capacity of 150,000 tonnes per annum, operated and owned by Viridor. Delivery of waste is by road to a regeneration site at Polmadie in the south of the city [1].
History
The Glasgow facility was built as an integrated solution primarily to service a 25 year PPP (Design Build Finance Operate ("DBFO" model) [2] contract with Glasgow City Council signed in July 2012 to process around 350,000 tonnes per annum. The facility diverts around 200,000 tonnes per annum from Landfill via a combination of Mechanical Biological Treatment including Anaerobic Digestion, with the RDF output sent to the ATT/Gasification facility with a capacity listed of 150,000 tonnes per annum and power output of 15MWe.
Plant
Originally built by Interserve under an EPC contract which started in 2013 (with a 2016 completion date) with the Gasification technology delivered by Energos, the contract was terminated due to 'repeated delays', and was completed by Doosan Babcock in late summer 2019. Originally estimated to cost £154m by Viridor, they reported an over run of £95m [3],. Due to the accumulated losses by Interserve on this project and the Sinfin Lane project led to Interserve exciting the EfW market in early 2017[4]
Local Authority Users
The following represents those local authorities recorded as putting tonnage into the site (either directly or via a transfer station). 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). A 'zero return' below indicates no local authority tonnage was recorded, most likely a result of the plant being recently commissioned and actually having received no tonnage. Equally, lower than expected tonnage maybe a result of either 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.
| Authority | Tonnage |
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