Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1)
| Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1) Operational | |
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| Waste Licence | SP3239FU |
| Operator | Enfinium Ferrybridge 1 Ltd |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Operational Capacity | 725ktpa |
| Is site R1? | fal |
| When was R1 Granted? | 2017-05-07 |
| What was the R1 value | 0.80 |
| Electrical Capacity | 73.00MWe |
| Number of Lines | 2 |
| Number of Turbines | 1 |
| CHP | No |
| Technology Approach | EfW |
| Funding Type | PPP |
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 | 647085.00 | 647085.00 |
| 2019 | 666942.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 666942.00 |
| 2020 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 599367.00 | 599367.00 |
| 2021 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 656414.00 | 656414.00 |
| 2022 | 0.00 | 619106.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 619106.00 |
| 2023 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 649546.00 | 649546.00 |
Output Data
| Year | IBA | IBA %ge of Tot IN | APC | APC %ge of Tot IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 119760.00 | 0.00% | 22824.00 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 125051.00 | 0.00% | 25822.00 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 128112.00 | 19.80% | 27070.00 | 4.18% |
| 2019 | 129216.00 | 19.37% | 27342.00 | 4.10% |
| 2020 | 113506.00 | 18.94% | 24996.00 | 4.17% |
| 2021 | 127477.00 | 19.42% | 26699.00 | 4.07% |
| 2022 | 119636.00 | 19.32% | 26307.00 | 4.25% |
| 2023 | 124770.00 | 19.21% | 24629.00 | 3.79% |
Summary
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology and considered an ERF based on its R1 status. Ferrybridge FM1 has permitted operational capacity of 570,000 tonnes per annum, and is owned and operated by Multifuel Energy Ltd a 50:50 joint venture between Wheelabrator and SSE. Delivery of waste is primarily by road, and the facility processes primarily RDF but is able to process a range of other Waste Derived Fuel, hence its 'Multifuel' name[1].
History
The Ferrybridge FM1 facility was built to service primarily residual Household Waste, Commercial Waste, RDF, SRF and Wood Waste giving it flexibility in the market. The core tonnage for the plant was secured via Renewi's MBT plants at Rotherham, Cumbria and Wakefield which supply 200,000 tonnes per year of the core tonnage under a PPP. It is located on the old Ferrybridge 'C' coal fire power station near Knottingley and has Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2) located adjacent to it, on the same SSE site. The combined FM1 and FM2 are capable of processing 1,140,000 tonnes per annum, making it the biggest Residual Waste EFW site in the UK.
Plant
Built by Hitachi Zosen Inova under a Design & Build EPC-turnkey contract and was delivered in August 2015 at a reported[2] GBP £300m capital cost. The plant comprises 2 lines of 31.3 tonnes/hour (maximum 42.2 tonnes/hour) design capacity capable of treating 513,000 tonnes per annum via standard combustion technology, air cooled, Hitachi Zosen Inova Grate AR123-120120, generating super-heated steam, and is configured to run on residual Household Waste, Commercial Waste, RDF, SRF and Wood Waste with a CV of between 8.5 and 16.5MJ/kg to deliver 67.8MWe of power [3]. Operating at the higher tonnes/ hour figure would result in a capacity close to 690,000 tonnes per annum, but this would require a low CV. It would explain why the tonnage reported via the EA returns is higher than the operational capacity listed for 2017 and 2018.