Troon
Summary
A Biomass Waste EFW facility based on c. 25,000 tonnes per annum of Wood Waste generating 2.5MWe to the grid (or 2.33MWe and 10.9MWth)[1].
The Troon site was developed by Glennon Brothers Ltd to process residues from their adjacent sawmill, one of the largest in the UK, and provide heat to dry processed wood and has been operating since 2017. It is located in Troon harbour, at the old Adam Wilson & Sons Sawmill.
Plant
The project was delivered by URBAS Energietechnik, using their combustion grate technology[2] at a reported capital cost of £14m[3].
Local Authority Users
The plant utilizes Wood Waste from an adjacent sawmill, and receives no local authority wood.