Trident Park (Cardiff ERF)
| Trident Park (Cardiff ERF) Operational | |
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| Waste Licence | LP3030XA |
| Operator | Viridor |
| Region | Wales |
| Operational Capacity | 425ktpa |
| Is site R1? | fal |
| When was R1 Granted? | |
| What was the R1 value | 0.00 |
| Electrical Capacity | 30.00MWe |
| Number of Lines | 2 |
| Number of Turbines | 1 |
| CHP | Yes |
| 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 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | 272459.00 | 97287.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 369746.00 |
| 2020 | 276146.00 | 96789.00 | 5597.00 | 872.00 | 379404.00 |
| 2021 | 274829.00 | 99409.00 | 4164.00 | 0.00 | 378402.00 |
| 2022 | 247187.00 | 107313.00 | 5689.00 | 0.00 | 360189.00 |
| 2023 | 248500.00 | 155785.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 404285.00 |
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 | 201.18 | 0.05% | 32.65 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | 66547.00 | 17.54% | 5573.00 | 1.47% |
| 2021 | 75423.00 | 19.93% | 8600.00 | 2.27% |
| 2022 | 66868.00 | 18.56% | 3859.00 | 1.07% |
| 2023 | 71466.00 | 17.68% | 4481.00 | 1.11% |
Summary
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology and considered an ERF based on its R1 status. Trident Park has permitted operational capacity of 425,000 tonnes per annum, operated and owned by Viridor. Delivery of waste is by road and and the facility processes primarily residual Household Waste and some Commercial Waste[1]
History
The Trident Park facility was built primarily to service a 25 year PPP contract signed in December 2013 by Cardiff City Council on behalf of the Prosiect Gwyrdd (Project Green) partnership of five local authorities in South Wales ( Cardiff, Newport, Monmouthshire, Vale of Glamorgan and Caerphilly, with anticipated input of 172,000 tonnes per annum of the total design capacity of 350,000 tonnes per annum - receiving additional residual Commercial Waste. It is located in Cardiff bay and has been operational since 2014.
Plant
Built by CNIM and Lagan which started in Spring 2012 and was delivered in 2014[2] at a reported [3] £206m capital cost. The plant comprises 2 lines via standard combustion technology Martin reverse acting grate, generating super-heated steam, and is configured to run on primarily residual Household Waste and similar residual Commercial Waste.