Enviroparks Hirwaun Generation Site
An EfW facility based upon Gasification technology. Enviroparks envisaged a range of technologies on their 20 acre site, and started by building the first phase, an RDF production facility in June 2015. Other developments were delayed and a new planning application was submitted and approved in late 2017 for a revised EfW proposal. A more recent planning application was submitted in early 2020 for an increase to the height of the stack to 90 metres[1]. Zues Renewables have been an investment partner in the project[2].
| Enviroparks Hirwaun Generation Site Planning | |
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| Waste Licence | Tbc07 |
| Operator | Enviroparks Operations |
| Region | Wales |
| Operational Capacity | 250ktpa |
| Is site R1? | No |
| When was R1 Granted? | |
| What was the R1 value | 0.00 |
| Electrical Capacity | 20.00MWe |
| Number of Lines | 0 |
| Number of Turbines | 0 |
| CHP | No |
| Technology Approach | Advanced Conversion Technologies |
| Funding Type | Merchant |
Operators Annual Report
Input Data
| Year | HH | C&I | Clin | RDF | Total |
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Output Data
| Year | IBA | IBA %ge of Tot IN | APC | APC %ge of Tot IN |
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Summary
An EfW facility based upon Gasification technology. Enviroparks envisaged a range of technologies on their 20 acre site, and started by building the first phase, an RDF production facility in June 2015. Other developments were delayed and a new planning application was submitted and approved in late 2017 for a revised EfW proposal. A more recent planning application was submitted in early 2020 for an increase to the height of the stack to 90 metres[3]. Zues Renewables have been an investment partner in the project[4].
Technology
The plant is a 3 line gasification plant, based on grate based technology by Biomass Power Limited, generating steam to turbines delivering 86,724 MWe hours/year, or around 11MWe[5].
Construction
There is no information on the current status of funding or construction of the project in the public domain. The building for the waste reception and processing appears complete.
Waste Input
The plant is designed to run on 83,000 tonnes per annum of prepared RDF from offsite sources, and 155,0000 tonnes per annum of residual Household Waste and Commercial Waste prepared into an RDF in the adjacent fuel processing facility.