View source for Lerwick Energy Recovery Plant (Shetland EfW Plant)

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The Energy Recovery Plant in Lerwick is operated by [[Shetland Isles Council]] which burns over 23,000 tonnes of waste per year and generates 7MW of energy providing heat and hot water for the Lerwick District Heating System which is operated by the [[Shetland Heat Energy and Power Ltd]] (SHEAP)<ref>https://www.shetland.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling/education.asp</ref> <ref>https://waste-management-world.com/a/shetland-islands-waste-to-energy-facility-gets-upgraded-controls</ref>.{{EfWTemplate|EPR={{#var:epr}}|id=44}}[[File:Lerwick Shetland EFW.jpg|230px|left|Shetland EfW Plant]]__TOC__<br clear='left' />


==Summary==
The Energy Recovery Plant in Lerwick is operated by [[Shetland Isles Council]] which burns over 23,000 tonnes of waste per year and generates 7MW of energy providing heat and hot water for the Lerwick District Heating System which is operated by the [[Shetland Heat Energy and Power Ltd]] (SHEAP)<ref>https://www.shetland.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling/education.asp</ref> <ref>https://waste-management-world.com/a/shetland-islands-waste-to-energy-facility-gets-upgraded-controls</ref>.

The waste to feed the plant originates from Shetland, Orkney and areas of the Highlands.

The hot water created from the destruction of the [[residual waste]] is used to heat approximately 1,230 domestic properties, commercial and public buildings around Lerwick including schools, care homes, the leisure centre and hospital<ref>https://www.sheap-ltd.co.uk/</ref> and distributed around the town via insulated pipes.

==History==
The facility has been operating successfully in Shetland since 2000 burning predominantly [[Household Waste|Household]], [[Commercial Waste|Commercial]] and [[Industrial Waste|Industrial]] wastes and is the smallest of all the Local Authority Energy from Waste plants currently operating in the UK.<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221036/pb13889-incineration-municipal-waste.pdf</ref>

==Plant==
The thermal efficiency of the plant in terms of heat recovered is 80%. The capital cost of the plant was approximately £10m and the district heating network a further £11.5m. The cost of installing the heat exchangers per propoerty to allow the heat to be used was between £2,000-£5,000.<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221036/pb13889-incineration-municipal-waste.pdf</ref>.

The Shetland EfW facility has an anticipated life span of 10-15 years under current maintentance programmes<ref>https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Files/Committees-and-Agendas/Development%20and%20Infrastructure/DI2018/26-09-2018/I06__Proposed_New_Waste_Management_Facilities.pdf</ref>

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