Lincolnshire EFW
| Lincolnshire EFW Operational | |
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| Waste Licence | FP3739FS |
| Operator | FCC Environment |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Operational Capacity | 190ktpa |
| Is site R1? | Yes |
| When was R1 Granted? | 2016-04-18 |
| What was the R1 value | 0.68 |
| Electrical Capacity | 13.10MWe |
| Number of Lines | 1 |
| Number of Turbines | 1 |
| CHP | Yes |
| Technology Approach | EfW Incineration |
| Funding Type | PPP |
Operators Annual Report
Input Data
| Year | HH | C&I | Clin | RDF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 162026.00 | 1554.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 163580.00 |
| 2017 | 167595.00 | 1164.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 168759.00 |
| 2018 | 168990.00 | 1911.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 170910.00 |
| 2019 | 169181.00 | 6293.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 177546.00 |
| 2020 | 179431.00 | 5400.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 184831.00 |
| 2021 | 165846.00 | 5027.00 | 450.00 | 0.00 | 171323.00 |
| 2022 | 168835.00 | 3227.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 172062.00 |
Output Data
| Year | IBA | IBA %ge of Tot IN | APC | APC %ge of Tot IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 35987.60 | 22.00% | 1635.80 | 1.00% |
| 2017 | 35439.40 | 21.00% | 1687.59 | 1.00% |
| 2018 | 38281.86 | 22.40% | 4016.18 | 2.35% |
| 2019 | 38277.00 | 21.56% | 4064.00 | 2.29% |
| 2020 | 39585.00 | 21.42% | 4108.00 | 2.22% |
| 2021 | 36531.00 | 21.32% | 3930.00 | 2.29% |
| 2022 | 36894.00 | 21.44% | 979.00 | 0.57% |
Summary
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology and considered an ERF based on its R1 status. The North Hykenham Energy from Waste facility, as its also known, has a permitted operational capacity of 190,000 tonnes per annum, and is owned and operated by FCC Environment. The waste arrives on 10 and 25 tonne collection vehicles from the local Lincoln area and five waste transfer stations based in Boston, Gainsborough, Grantham, Louth and Sleaford. [1] The facility processes primarily residual Household Waste and some Commercial Waste.
The facility is located on a 5 hectare site in Lincolnshire (just outside the village of North Hykenham) about 1.5km Northwest of Lincoln City.[2]
History
The North Hykenham facility was built to primarily service Lincolnshire County Council under a 25 yr contract; with Lincolnshire choosing to use the Prudential Borrowing mechanism rather than the usual PFI route it had the option to take. Prudential Borrowing meant that the £135m costs were funded by a loan from the National Loans Fund linked to HM Treasury.[3]
The plant became fully operational in March 2014 and the development is one of the quickest 'planning to hot commissioning' facilities ever developed in the UK. (Planning permission was granted in Jul 2009 with hot commissioning in August 2013).[3]
The plant takes waste from the greater Lincolnshire area and is almost entirely from municipal sources.[3]
In 2020 FCC formed Green Recovery Projects Ltd, a new company for its Energy from Waste portfolio to allow the subsequent sale of 49% to Icon Infrastructure. This included Lincolnshire EFW[4].
Plant
The facility was delivered through a joint venture between Clugston and technology provider CNIM for FCC Environment under a Design and Build EPC-turnkey contract which was worth in the region of £145m.[5].The plant is capable of producing 11 MW net electricity for export to the grid and includes ancillary infrastructure such as landscaping, administration offices and a visitor centre.[6].
The facility consists of one incinerator line with a total annual capacity of 154,000 tonnes per year (19.24tph) of waste materials with a design average lower calorific value (LCV) of approximately 9.3 MJ/Kg. Moving grate technology is used for burning the waste material. [2]
Local Authority Users
The following represents those local authorities recorded as putting tonnage into the site (either directly or via a transfer station). The tonnage received cannot be directly compared with the stated historical tonnage received and recorded in the EA statistics as these are recorded on a calendar year basis (i.e. January 2018 to December 2018). A 'zero return' below indicates no local authority tonnage was recorded, most likely a result of the plant being recently commissioned and actually having received no tonnage. Equally, lower than expected tonnage maybe a result of either a new plant being in 'ramp up' towards full capacity after construction, or may be a result of plant shut down and subsequent re-start in a year.
| Authority | Tonnage |
|---|---|
| Lincolnshire County Council | 170297.310 |
References
- ↑ https://www.fccenvironment.co.uk/green-energy/lincoln/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/260104/response/645233/attach/20/2014%20Annual%20Performance%20Report.pdf
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/cable-praises-renewable-efw-opening-lincolnshire-plant/
- ↑ Letsrecycle Article
- ↑ https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/clugston-ready-to-start-on-energy-from-waste-plant
- ↑ https://www.arup.com/projects/lincolnshire-waste-to-energy-facility