Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology and presently in early stage construction. Lostock has a forecast operational capacity of 600,000 tonnes per annum. The project is owned by joint venture company Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant Ltd - an arrangement between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (60%) and FCC Environment (40%) with the original developer Tata Steel 'remaining a participant'.
| Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant Under Construction | |
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| Waste Licence | WP3934AK |
| Operator | Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant Ltd |
| Region | North West |
| Operational Capacity | 600ktpa |
| Is site R1? | No |
| When was R1 Granted? | |
| What was the R1 value | 0.00 |
| Electrical Capacity | 90.00MWe |
| Number of Lines | 0 |
| Number of Turbines | 0 |
| CHP | No |
| Technology Approach | EfW Incineration |
| Funding Type | Merchant |
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 |
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% |
Summary
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology and presently in early stage construction. Lostock has a forecast operational capacity of 600,000 tonnes per annum. The project is owned by joint venture company Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant Ltd - an arrangement between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (60%) and FCC Environment (40%) with the original developer Tata Steel 'remaining a participant'. It was reported in November 2021 that the facility had applied to BEIS for an additional 128,000 tonnes per annum (taking the capacity to 728,000 tonnes per annum) without changing any of the buildings or approved infrastructure[1]
Technology
The plant technology will comprise 2 lines of a standard moving grate technology, producing super-heated steam and 60MWe[2]
Construction
The plant gained planning consent in 2012, reached financial close in March 2019, and was to be delivered by an EPC turnkey arrangement with CNIM with an operational date programmed for Q2 2023[3]. However, issues have arisen with the construction subsidiary of CNIM responsible for delivery of EfW projects running into financial difficulties in January 2022. This is also impacting a second plant under construction at Earls Gate Energy Centre[4].
Waste Input
The plant is intended to run on residual Household Waste and Commercial Waste provided by FCC Environment.