Alexandria / Arlington resource recovery facility is a 23MW biopower project. It is located in Virginia, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in February 1988. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is currently owned by Covanta Alexandria/Arlington.

The project supplies enough clean energy to power 300,000 households.

The process of combustion has been adopted in this project to release the stored energy from the feed. Municipal solid waste is used as a feedstock to power the project.

The project consists of 2 steam turbines.

Development status

The project got commissioned in February 1988.

Power purchase agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Virginia Electric and Power under a power purchase agreement.

Contractors involved

Martin supplied steam boiler for the project. The boiler installed at the site has a capacity of 13.54TPH. The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 700Degree Fahrenheit. The steam is pressurized inside the boiler at 600psig.

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.