Millerhill Energy From Waste Plant is a 14.1MW biopower project. It is located in Scotland, the UK. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2019.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 14.1 | 14.1 | – | Active | Scotland, the UK | Hitachi Zosen Inova |
|---|
Description
The project was developed by Hitachi Zosen Inova and is currently owned by FCC Environment (UK).
The project generates 94GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 22,000 households, offsetting 30,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $159.215m.
The process of combustion has been adopted in this combined heat and power (CHP) project to release the stored energy from the feed. Industrial waste and municipal solid waste are used as a feedstock to power the project.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 2019.
Contractors Involved
Hitachi Zosen Inova was selected to render EPC services for the biopower project.
Hitachi Zosen Inova supplied steam boiler for the project. The boiler installed at the site has a capacity of 64TPH. The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 400°C. The steam is pressurized inside the boiler at 60bar.
FCC Environment (UK) is the O&M contractor for the project.
About Hitachi Zosen Inova
Hitachi Zosen Inova AG (HZI), formerly AE&E Inova AG, a subsidiary of Hitachi Zosen Corp, is a renewable energy company that generates energy from waste disposal. The company offers services such as engineering and design, erection and repair, installation and assembly, operation and maintenance, laboratory service, spare parts management and retrofit services. It also provides turnkey solutions including environmental management, project and risk management, plant design, quality management and scheduling. The company offers thermal and biological treatment of residual waste, steam and power, anaerobic digestion, and flue gas treatment. HZI is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
Methodology
All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.
