Pinellas County Resource Recovery Facility is a 75MW biopower project. It is located in Florida, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in May 1983.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Biopower 75 75 Active Florida, the US Wheelabrator Technologies

Description

The project was developed by Wheelabrator Technologies and is currently owned by Pinellas County Utilities Administration.

The project supplies enough clean energy to power 40,000 households.

Refuse which is a kind of municipal solid waste is used as a feedstock to power the project.

Development Status

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The project got commissioned in May 1983.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Progress Energy under a power purchase agreement with a contracted capacity is 60MW.

Contractors Involved

MARTIN supplied steam boiler for the project. The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 2,500Degree Celsius.

About Wheelabrator Technologies

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc (Wheelabrator) is a clean technology company that offers clean energy services. It supplies renewable electric power through conversion of waste fuels. Its services comprise municipal solid waste disposal service, commercial and industrial waste disposal service, special waste disposal service, metals recovery and recycling, and ash management. Wheelabrator offers special waste disposal services for outdated consumer products, non-hazardous manufacturing or industrial waste, and pharmaceutical or laboratory waste. The company operates power-producing assets across the UK and the US. Wheelabrator is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the US.

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.