RunCorn Energy from Waste Power Plant is an 82.2MW biopower project. It is located in England, the UK. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in January 2015.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Biopower 82.2 82.2 Active England, the UK

Description

INOVYN ChlorVinyls, John Laing Group, Viridor EFW (Runcorn) and Viridor Waste Management are currently owning the project.

The process of combustion has been adopted in this combined heat and power (CHP) project to release the stored energy from the feed. Refuse which is a kind of municipal solid waste is used as a feedstock to power the project.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in January 2015.

Contractors Involved

Keppel Seghers Belgium was selected to render EPC services for the biopower project.

Keppel Seghers Belgium supplied steam boiler for the project. The boiler installed at the site has a capacity of 100TPH. The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 400°C. The steam is pressurized inside the boiler at 52bar.

Keppel Seghers Belgium supplied steam boiler for the project. The boiler installed at the site has a capacity of 100TPH. The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 400°C. The steam is pressurized inside the boiler at 52bar.

Valmet is the O&M contractor for the project for a period of 3 years.

Methodology

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