Wheelabrator McKay Bay Waste To Energy Plant is a 22MW 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 1985.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 22 | 22 | – | Active | Florida, the US | Wheelabrator Technologies |
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Description
The project was developed by Wheelabrator Technologies and is currently owned by Solid Waste Department, Office of Environmental Protection, City of Tampa.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 12,000 households.
Municipal solid waste is used as a feedstock to power the project.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 1985.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Tampa Electric under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors Involved
GE Power was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the project. The company provided 1 turbine with 22MW nameplate capacity.
Von Roll Environmental Technology supplied steam boiler for the project.
About Wheelabrator Technologies
Wheelabrator Technologies Inc (Wheelabrator), a subsidiary of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners Inc., is a waste management 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, roll-off services, metals recovery and recycling, and ash management. Wheelabrator offers recycling of plastic, paper and metals from the waste stream. It operates waste-to-energy facilities, transfer stations, ash monofills, landfills, and fleets of rail cars and collection vehicles. Wheelabrator is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the US.
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