Wheelabrator Ridge Generating Station is a 50MW 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 August 1994.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Biopower 50 50 Active Florida, the US

Description

The project is currently owned by Wheelabrator Technologies.

The project generates 200GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 30,000 households.

The process of combustion has been adopted in this project to release the stored energy from the feed. Industrial waste and wood by-product are used as a feedstock to power the project.

The project consists of 1 turbine with 50MW nameplate capacity.

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Development Status

The project got commissioned in August 1994.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Florida Power & Light under a power purchase agreement.

Contractors Involved

Zurn supplied steam boiler for the project. The boiler installed at the site has a capacity of 156.489TPH. The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 980Degree Fahrenheit. The steam is pressurized inside the boiler at 1,500psig.

Methodology

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