Push Floor System to Handle 55,000 TPA of RDF : Bulk Handling Contract for Saxlund at Surrey Waste to Energy Gasification Plant

Energy recovery and bulk handling technology supplier, Saxlund International, has secured a contract to to provide the bulk material handling solution for the storage and discharge of RDF (refuse derived fuel) to feed the waste gasification facility at Surrey County Council’s new Eco Park.

The contract was awarded by M+W Group, the lead contractor for Surrey County Council on the 55,000 tonne her year waste to energy plant currently under construction at Charlton Lane, Shepperton

The Eco Park, being developed by SUEZ as part of its 25 year PFI contract with Surrey County Council, will process general waste collected from homes in northern Surrey, as well as some from local businesses.

It will incorporate both Anaerobic Digestion to process some 40,000 tonnes food waste, and fluidised bed gasification technology producing syngas from RDF to provide 3.5MWe energy to the national grid, enough to power up to 8,000 homes.

Under the contract Saxlund International said that it is responsible for the design, supply and commissioning of a fully automated fuel handling solution which will provide a fuel storage bunker for 2300 m3 of processed and screened RDF produced at the Eco Park.

The solution incorporates fully automated push floor technology, based on ‘first in first out’ design principles to limit the opportunity for the fuel to degrade or compact.

Fuel is then discharged on demand to a conveying and weighing system which in turn elevates and feeds the RDF to the gasifier fuel feed bins.

The solution is designed to handle some 55,000 tonnes of RDF per annum, feeding the gasifier with a metered flow of material.

According to Saxlund M+W Group, which is leading the design and development of the waste to energy gasification facility, selected it based on its experience with bulk materials handling, and in particular alternative fuels like RDF.

“Saxlund push floor technology and material handling solutions will help to ensure a highly resilient and robust solution for our clients,” commented Matt Drew, managing director of Saxlund International.

“The project at Charlton Lane brings the number of UK concurrent gasification and waste to energy projects in which Saxlund material handling technology is involved to 10, all in design & construction,” he concluded.

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