VIDEO: 3 MW Wood Waste to Energy Pyrolysis Plant Planned in Perth

Australian pyrolysis equipment manufacturer, Ansac is planning to develop a 13,000 tonne per year, wood waste pyrolysis plant, at the Hazelmere Timber Recycling Centre in Perth. According to the company, the pyrolysis technology being deployed at this waste to energy project is the first of its kind in Western Australia. The project is being developed in conjunction with the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) and the University of Western Australia, and is currently progressing through environmental permitting. According the EMRC, its current timber recycling activities, which have been operational since 2009, involve processing untreated waste wood (such as pallets, packaging and crates, off-cuts and cable reels) into wood fines and wood chip. The wood fines are sold as an end product to established markets. However, the EMRC said that the wood chip remains as residual waste for which there are currently limited markets The Public Environmental Review (PER) for the Hazelmere Wood Waste to Energy Plant was released for a four week public comment period between 5 May 2014 and 3 June 2014. This period has closed and the EMRC said that it will now respond to submissions made to the EPA in accordance with the PER process. For more detail on the project, and to hear from Danny Griffin, general manager at Ansac, see today’s Weekly Newscast below. Read More Waste to Energy Gasification Technology for Grid Injection Plan for Sydney The City government of Sydney, Australia has published its draft advanced waste treatment plan, outlining proposals to use waste gasification technology to process residual waste and inject a natural gas replacement into the gas grid. The WASP - Taking the Sting out of Sydney's Waste Located alongside one of the world's largest and deepest bioreactor landfills, Veolia's proposed MBT facility 250 km outside of Sydney has had its doubters. Originally given the green light in 2007, the company says that market conditions are now right to proceed. However, a recent redesign means the project requires a new consent and it's also dependent on the delivery of a major new rail terminal in Sydney. Household Waste & Recycling Contract for Veolia in Sydney Veolia has secured a contract to treat household waste from eight councils that form part of the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils. Driving the Sustainable Waste Management Agenda in Queensland Adam Read reports from Queensland, Australia where he's been learning about the current waste management situation and the efforts being made to move that forward.