Waste Gasification, AD and MBT Facility Planned for Milton Keynes

01 November 2012 Waste and recycling company AmeyCespa has been named as the preferred bidder to design, build and operate a facility that will feature MBT and anaerobic digestion as well as waste gasification technology from Energos to treat around 90,000 tonnes of residual waste in Milton Keynes. According to the company, a part of Spanish infrastructure company Grupo Ferrovial (FER:MC), the Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park will deal with household 'black sack' waste, residual waste which has been through a recycling process and some commercial waste. AmeyCespa said that it is proposing to build the new facility in the Old Wolverton industrial area, on the site of a former distribution centre, where it will bring together three technologies to divert waste which has not been reused, recycled or composted from landfill. The company said that the technologies it is proposing are: Mechanical treatment technology which will extract recyclable materials from black sack waste An anaerobic digester will treat any food or organic waste left in the black sacks to produce biogas for the production of renewable energy and a compost-like material for use on brownfield sites An advanced thermal treatment facility will process any remaining, unrecyclable waste into a gas, which is combusted to generate high temperature steam which then creates electricity in a turbine. The gasification technology to be deployed at the planned facility is to be supplied by Warrington based Energos, and will have a capacity of over 90,000 tonnes and generate a gross output of 7 MW. Energos said that it has also recently been selected as a technology provider for Glasgow City Council's proposed Recycling and Renewable Energy Centre. Benefits According to AmeyCespa, these technologies will help extract more recyclable materials, as well as generate enough to power for the equivalent of 11,000 homes Further benefits were said to include reduced costs for local waste management - a saving of more than £50million over the design life of the facility, a 95% reduction in landfill, 45 permanent jobs and an on-site visitor and education centre for use by schools and the wider community "Milton Keynes Council has an excellent recycling record and has set out to build on this by recovering as much as possible for recycling and composting from our black sack waste and generating renewable energy with what's left," commented Councilor David Hopkins, Milton Keynes Council's cabinet member for Environment and Waste. According to Hopkin following dialogue with AmeyCespa, the council came to the conclusion that its proposal was an innovative long-term, value for money solution which will meet these aims. The company said that over the coming months it will finalise its proposals for Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park prior to submitting a planning application in 2013. As part of this, the company added will undertake a comprehensive consultation programme and organise public exhibitions. Read More Mobile Plasma Gasification System for Waste to be Made in Brazil Vision Plasma Systems, a specialist in mobile plasma gasification systems for treating waste - has signed an agreement with the Mayor of Londrina, Brazil promising incentives to develop a manufacturing facility. 320,000 TPA Waste to Energy & AD Facility Approved in Yorkshire North Yorkshire County Council has voted to approve AmeyCespa's planning application for the 320,000 tpa capacity Allerton Waste Recovery Park, and to consult Secretary of State, Eric Pickles on the final decision. Covanta Signs Supply Contract for 1m TPA Massachusetts Waste to Energy Plant Covanta SEMASS has signed a new agreement with the City of Quincy, Massachusetts for the sustainable disposal of 35,000 tons per year of waste per year at the company's waste to energy facility in Rochester. Free Magazine Subscription Free Email Newsletter