Metso’s automation technology chosen for the new Greatmoor energy-from-waste facility in Buckinghamshire

Automation plays a key role in making waste management sustainable

Published: 18th November 2014 | Issue 31

With Metso’s advanced automation, the new Greatmoor energy-from-waste facility will be able to extract maximum energy value from the thermal treatment of residual waste

Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) has chosen Metso’s automation technology for the new Greatmoor energy-from-waste facility under construction in Calvert, Edgcott, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK. HZI will act as the turnkey EPC contractor for the project. With Metso’s advanced automation solutions, the facility will be able to reach high process availability and extract maximum energy value from the thermal treatment of residual waste.

‘Metso was chosen as the automation system supplier for the project because of its good project execution know-how and long track record with seven earlier projects for HZI,’ says Rene Neubert, Sales Director, EPS, Central and Eastern Europe, Automation, Metso. The earlier deliveries have been to energyfrom- waste facilities in Zistersdorf, Austria; Bergen, Norway; Riverside, Newhaven, STV 4&5 and Ferrybridge, UK; and Vaasa, Finland. The delivery to Greatmoor will be the eighth in total.

‘local service’

The energy-from-waste facility will be operated by FCC Environment and Buckinghamshire County Council. ‘FCC owns the Zistersdorf energy-from-waste facility in Austria to which we delivered our first order from HZI in 2008. The plant has been very satisfied with our Metso DNA system as well as our local service,’ Neubert adds.

The single-line facility with a thermal capacity of 102 MW reduces the volume of landfill waste and also meets the UK government’s climate protection requirements in full. It will have a capacity to treat 300,000 tons of waste per year, generating 22 MW of electricity for some 36,000 homes. Handover to the operators is planned for 2016.

Metso’s delivery scope to the plant will consist of a Metso DNA automation system, a Metso DNA information management system and a safety system. Engineering, commissioning support, startup support und customer training are also included. Metso’s solutions will be delivered in December 2014. The order is included in the second quarter orders received by Metso’s Automation segment.

Metso’s process automation solutions are designed to maximize the profitability of our customers’ businesses by improving their production performance and their cost, material and energy efficiency. Our extensive range of process automation solutions and services is supported by a worldwide network of automation experts. The Process Automation business serves customers in pulp and paper and other process industries, power generation, marine, and oil & gas.

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