Swiss company wins tender to build Newhurst incinerator
SWISS cleantech company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) has won the public tender to build the Biffa incinerator at Newhurst Quarry in Ashby Road East, Shepshed.
The clients are a consortium consisting of waste management companies Covanta and Biffa, together with the Green Investment Group - the project is HZI’s twelfth in the UK.
The Newhurst facility will treat up to 350,000 tonnes of non-recyclable municipal solid waste each year and will also generate up to 42 MW of low-carbon electricity, enough to power around 80,000 homes. With electrical net efficiency of 31.3 per cent, the installation will also be one of the most energy-efficient in the world, says HZI.
Tom Koltis, Covanta’s Executive Director of European Development said HZI will serve as overall turnkey contractor, delivering the entire building construction, the procurement function and the technology for the Newhurst project.
“HZI is a proven provider in delivering world-class energy from waste facilities, and we’re delighted to be working with them again on this important project. Collaborating on the basis of trust is a key factor in the successful delivery of a major project of this type.”
The state-of-the-art plant will feature the continuously developed model of HZI’s air-cooled reciprocating grate and Hitachi Zosen Inova’s “XeroSorp” dry flue gas treatment system.
Ingo Eifert, Project Director at HZI, who is responsible for the Newhurst project said: “The plant is equipped with a highly efficient flue gas treatment system that fully complies with the most stringent emission limits, and often does noticeably better.
“The size and design of the flue gas treatment system are geared to enhancing energy efficiency and also deliver a positive impact on water use.”
The energy from waste plant will enter its operational phase in 2023.