Energos technology provides a robust solution for the treatment of residual waste and its conversion to energy
ENERGOS plants are sized for local applications, converting between 40,000 and 200,000 tonnes pa of household, commercial or industrial waste residue into electricity and/or heat – delivered for local use.
Environmental benefits
- Low and stable carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions
- Average NOx emissions are typically 25-39% of the EU limit
- Very low dioxin emissions typically 1% of the EU safe limit
- Low carbon content in the bottom ash. We guarantee less than 3% TOC
- Independent leaching tests demonstrate that carbon leaching is only 10% of standard EFW processes
- A local solution offers minimised transportation and therefore reduced emissions from refuse vehicles
- In many cases total emissions from sites using the energy may decrease, improving local air quality
- The building footprint is small and it's overall height low, reducing the visual impact of the plant
Operational benefits
- The ENERGOS technology is proven and by the end of 2010 the combined operating experience of the 8 plants built since 1997 will exceed 400,000 hours
- The proprietary control system ensures that emissions are consistently low and stable
- Low NOx, CO and TOCs - world-leading combustion efficiency
- No compromise on emissions performance in the event of plant turndown
- No ammonia or urea storage or handling issues
- No de-NOx system is required
- Due to the flexible process, various waste streams can be processed, including Municiple Solid Waste (MSW), residual MSW, SRF/RDF and commercial waste. This flexibility is important as the composition of waste streams will change due to ever-improving recycling rates
Financial benefits
- The existing plants operate successfully on a commercial basis and are helping local authorities to meet the obligation placed on them by the EU's Landfill Directive
- Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) are issued for the biomass fraction of the waste when the plant produces electricity, enhancing the normal income streams
- Energy recovered from the biomass content is not subject to the Climate Change Levy (CCL)
- The energy recovered from the biodegradeable fraction of waste affords some exemption from CO2 emissions under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
- Low operating and maintenance costs
ENERGOS plant delivery includes:
System design
Permitting
Project development
Construction of the plant
Plant testing
Operation and maintenance
Ongoing Technical support
ENERGOS contact ENERGOS contact information:
ENERGOS Limited
Tel:+ 44 (0) 845 683 7001
email: info@energos.com
Media Partner: Janet Kilpatrick Tel: +44 (0) 161 487 3830
