Renewable Energy
Fig. 5 How the Energos patented gasification process works on a typical clean energy recovery facility.
A typical 80,000 tonne pa Energos plant can serve a community of between 200,000 to 300,000 where recycling levels are around 50 per cent. It has the flexibility to accept a variety of wastes so can adapt to meet the changes in the waste streams over the longer term. Energos’ newest
gasification facility is at Borregaard Industries, Sarpsborg, in Norway. Te 78,000 tonne per annum plant is owned by Norway’s leading power supplier, Hafslund Energy Recovery AS, who appointed Energos to design, build and commission the advanced thermal conversion facility. Te 32MWth double-line plant treats non-
recyclable commercial and industrial waste and produces 256GWh/a of high grade steam to displace approximately 22,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil per annum. It supplements the similar sized Energos plant that has been delivering steam to Borregaard Industries
“To achieve higher levels of efficiency we need to sell heat - either directly as steam to industrial customers to displace existing fossil fuel supplies - or as combined heat and power”
Nick Dawber, Managing Director, Energos
since 2002, and will more than double the amount of heavy fuel oil that is displaced by the first plant. Te new plant is reducing CO2
emissions by more than
50,000 tonnes per annum. Te delivery of renewable heat from a secure source insulates local industry from rising oil and natural gas prices, helping to improve competitiveness and secure jobs. ●
Energos is based in Warrington, UK.
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