LOADING BAYS & DOORS
TRANSFORMING WASTE INTO ENERGY IS A VITAL GLOBAL ISSUE
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alking to an industrial door company in Newcastle upon Tyne may appear to lack immediate synergy with a global issue but believe me Hart Doors is well ahead of the pack when it comes to climate change writes Chris Dobson. Research suggests that the global Energy from Waste market will reach an investment level of 50 billion dollars by 2027. That is very nearly in six years time. To illustrate the rate of expansion of the sector the figure forecast for 2027 is 15 billion dollars ahead of 2019. This is very much a ‘wow’ statistic and a cry of relief by those who take climate change seriously.
Speaking with Nick Hart, Hart’s managing director, rewarded me with an insight into what amounts to a new industrial sector. “We design and manufacture a wide range of industrial doors for a broad range of sectors. We completed our first Energy from Waste project in the mid 2000s and it was this project that gave us an introduction to the many issues which are unique to the sector.” Surely an industrial door is just that with no difference between one installation and another I asked. Far from it says Hart as he discussed a typical project. “There are strict planning
conditions for Energy from Waste plants which clearly have to be adhered to. So to arrive on site to find we are replacing doors that have failed both the client and ourselves have to work quickly to ensure the plant complies with planning regulations.
“The challenges are many. A typical Energy from Waste plant generates noise for example. Then there is the risk of escaping odours which can attract vermin which themselves can cause damage. The actual process of managing the waste creates humid environments and corrosive atmospheres. So the door type and installation have to be to the highest standards,” says Hart. Hart has over 200 doors across more than 20 waste sites across the sector and its latest project is for an Energy from Waste site in Moscow the detail of which can be seen on Hart’s website. Here Hart supplied 22 doors, 11 high-speed ‘Speedor Storms’ and 11 manually operated swing doors. Hart also recommended 4m x 6m Speedors which were efficient and cost-effective. “Considering the challenges faced by those in the Energy from Waste sector, we know that soundproofing and durability are desirable
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features – which is why multilayer PVC is used in our Speedor Storms to ensure their strength, as well as providing tear resistance, which extends their life spans,” explains Hart. “The multiple layers, which trap air, also mean the door can be used to contain sound.”
Nearer home Hart has completed a contract to supply seven insulated shutters and one high- speed Speedor Storm at the Dundee and Angus Energy from Waste facility at Baldovie, north east of Dundee.
To illustrate Hart’s broader approach, like many of its contracts it addressed the technical challenges first by working with the design consultants throughout for this new build project which will use around 110,000 tonnes of residual waste per year to generate electricity. In the important global dimension there is an urgent need to maintain and accelerate sustainability in the light of climate change/global warming acceleration. This is seeing growing demand for Waste-to-Energy facilities across the world with the global market forecast to grow by nearly seven per cent between 2020 and 2025. And not only does this create energy in the
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