Month: September 2018

China – WtE Facility

Construction of a hazardous WtE facility

SUEZ NWS and Shanghai Huayi recently entered into agreement that will see hazardous waste treatment and recovery solutions implemented in Qinzhou, Guangxi Province.

As part of their agreement, an energy recovery unit (ERU) will be developed. It will process waste produced by the area’s Harbour Economic and Technical Development Zone.

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Germany – Incineration Plant

Construction of a sewage sludge incineration plant

MVA Bielefeld is planning to develop the first mono-incineration plant for sewage sludge in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) region.

The feasibility of the project has been explored in recent months, determining that the proposed location is suitable and that it will offer numerous environmental and economic benefits.

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Construction of an aluminium recycling plant

Hindalco Industries is to develop the state of Gujarat’s largest aluminium extrusion and recycling facility, which is expected to involve investment of over US$200 million.

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Construction of a 2.4 MW biogas plant

BTS Biogas has signed a contract with Seeds Energy Group for the construction of a biogas plant in Pergamino. It will process up to 50,000 tonnes of plant/animal biomass and agricultural by-products each year.

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Expansion of a CHP WtE plant

Earlier this month, it was announced that Vantaan Energia is undertaking an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to determine the impact of expanding its waste-to-energy (WtE) plant in Långmossebergen, Eastern Vantaa. Plans are for throughput to be increased from 374,000 to 450,000 tonnes each year.

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In the Brazil edition of our Global Waste Investment Fact File, we highlight the 65+ projects currently active in the country. These have a total value of US$6,205 million.

Key points from this Fact File

• Incineration (with energy recovery) is the leading project type, accounting for US$3,207 million or 52% of the total. This is followed by biofuel, accounting for US$2,635 million or 42% of the total.
• The total estimated capacity of these projects is 23.2 million tonnes. This is equal to 357,357 tonnes per project on average and 41% of Brazil’s annual waste generation.
• Waste investments totalling US$3,963 million are expected to become operational in the next few years. This is currently expected to peak in 2021 at US$2,834 million.

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Australia – Biorefinery

Construction of a biorefinery converting sawmill waste into biodiesel and bitumen

Boral Timber is to investigate the feasibility of building a second-generation biofuels refinery at Herons Creek near Port Macquarie.

If it goes ahead, the facility will convert up to 50,000 tonnes of waste sawmill residue into transport-grade renewable diesel and bitumen. It could eventually account for up to 15% of Boral’s annual diesel needs.

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Turkey – Biomass Plant

Construction of a 27 MW biomass plant

Oltan Köleoglu Enerji is undertaking the construction of a biomass power plant in Afyon, which, when complete, will be the second largest plant of its kind in Turkey.

It will process almost 250,000 tonnes of agricultural and forestry waste, producing 200 million kW/h of electricity. Of the energy produced, 85% will be sold.

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Construction of a biogas treatment system

Englewood City Council is planning to construct a biogas treatment system at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. It will convert digester gas into renewable natural gas.

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