Greentech Lead U.K: Energos, a company that produces
energy from waste, announced its advanced conversion technology has been
selected for the treatment of residual waste at the proposed Milton Keynes
Waste Recovery Park by Milton Keynes Council and AmeyCespa, which is preferred
bidder to design build and operate the overall waste treatment facility.
Milton Keynes’ three stage waste treatment process will
treat household waste, using mechanical treatment to sort recyclates, anaerobic
digestion and gasification.
As the final stage in the process, Energos will convert
any remaining, non-recyclable waste into a syngas for the production of high temperature
steam that can then be converted into electricity in a turbine.
The Energos facility will have a capacity of over 90,000
tons and generate a gross output of 7MW of green electricity, sufficient
to power approximately 11,000 homes.
Nick Dawber, managing director of Energos, said,
“Energos is pleased to be selected as a partner in the Milton Keynes Waste
Recovery Park. We offer an environmentally responsible, community
sized energy from waste solution that will ensure the diversion of biodegradable
material from landfill. Our facilities generate renewable energy and displace
the use of fossil fuels.”
UK-based Energos has a 15-year track record and more than
560,000 hours of operation at several gasification facilities across Europe,
specializing in small-scale clean energy recovery from residual waste.
A planning application is expected to be made in 2013,
following comprehensive consultation.
Energos has recently been selected as a technology
provider for Glasgow City Council’s proposed Recycling and Renewable Energy
Center.