The plant was completed in late 2017 is expected to handle up to 200,000 tonnes of commercial & industrial waste, operating with an anticipated 98% landfill diversion rate.
More than 42 tonnes of material per hour will be processed by the system, and will produce 100,000 tonnes of Refused Derived Fuel (RDF), as a feedstock for the adjacent Levenseat Power Plant.
Commenting on the plant, Levenseat director Angus Hamilton explained that the facility represents “an important part of the future”.
Mr Hamilton said: “Turning waste into energy and removing recyclables is an environmental and economical solution for many large cities and regions, not only in Europe but all around the world. What we achieved for Levenseat at their waste treatment facility represents an important part of the future of our industry”.
Canada-based Machinex installed the equipment including shredders, a trommel, air separators, MACH Ballistic separators, MACH Hyspec optical sorting units for plastic and paper, one belt dryer and two Machinex single ram balers.
Machinex is also currently installing a sorting facility next to the waste treatment plant on the Levenseat waste and recycling management site that should be operational later this month.
Key
Mr Hamilton, said the EfW plant is an important part of the company’s plans and the kit provided by Machinex is “key”.
He said: “The Material Recycling Facility will allow us to maximise recovery of valuable material from municipal solid waste and prepare the remaining waste into a fuel for our Energy from Waste Facility. The Ultimate goal is to achieve a 98% diversion from Landfill, Machinex has been key to helping us achieve this and we are happy to be working with them again.”
Levenseat Renewable Energy – has been set up by Scottish recycling & waste management firm Levenseat Ltd, a commercial and industrial waste processor, operating from a site at Forth, Lanark. The company was established in 1985.
The renewable energy arm was established in 2014 specifically for the energy project with external investment provided from funds managed by Zouk Capital LLP and Foresight Group LLP, with debt from Investec Bank plc.
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