The council explained that the NESS EfW Facility located in East Tullos, south of Aberdeen, took in its first delivery of waste on 27 February for commissioning purposes.
The facility, built and operated by EFW Ness Limited a special purpose vehicle and subsidiary of Spanish-owned Acciona UK Limited, is to process non-recyclable waste from Aberdeen city, Aberdeenshire and Moray councils. It will be operated by EFW Ness Ltd for 20 years and will produce electricity for the National Grid as well as heat for a district heating network.
During the “hot commissioning” phase, the plant will begin processing a limited amount of waste while assessments are carried out on the performance of the systems within it.
Stack
The authority told local residents that “during the hot commissioning phase, water vapour (steam) may be visible at times leaving the stack as the exhaust gases cool. In the initial stages, steam cleaning will take place and the stack may also expel any dust that has gathered in the equipment and there may be some noise as this is released. This is a normal and temporary part of the commissioning process and presents no risk to the public.”
Following the assessment period, the plant is expected to become fully operational later in 2023. The plant was originally expected to be accepting waste for commissioning at the site by January 2022 and for it to be fully operational by August 2022.
It will become a valuable asset to Councils in the North East [of Scotland]
Completion
Aberdeen city council co-leader, Councillor Ian Yuill said: “Entering the hot commissioning phase of preparation for the opening of the energy from waste facility is an important step towards completion of the project and meeting our objectives for waste management.
“When the facility becomes fully operational later this year it will become a valuable asset to Councils in the North East [of Scotland] for the disposal of waste, and energy generation, and will contribute to our overall net zero ambitions.”
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