The move comes after the signing of a construction contract for the South Clyde Energy Centre earlier this month.
Steinmüller has been part of the Hitachi Zosen Inova Group (HZI) since February 2022, following HZI’s acquisition of Steinmüller Babcock Environment.
South Clyde is HZI’s second EfW project in Scotland to move into construction within a year. Project lead is Fortum Glasgow Ltd, a joint venture partnership between Fortum Oyj and Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group. HZI is said to have a “long-term relationship” with Fortum on thermal projects.
Once operational, the plant is set to process up to 350,000 tonnes of residual waste annually, generating up to 45 Mwe of gross electricity.
According to HZI, with the granting of financial close, full construction is set to start in the third quarter of 2022. The facility is planned to start operating commercially in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Fabio Dinale, VP business development at HZI, commented: “This is another important milestone in Scotland’s drive for sustainable waste management, increased recycling and ensuring that non-recyclable waste does not end up in landfill. It’s vitally important that this waste is appropriately managed to allow energy and valuable materials to be recovered in the treatment process and lower Scotland’s overall carbon footprint.”
Facility
According to an application submitted to Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in 2018, the facility will be fuelled by incoming municipal and commercial non-hazardous waste sourced from within Glasgow City and the surrounding authorities within the Clyde Valley region.
The document explained that the boiler will utilise a conventional moving grate combustion system, using pre-treated waste fuels as feedstock.
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