Scarborough Power taps Edina for waste-to-energy plant
3 Dec 2010
London – Scarborough Power Ltd, which operates the first commercial UK plant for the conversion of household and municipal waste to energy, has chosen Edina UK as the supplier of the gas engine genset. The unit generates energy from synthetic gas.
Using a Wastec segregation system, the plant will process 25,000 t of solid municipal waste into fuel. The prepared fuel will then be converted into syngas using the GEM Technology and ultimately into electrical power that will be distributed via the National Grid network.
The Scarborough Power Project will provide the waste and power industries with a sustainable alternative to landfills and incineration.
At the core of the system is an integrated “power island” that Edina UK has designed on the basis of the MWM TCG2032V12 genset, which is designed to run on lean fuel mixtures. MWM supplies complete plants for decentralised power supply with gas and diesel engines.
Gas-powered engine gensets from the MWM plant in Mannheim, Germany, also form the basis for other projects that Edina UK has rolled out in the waste disposal sector.
Almost 4 MWe are currently under construction for the Lancashire Waste PFI scheme, 6 MWe for Biffa Waste Services, and 5.2 MWe for the Greater Manchester Waste PFI scheme.
All these biogas generation projects are based on the advanced digestion of household waste. For example, in the field of energy generation from food waste, Edina collaborates with Branston Potatoes.
