Waste-to-Energy Plants in Portugal and Spain

La Coruna Location: Spain Operator: Soc Galega do Medio Ambientehas Configuration: 1 X 49 MW Operation: 1999 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: Kvaerner T/G supplier: Skoda Quick Facts: The WTE plant is the centerpiece of a large integrated waste treatment and waste disposal complex in Galicia and features a BFB boiler. Photograph courtesy of SOGAMA Posted 12 Apr 2002	Lipor Location: Portugal Operator: Lipor Configuration: 1 X 25 MW Operation: 1999 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: CNIM T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Ramboll Quick Facts: The Porto region has about 1mn inhabitants and produces about 480,000 tpy of MSW. Photograph courtesy of Lipor Posted 14 Jan 2006	Madeira Location: Portugal Operator: ETRSU Madeira Configuration: 1 X 8.1 MW Operation: 2003 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: Lurgi T/G supplier: ?? Quick Facts: The plant has a semidry scrubber and SNCR. Photograph courtesy of STEAG Posted 16 Oct 2005
Mataro Location: Spain Operator: Tractament i Revaloritzacio de Residus del Maresme SA (TRM) Configuration: 1 X 11.6 MW Operation: 1994 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: ?? T/G supplier: GEC-Alsthom EPC: Tiru, Sogea Quick Facts: TRM is a joint venture of Tiru (45%), Acciona (45%), and Endesa (10%). The plant has two grate furnace lines with a design throughput of 160,000 tpy of MSW plus a sorting center that can handle 40,000 tpy, all collected in 26 municipalities of the Maresme region in northeast Catalonia. The plant was upgraded in 2002/03 and has ISO 9002 and ISO 14001 certification. Photograph courtesy of Groupe Tiru Posted 7 Apr 2007	Tirmadrid Location: Spain Operator: Urbaeneregia SA Configuration: 1 X 29 MW Operation: 1996 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: Vulcan Sadeco, Lurgi T/G supplier: ABB EPC: Holter, Dragados Quick Facts: The integrated MSW plant treats 1,200 tpd of which about 500 tpd are incinerated in three identical treatment lines with ROWITEC rotating CFB incinerators. The plant was developed by a JV of Enel Unión Fenosa Renovables and Endesa Cogeneración y Renovables. It is located at Valdemíngomez, Madrid. Photograph courtesy of Lurgi-Lentjes Posted 21 Aug 2004	Valorsul Location: Portugal Operator: Valorsul SA Configuration: 1 X 50 MW Operation: 1999 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: FW T/G supplier: Dresser, Jeumont EPC: FW Quick Facts: The plant has three trains and capacity is 2,000mt/day of MSW. Emissions controls include a baghouse and semidry scrubber from ABB plus SNCR. Contract was awarded in Nov 1995. Photograph courtesy of Valorsul SA Posted 20 Oct 2005

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