Waste-to-Energy Power Plants in Florida

Lake County Location: FL Operator: Covanta Energy Configuration: 1 X 14.5 MW Operation: 1991 Fuel: refuse Boiler supplier: Zurn T/G supplier: Dresser EPC: NEPCO Quick Facts: The facility processes about 530 tpd of MSW and sells electricity to Florida Power Corp. The waterwall furnaces have Martin reverse-reciprocating grates followed by semidry lime flue gas scrubbers, baghouses, and a mercury control system. Photograph courtesy of NEPCO Posted 17 May 2003	Lee County Location: FL Operator: Covanta Lee Inc Configuration: 1 X 39.5 MW, 1 X 20 MW Operation: 1994-2007 Fuel: refuse Boiler supplier: Martin, Distral, Riley T/G supplier: MHI, Melco EPC: United Engineers & Constructors Quick Facts: Before a recent 20-MW expansion, the facility processed up to 1,200 tpd of MSW from Hendry and Lee counties. Surplus electricity is sold to Seminole Electric Cooperative. The facility uses treated effluent from a nearby wastewater treatment plant for process water and is equipped with both ferrous and non-ferrous recovery systems to remove all metals from the residue. The original plant has two 600 tpd waterwall furnaces with reverse-reciprocating grates. On 30 Oct 2007, Unit-2 went online at Lee County as the first U.S. WTE plant built under the U.S. EPA New Source Performance Standards. The new unit, in planning and construction for 5yrs, adds an additional 636 tpd of treatment capacity and cost $120mn. Photograph courtesy of Covanta Posted 15 Dec 2007	North County RRF Location: FL Operator: Palm Beach Resource Recovery Corp (Babcock & Wilcox) Configuration: 1 X 62 MW Operation: 1989 Fuel: RDF Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: WHC, Brush EPC: Bechtel Quick Facts: This $189mn facility is owned by the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach Co and processes up to 2,000 tpd of MSW. The plant has two ESPs and two dry scrubbers. Photograph courtesy of SWA of Palm Beach County Posted 28 Aug 2004
Pinellas County Location: FL Operator: Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy Inc Configuration: 1 X 26 MW, 1 X 51 MW Operation: 1983-1986 Fuel: refuse Boiler supplier: Martin, Riley Stoker T/G supplier: GE EPC: Procon, UOP, Rust, Wheelabrator Quick Facts: Pinellas has three 1,000 tpd lines Back-end pollution control equipment includes selective non-catalytic reduction, dry scrubbers, fabric filters, and carbon injection. Photograph by C Bergesen Posted 4 Dec 2004	Wheelabrator North Broward Location: FL Operator: Wheelabrator Technologies Configuration: 1 X 68 MW Operation: 1991 Fuel: refuse, natural gas Boiler supplier: B&W, Von Roll T/G supplier: GE EPC: Rust Quick Facts: This three-line WTE plant is in Pompano Beach. Throughput is up to 2,250 tpd of MSW. Photograph courtesy of Wheelabrator Technologies Inc Posted 14 Jan 2012	Wheelabrator Ridge Location: FL Operator: Wheelabrator Technologies Configuration: 1 X 50 MW Operation: 1994 Fuel: wood, tires, landfill gas Boiler supplier: Zurn T/G supplier: GE EPC: NEPCO Quick Facts: Ridge burns urban wood wastes, tires, and landfill gas. The project developers signed a PPA with Florida Power Corp in Mar 1991, started construction in 1992, and completed the plant in 1994. Annual fuel burn is about 250,000 tons of wood and 35,000 tons of tires. Landfill gas provides 3-5% of the heat input. Equipment includes a traveling grate boiler, a dry lime scrubber, and a baghouse. The facility operates with zero water discharge. Photograph courtesy of NEPCO Posted 18 May 2003
	Wheelabrator South Broward Location: FL Operator: Wheelabrator Technologies Configuration: 1 X 66 MW Operation: 1991 Fuel: refuse, natural gas Boiler supplier: B&W, Von Roll T/G supplier: GE EPC: Rust Quick Facts: This three-line WTE plant is in Fort Lauderdale. Throughput is up to 2,250 tpd of MSW. Photograph courtesy of Wheelabrator Technologies Inc Posted 14 Jan 2012

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