Waste-to-Energy Power Plants in the USA -
Minnesota & Wisconsin
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Elk River Location: MN Operator: Great River Energy Configuration: 2 X 11.5 MW, 1 X 22.5 MW Operation: 1950-1959 Fuel: RDF, gas Boiler/incinerator system supplier: Springfield, Riley Stoker T/G supplier: Elliott Quick Facts: Elk River began operation burning coal and oil. Beginning in 1963, the site hosted a 22-MW demonstration nuclear unit, and was then reconverted to coal and oil in 1968, and converted again to RDF in 1989. Daily fuel burn is about 1,250 tons, derived from 1,500 tons of MSW collected from five Minnesota counties.
Photograph courtesy of Great River Energy
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French Island Location: WI Operator: Xcel Energy Configuration: 2 X 15 MW Operation: 1940-1948 Fuel: RDF, wood Boiler/incinerator system supplier: Energy Products of Idaho T/G supplier: AC Quick Facts: In 1981 and 1987, the original stoker boilers were replaced by ACFB boilers when the plant was converted to refuse firing. In 2004, Utility Engineering completed a variety of pollution control equipment upgrades. Photograph courtesy of
Minnesota Soc Professional Engineers
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Hennepin Location: MN Operator: Covanta Energy Configuration: 1 X 38 MW Operation: 1989 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: Distral T/G supplier: Westinghouse EPC: Blount International Quick Facts: Covanta Hennepin has two 606tpd handling lines and processes aproximately 365,000tpy of MSW. The facility also recycles approximately 11,000t of ferrous metal annually. Mercury control equipment was added in 1994. Electricity generated is sold to Xcel Energy by contract through 2018 and delivered to Xcel’s Aldrich Substation. The plan is owned by Hennepin County and administered through Hennepin County Environmental Services. Covanta is the contracted operator of the facility.
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Red Wing Location: MN Operator: Xcel Energy Configuration: 2 X 11.5 MW Operation: 1949 Fuel: RDF Boiler/incinerator system supplier: FW T/G supplier: GE Quick Facts: Red Wing has two stoker boilers built for coal-firing and converted to RDF fuel in 1986. RDF is sourced from resource recovery facilities in Elk River and Newport, MN, which collect and process approximately 790,000 tpy of MSW. In 1998, The plant was retrofit with a dry lime scrubber and baghouse as part of a $12mn environmental improvement program. Red Wing burns about 200,000 tpy of RDF.
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Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base
Updated 05/01/10