Dublin Waste-to-Energy Facility
| Dublin Waste-to-Energy Plant | |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Location | Poolbeg, Dublin |
| Coordinates | 53°20′31″N 6°12′03″W / 53.341915°N 6.200809°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner(s) | |
| Operator(s) | Covanta Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Municipal solid waste (MSW) |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 60 MW |
The Dublin Waste-to-Energy Plant, often referred to as the Poolbeg Incinerator,[1] is a waste-to-energy plant serving the Greater Dublin Area, and located on the Poolbeg peninsula. The plant will produce 60 megawatts of electricity per year, enough to heat 80,000 homes, and provide district heating for up to 50,000 homes in the area.[2] The facility will process 600,000 tonnes of waste per year.[3]
The proposal to build an incinerator at this location was mired in controversy since its inception in 1997 with concerns over traffic and emissions, but construction work finally started in 2014 and the plant took its first delivery of waste on 24 April 2017.[4]
Incidents
On June 8, 2017, eleven people were hospitalised after an ‘uncontrolled release’ of lime inside the flue gas treatment area inside the plant.[5] Covanta, the operator of the plant, was ordered to temporarily cease the incineration process at the facility by the Health and Safety Authority.[6]
References
- ^ Vivienne Clarke, Olivia Kelly (April 24, 2017). "Poolbeg incinerator takes its first delivery of rubbish". The Irish Times.
- ^ Sean Duke (August 9, 2016). "An 'under the hood' look at Dublin's First 'waste-to-energy' plant". Science Spinning.
- ^ "Covanta's Dublin, Ireland, WTE Facility Receives First Waste Delivery". Waste360. April 24, 2017.
- ^ Daragh Brophy. "The controversial Poolbeg incinerator has taken its first delivery of waste". April 24, 2017. TheJournal.ie
- ^ Sarah Burns, Jack Power (June 8, 2017). "Eleven hospitalised after incident at Dublin's Poolbeg incinerator". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Poolbeg operators told to temporarily cease incineration". RTÉ News. June 9, 2017.
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