Waste wood fired CHP, 20.2 MWe + 7.8 MWth

England, United Kingdom

  • Facts
    Power plant

    Widnes Biomass Combined Heat and Power Plant

    Owner

    UK Green Investment Bank, Stobart, BWSC

    Country

    England, United Kingdom, Europe

    O&M

    20 years

    O&M start UK

    2017

    Fuel

    Waste wood

  • EPC turnkey & IPP investment
    Client

    Mersey Bioenergy Ltd

    Developers

    BWSC, Stobart

    Plant owners

    UK Green Investment Bank, Stobart, BWSC

    Lenders

    Investec, UK Green Investment Bank, Gravis, EKF

    EPC contractor

    BWSC

    Effective contract

    November 2014

    Project completion

    May 2017

    Fuel

    Waste wood

    Output

    20.3 MWe + 7.8 MWth

    Boiler supplier

    Standardkessel GmbH

    Fuel consumption

    145,000 tonnes/year

    Electric consumers

    approx. 48,000 homes

    Comment

    Turnkey. 7 working day/week. 20 trucks/day.

  • Training
    Client

    Mersey Bioenergy Ltd

    Year

    2016/2017

    Scope

    A ten-day training programme for the operation and maintenance staff introducing the biomass heat and power plant and electrical systems plus a comprehensive OEM training programme at the new 20 MWe / 7.7 MWth waste wood-fired combined heat and power plant.

    Client

    Mersey Bioenergy Ltd

    Year

    2018

    Scope

    Electrical arc flash safety training of the operation and maintenance staff at BWSC operated plants.

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