UK: Waste processing specialist Re-Gen Waste has invested Euro5.78m in expanding its 80,000t/yr capacity refuse-derived fuel (RDF) processing plant on the Carnbane industrial estate in County Down. Irish News has reported that the expansion will create 30 new positions when the facility, which processes municipal solid and unrecyclable household waste into substitute fuel for cement kilns, becomes fully functional in November 2019. Managing director Joseph Doherty emphasised the importance of the project in bringing the UK closer to the responsible treatment of its 27Mt/yr mixed domestic refuse output “as a resource with a home in our economy.”
Emirates RDF begins building US$36m RDF processing plant
UAE: Emirates RDF, a joint venture of Besix, TG Eco Holding and Finland-based Griffin Refineries, has started construction of a US$36m waste-to-fuel processing facility near Umm Al Quwain. The plant will process municipal solid waste into 0.3Mt/yr of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for use by cement plants in the Umm Al Quwain emirate.
Bilfinger improves PRTI waste tyre processors for European market
Germany: Bilfinger, the civil and industrial construction specialist, is working with the American-based PRTI, whose thermal decomposition technology processes tyres into fuel. The aim of the partnership is to align PRTI’s tyre processors with Dutch safety and environmental standards, making them useable for waste processors and cement companies anywhere in the European Union.
Tarmac installs waste fuel unit at Tunstead plant in the UK
UK: CRH companies Tarmac and Sapphire Energy Recovery have installed a waste-derived fuel processing unit at the Tunstead cement plant in Derbyshire. The unit will produce 'specialised fuel,' a type of solid recovered fuel (SRF) for the cement plant.
"Using waste-derived fuels is well established in the industry but having our own fuel processing plant on site is a first for us. This project from initial concept to actual results, has been a fantastic collaborative experience between Sapphire's commercial, technical, operational and environmental teams, with strong support from the Tarmac kiln and permitting teams,” said David Wilson, Sapphire’s commercial manager. He added that the companies can adjust the blend and amount they use to suit the production process.