Broadcrown Shortlisted To Design A Waste To Energy Gasification Plant

The aim of this ETI commissioned / funded £2.8m project, is to demonstrate how a plant could create energy from municipal waste at efficiencies higher than previously produced in the industry at this scale.

The challenge is that the plant must demonstrate an industry leading net overall operational efficiency of at least 25%.

Stage one of this project (the design phase) will continue for 10 months and phase two (construction phase) will be awarded to the selected winning design. This would then be taken forward to build and operational by 2016 operating as a demonstration site for up to four years.

This project is thought to be the first time a total system approach for a waste to energy gasification facility of this size has been considered in an R&D project.

Steve Lee, CEO at the Chartered institution of Wastes Management said: “Gasification is a technology with a future using waste as its feedstock. A competitive approach to design for a cost- and energy efficient demonstration plant will be watched closely by the whole industry.”

Paul Winstanley, the ETI Bioenergy Project Manager overseeing the competition says “Any successful design of such a plant will provide the opportunity to move towards more efficient, distributed energy conversion technologies and reduce dependency on landfill for waste management in the UK.”

Broadcrown will design a high-efficiency demonstration facility with an electrical output between 2 and 3 MWe using a robust yet highly scaleable concept that promotes waste management and power generation at a local level rather than large scale centralised powerplants.

Broadcrown Ltd will be partnering with major European and American technology companies including a gas engine manufacturer to demonstrate a combined cycle with unprecedented efficiency using syngas.

David Borgman, Managing Director said: “We have always looked for a better way of doing things, reducing energy consumption, increasing power outputs, meeting the demands of tomorrow. This commission is a welcome endorsement of our commitment to providing the best engineering expertise and delivering systems to the highest possible standard.”

Broadcrown is an independent power systems company providing engineering procurement and construction of turnkey power plants.

Broadcrown also design and manufacture standard and bespoke power generator sets up to 30MVA for a diverse range of industrial applications.

Established in 1976 in Hixon, Staffordshire, the Broadcrown Group now comprises two manufacturing plants in the UK and an international network of offices on all Continents.

Broadcrown Renewable Energy Ltd is dedicated specifically to the design and engineering of waste to energy power plants.

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is a public-private partnership between global industries and the UK Government Public sector representation is through the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with funding channelled through the Technology Strategy Board and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change are observers on the Board.
The ETI is focused on accelerating the deployment of affordable, secure low-carbon energy systems for 2020 to 2050. http://www.eti.co.uk