Indaver invests €130 million in state-of-the-art technology for the first municipal waste-to-energy facility in Ireland
As part of the project Indaver Ireland has awarded Babcock & Wilcox Vølund the contract to develop and supply its waste-to-energy technologies to Ireland’s first municipal waste-to-energy facility plant located in Meath. The project is the largest single investment ever in solid waste management infrastructure in Ireland.
The Belgium based Indaver Group is a leading integrated service provider of high-quality waste management services - covering the entire waste management value chain from consulting and on-site management, collection, pre-treatment, reuse, recycling and thermal treatment to final disposal of waste.
200,000 tonnes of treated waste generate energy for 20,000 private homes
Indaver will manage the overall construction of the waste-to-energy facility in Duleek, Co. Meath at a total value of approx. €130 million, with a capacity to process approx. 200,000 tonnes of waste per year - and thereby producing energy to 20,000 private homes in the region. The construction started in September 2008 and the new facility is expected to be operational in 2011. More than 300 jobs will be available during the construction process.
A new waste-to-energy plant in 2011
Now Indaver Ireland has selected Babcock & Wilcox Vølund as a sub-contractor to develop and supply its most advanced state-of-the art waste fired power plant technology to be installed in the plant in Meath before the end of 2011.
Focus on green technologies
“At a time when we face economic uncertainty and crisis all over the world, The Indaver Group is delighted to launch a positive contribution to Ireland and to the Meath region that goes against the flow.
Together with our partners on this project we are constructing the first state-of the-art waste-to-energy facility in Ireland ever which is meeting all the environmental requirements and objectives for green technology in combination with high efficiency and value for money.,” says Mr John Ahern, Managing Director of Indaver Ireland.
The new plant in Meath will have a capacity to process approx. 200,000 tonnes of waste per year - and thereby producing energy to 20,000 private homes in the region.
On the forefront within waste-to-energy
This new waste fired power plant in Meath is the first project contract that Babcock & Wilcox Vølund has been awarded in Ireland. And the project will be a show case for the company’s dedicated R&D efforts that have resulted in probably the world’s best waste-to-energy conversion technology.
“We are very proud to be selected as partner and supplier of our technologies by The Indaver Group to Ireland’s first waste fired power plant in Meath - and we look very much forward to cooperating with the company on this very prestigious project. We see the Meath facility as an important breakthrough in Ireland for this environmentally friendly technology as a competitive and efficient alternative to conventional energy production,” says Mr Peter Laursen, Department Manager at Babcock & Wilcox Vølund.
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