Leading recycling and waste management
company FCC Environment has begun
operating a micro-turbine at its Deerplay
landfill site on the outskirts of Burnley Lan-
cashire.
FCC Environment is the largest landfill ope-
rator in the UK counting some 120 opera-
tional and former landfill sites in its property
portfolio.
“The move to using a micro-turbine pro-
vides viable power production long after
conventional power generation has ceased,
delivering considerable energy efficiencies
FCC Environment
At the Lancashire landfill site
Shaun Trigg, FCC’s Environment senior
environment manager.
takes first step towards
micro-power
and reduced emissions compared to a gas
engine, and its modular design makes it
suitable for most applications,” says FCC
Environment’s Senior Environment Mana-
ger Shaun Trigg.
“There are only one or two other examples
of micro-turbines operating on landfill sites
in the UK and ours is the most modern and
efficient. We are constantly looking at ways
of reducing our impact on the environment
and maximising the value of the resources
we have available.
“Micro-turbines are likely to become more
numerous in the future simply because of
the efficiencies they provide,” concluded
Trigg.
The micro-turbine, a Turbec T100 which
can be CHP enabled, has been supplied
and installed by Cheshire-based Newenco.
With just one single moving part – the tur-
bine fan – micro-turbines can operate at 80
per cent efficiency and require significantly
less maintenance compared to a standard
gas engine.
