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The energy generated is 13.5 megawatts
per hour, about 92,000 megawatts each
year that is equivalent to the annual con-
sumption of more than 50,000 homes or
commercial enterprises.
Mark James, general manager of FCC En-
vironment and the head of the Lincolns-
hire incinerator describes the process as
follows: “at this plant, we incinerate all the
waste that arrives, collected and delivered
the County Government. Although the li-
cense that we have only enables us to treat
Municipal Solid Waste and Commercial and
Industrial Waste (MSW & C&I), that is, urban
solid waste, commercial and industrial) , for
the city this provides a solution for proces-
sing waste and for saving money preven-
ting it from ending up in landfill sites”.
Not all waste, however, is recyclable: “The-
re is waste that we cannot process and
with that non-recyclable waste we produce
residual ash as a result of the incineration
process which is then sent to be recycled”,
he pointed out.
Thirty-one people are currently working at
the plant although, during the construction
phase, there were 350 employees at the
peak of activity.
Progress in the renewable energy seg-
ment
Mark James believes that this type of plant
represents a step forward in the renewa-
ble energy segment sine it is confirming
that this technology provides solutions for
handling waste produced by the citizens
of Lincolnshire. The plant is also designed
for being optimised under the current pa-
rameters, that is, there is the possibility of
Some of the 31 workers in charge of maintaining and managing the incinerator plant.