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The energy from waste
plant in Licolnshire
The open day was a total success. FCC Environment and
representatives of Lincolnshire County Council,
situated in central-eastern England, welcomed nearly
400 visitors to site where they had a guided tour
of the facilities, visited the control room, and
gain first-hand knowledge of energy from waste
through the interactive exhibits at the facilities.
The Lincolnshire Energy from Waste facili-
ty, which opened in 2013, produces green
energy from waste, drastically reducing
the amount of waste that Lincolnshire resi-
dents send to landfill. It can treat 170,000
tonnes of residual household and com-
mercial waste each year and, as a result,
generates 11.24 megawatts per hour
(MWh) of renewable electricity that is sub-
sequently sold to the local grid. This is the
equivalent amount of electricity required to
power 26,500 homes.
celebrates
an open day
FCC Environment operates the plant which
required an investment of nearly 120 mi-
llion pounds after being awarded the con-
tract in March 2011 for the construction
and operations of the plant during a period
of 25 years.
Reg Shore, executive councillor for waste
and recycling at Lincolnshire County Cou-
ncil, expressed his satisfaction for “being
able show the community just how their
waste is transformed into energy. It was
great to be able to help the children and
young people who came along to unders-
tand more about waste and recycling and
the ways in which they can make the world
a cleaner and greener place.”
Juergen Schaper, General Manager of the
Lincoln energy from waste plant, was very
happy with the results of the open day:
“This was a really exciting day for us,
mainly because the communities we serve
are at the heart of our business. Since we
officially opened in 2013 we have revolu-
tionised the way people think about their
waste, working closely with Lincolnshire
County Council to deliver a facility that will
continue to serve homes and business for
years to come so be able to show-case
our facility to the community in this way
was a real privilege.”
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