Dublin Waste-to-Energy Facility

Power station fuelled by waste in Dublin, Ireland

Covanta

Thermal power station Primary fuelMunicipal solid waste (MSW)Chimneys2Cogeneration?YesPower generationNameplate capacity60 MWExternal linksWebsiteOfficial Website

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The Dublin Waste-to-Energy Facility, also known as the Poolbeg Incinerator,^[1] is a waste-to-energy plant serving the Greater Dublin Area, located on the Poolbeg peninsula. The plant is capable of producing up to 60 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 80,000 homes, and provide district heating for up to 50,000 homes in the Dublin area.^[2] The facility will process up to 600,000 tonnes of waste per year.^[3] Poolbeg accepted its first delivery of waste on the 24th of April 2017.^[4]

The proposal to build an incinerator at this location provoked controversy since its inception in 1997 with concerns about traffic and emissions, but construction work finally started in 2014.

Incidents

On 8 June 2017, eleven people were admitted to hospital after an ‘uncontrolled release’ of lime inside the flue gas treatment area inside the plant.^[5] Covanta, the operator of the plant, was ordered to temporarily cease the incineration process at the facility by the Health and Safety Authority.^[6]

References

^ Vivienne Clarke, Olivia Kelly (24 April 2017). "Poolbeg incinerator takes its first delivery of rubbish". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^ Sean Duke (9 August 2016). "An 'under the hood' look at Dublin's First 'waste-to-energy' plant". Science Spinning. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^ "Covanta's Dublin, Ireland, WTE Facility Receives First Waste Delivery". Waste360. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
^ "Daragh Brophy. "The controversial Poolbeg incinerator has taken its first delivery of waste". April 24, 2017. TheJournal.ie". Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^ Sarah Burns, Jack Power (8 June 2017). "Eleven hospitalised after incident at Dublin's Poolbeg incinerator". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
^ "Poolbeg operators told to temporarily cease incineration". RTÉ News. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.