Konecranes has revealed that it received an order for two waste-to-energy (WTE) cranes from French engineering company Constructions industrielles de la Méditerranée S.A. (CNIM) for the Kemsley energy-from-waste (EfW) plant under construction in Kent, UK.
Finland-headed Konecranes has revealed that in August 2016, it received an order for two waste-to-energy (WTE) cranes from French engineering company Constructions industrielles de la Méditerranée S.A. (CNIM). The cranes will be installed in Wheelabrator Technologies’ Kemsley energy-from-waste (EfW) facility in Kent, UK that is currently under construction. The crane delivery is scheduled for the first quarter 2018.
Wheelabrator Kemsley is a combined heat and power facility (CHP) that will generate 43 MW of electricity to the grid and steam to the adjacent Kemsley Paper Mill. Wheelabrator expects plant operations to begin in 2019. Konecranes has previously delivered several WTE refuse cranes to CNIM in France, UK and Eastern Europe.
– We are very pleased to be able to continue our cooperation with CNIM. Our cranes’ performance capabilities with proven solutions and Konecranes’ local presence in the area were among the key factors in the customer’s decision-making, said Joseph Botros, Director and Head of Waste-to-energy industry, Konecranes in a statement.
The two WTE cranes will have a lifting capacity of 25 tonness each. The fully automated cranes, equipped with Konecranes’ latest main user interface and diagnostics capabilities, will allow our customer to fully track the cranes and their performance. The cranes will also include standard features like Protected Areas with zone control, Sway Control, and DynAReg for regenerative braking.
