In the UK, Kanadevia Inova AG (formerly Hitachi Zosen Inova) has announced signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Viridor to build a new waste-to-energy (WtE) plant at Tilbury Docks in East London.
The new waste infrastructure project called the Thameside Energy Recovery Facility (TERF), will be located at Tilbury Docks.
Construction work will commence in November 2024 and the facility is expected to become operational by 2028.
The new scheme is a major milestone for Kanadevia Inova, with the Switzerland-headed greentech major undertaking the role as the principal contractor for Viridor to design, build and commission the Thameside Energy Recovery Facility (TERF).
Once completed, the new WtE plant will be Kanadevia Inova’s twenty-first WtE project in the UK to date.
The Kanadevia Inova team is delighted to have signed this EPC contract with Viridor. We look forward to starting full construction works on the Thameside Energy Recovery Facility later this month, which will also be our twenty first-plant in the UK to date, said Fabio Dinale, EVP of Business Development at Kanadevia Inova.
CCS-ready CHP plant
Construction work on the TERF is set to commence later this month after the civil engineering and piling programs have been completed onsite.
After the 42-month build and commissioning phases have been completed, the new WtE will commence operating in 2028.
The new combined heat and power-enabled plant will be a highly efficient single-line facility capable of treating up to 350,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste each year.
This will generate 40 MWe, sufficient to power around 93,000 homes.
In addition, as the construction phase progresses, Viridor will consider the plant’s combined heat and power (CHP) options together with future carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities.
We have a great working relationship with Kanadevia Inova. On previous projects, the teams from Kanadevia Inova have always impressed us not only by delivering on time and within budget but also with their unbeatable safety record. They were our first choice for this project and we look forward to working with them, said Leon Brackstone, Project Lead and Senior Development Manager at Viridor.
