Energy from Waste

This recently built, combined Combined Heat and Power facility is now in the final stages of commissioning with waste being fed continuously into the boiler and the plant generating electricity.

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Already in these first days of operation more than 

77,000 tonnes of waste have been diverted from landfill.

The plant is located in the North Yard of the Devonport Naval base from which it will supply cost effective heating and electricity to the Naval Base, and potentially, in future, an extended heating network for the local area.

A new addition to the skyline.

This 95 metre chimney sits on top of the new Energy From Waste plant, 

which should should begin operation in the next few weeks.

This EfW facility has been built on a vacant "Brown Field" site in the North Yard of the 

Devonport Royal Naval Dockyard.

The plant is scheduled to process 245, 000 tons of household and business waste, which would otherwise go into landfill. and produce 190,000 MWh of electricity.