Energy Recovery
Energy recovery provides a long term sustainable solution for waste disposal. Once the options of waste reduction, re-use and recycling are exhausted, residual waste can be sent to Energy Recovery Facilities to produce power for the National Grid, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and providing us with energy from a constantly renewable source.
Modern Energy Recovery Facilities such as SELCHP operate under strict environmental controls, using the mass-burn process to incinerate waste at temperatures where potentially harmful chemicals are destroyed. Residues and flue gases are carefully treated to ensure that potential pollutants are not allowed to enter the atmosphere. SELCHP is operated by experts in energy recovery technologies, working hard to ensure the plant remains efficient, technologically up to date and above all, safe.
• SELCHP was the first Energy Recovery Facility in the UK to meet and exceed new European Directives.
• SELCHP is strategically located to meet the “proximity principle”
• SELCHP is capable of handling 464,000 tonnes of waste per annum
• SELCHP produces enough electricity to power around 48,000 homes
• SELCHP supplies heating and hot water to 2,800 homes
• Thanks to its energy performance SELCHP is classed as an R1 (recovery) facility
District Heating
