Welcome to Lakeside EFW

 

Energy recovery has a major role to play within the framework of the DEFRA Waste Disposal Hierarchy. Once the preferred options of waste reduction, re-use and recycle are exhausted, Energy Recovery is one of the best available techniques used to recover the residual energy from the remaining waste. Energy from Waste harnesses the remaining energy within the waste to produce power which is exported onto the National Grid. There are further advantages in that the vast majority of the waste is diverted from landfill, plus the power provided is not produced directly from fossil fuels.

Modern Energy Recovery Facilities such as Lakeside EFW operate under strict environmental controls, within the guidelines of the Waste Incineration Directive (WID) and an Environmental Permit administered by The Environment Agency

Energy from Waste harnesses the remaining energy within the waste to produce electricity which is exported onto the National Grid.

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Lakeside uses a mass-burn process to generate high temperatures that are then used to produce high pressure steam. The steam in turn drives a turbine to produce electricity. Residues and flue gases are carefully treated to minimise the release of environmental pollutants.

Lakeside EFW is operated by experts in energy recovery technologies, working hard to ensure the plant remains efficient, technologically up to date and above all, safe.We have the capacity to consume 410,000 tonnes of household and municipal waste per year and export at least 34 Mega Watts per hour onto the National Grid system. This process diverts the majority (over 95 %) of waste from landfill.