Lakeside_EfW

Lakeside EfW

Lakeside EfW

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The Lakeside EfW is located in Colnbrook, Slough. It incinerates residual waste, and since 2010 it has also been authorised to incinerate low-level radioactive waste.

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Ownership

The Lakeside EfW is run by Lakeside Energy from Waste Ltd, which is a joint venture between Grundon Waste Management and Viridor.[1] The energy-from-waste facility was established at a cost of £160 million[2] and was officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh on 27 October 2010.[3]

Capacity

It is capable of processing 410,000 tonnes of residual waste annually and generating 37MW of electricity, enough to power the borough of Slough.[3]

Possible relocation

In 2014, expansion plans for London's Heathrow Airport suggested that the super incinerator would need to be relocated to make way for a new runway.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "AirportWatch | Heathrow 3rd runway would mean demolishing Colnbrook incinerator and relocating it – maybe to Stanwell?". www.airportwatch.org.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. [2]
    "£160M Lakeside EfW taken over by Grundon/Viridor partnership". Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Johnny Ball praises Colnbrook incinerator". BBC News. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. [4]
    Caulfield, Chris. "Relocated 'super incinerator' in Heathrow expansion plans". Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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