The Wheelabrator Kemsley (K3) and Wheelabrator North (WKN) facilities will create a variety of supply chain opportunities for the construction, ancillary and site support service industries across the main build and operational phases.
At Wheelabrator, protecting the health and safety of our employees and the communities we serve is our highest priority. We’re proud of our industry-leading safety programmes and understand that the cornerstone of our success has been our strong commitment to safety.
We are proposing to make changes to the Wheelabrator Kemsley (K3), which is currently in construction, and are proposing Wheelabrator Kemsley North (WKN) a new waste-to-energy facility.
Wheelabrator Technologies owns and operates modern waste-to-energy facilities. Unlike conventional power plants, these sophisticated facilities safely and effectively convert post-recycled waste into clean, renewable baseload energy and useful byproducts, while sustainably powering communities and protecting the environment.
Waste moves through a thermal (heating) process, where temperatures exceed 1110°C
Heat from the combustion process heats water in boiler tubes to create high-pressure steam
Plant turbines generate electricity that is fed into the national grid to power communities.
Heat can be used for nearby industrial and commercial processes
The process allows for ash to be recovered and used as a replacement of virgin aggregate, as well as for the recovery of valuable metals
Gas passes through a fabric filter where particulates and remaining pollutants are removed
