Riverside Resource Recovery Facility (RRRF)
An EfW facility based upon conventional combustion technology and considered an ERF based on its R1 status. Riverside Resource Recovery Facility (RRRF) has permitted capacity of 850,000 tonnes per year, operated by Cory Riverside Energy.
Delivery of waste is primarily by barge on the River Thames, with some tonnage by road, and the facility processes primarily residual Household Waste and some Commercial Waste[1].
Site Details
Plant Description
Built by Hitachi Zosen Inova under a Design & Build EPC-turnkey contract which started in summer 2008 and was delivered in 2010 at a reported [6] EU400m capital cost.
The plant comprises 3 lines of 31.8 tonnes/hour design capacity capable of treating 585,000 tonnes per annum via standard combustion technology, air cooled, Hitachi Zosen Inova Grate R-1000104., enerating super-heated steam.
It is configured to run on primarily residual Household Waste with a CV of between 7 and 13MJ/kg to deliver 65MWe of power. Current capacity is higher with lower NCV.
History
The Riverside facility was built primarily to service a 30 year PPP contract signed in 2002 with WRWA, with anticipated total throughput of up to 585,000 tonnes per annum - receiving additional residual Commercial Waste and some Household Waste from other local authorities, primarily via river-based transfer facilities.
It is located on the banks of the River Thames at Belvedere, in Bexley.
In June 2018 Cory Riverside Energy was sold to a consortium of investors, including Dalmore Capital, Fiera Infrastructure, Semperian PPP Investment Partners and Swiss Life Asset Managers[4] with a second plant planned on an adjacent site currently in the construction process[5]
