Lucerne, CHE

The output of this two-line WtE plant right next to a paper factory includes process steam for the paper industry. Thanks to a two-stage dry sorption process and the placement of two additional heat exchangers in the flue gas path, the plant can boast very high energy efficiency and very low emissions.

Facts

• Type of system: water-cooled HZI reciprocating grate
• Fuel: municipal waste, commercial waste
• Calorific value: 10.85 MJ/kg
• Number of lines: two
• Boiler design: four-pass boiler with external economiser
• Flue gas treatment: electrostatic precipitator, dry sorption with injection of sodium bicarbonate, fabric filter 1, SCR DeNOx, external economiser, heat exchanger 1, lime and lignite coke injection, fabric filter 2, heat exchanger