Dublin, IRL

The Dublin WtE plant was built on the Poolbeg peninsula in the city’s dock area. It achieves very low emissions and very high efficiency with a combination of modern combustion technology with high steam parameters and a water-cooled condenser. The plant’s net efficiency is over 30%, putting the Dublin WtE plant, along with other HZI installations, at the top of the European efficiency ratings for thermal waste treatment.

Facts

• Type of system: air-cooled HZI reciprocating grate
• Fuel: municipal solid waste
• Calorific value: 11.5 MJ/kg
• Number of lines: two
• Boiler design: four-pass boiler