Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. | A Waste Management Company

Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the Wheelabrator Bridgeport waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for more than a dozen Connecticut towns and cities. The Bridgeport facility processes up to 2250 tons per day of municipal solid waste from southwest Connecticut. At full capacity, the plant, which sells electricity to the United Illuminating Company, can generate more than 67,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy per hour. This is the equivalent of supplying all of the electrical needs of 83,000 Connecticut homes.

GENERAL
Area Served: Greater Bridgeport Area / 850,000 people
Type of Contract: Design, construct, own and operate
Financing: Revenue Bonds / Private Equity
Start-up: 1988

REFUSE COMBUSTION
Type of System: Mass-burn, waterwall boilers
Operation: 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
Number of Process Lines: 3 @ 750 tons per day each
Feed System: 2 Overhead refuse cranes with ram feeders
Grate Design: Von Roll reciprocating
Combustion Temperature: 2500°F+
Auxiliary Fuel: Natural gas
Waste Volume Reduction: 95%
Ash Handling System: Semi-dry, vibrating pan conveyor
Materials Recovery: Ferrous and non-ferrous metals

AIR QUALITY CONTROL
Type of Equipment: Selective non-catalytic reduction, dry scrubbers, fabric filters, carbon injection

ENERGY PRODUCTION
Type of Energy: Electric Power
Steam Flow to Turbine: 576,000 pounds per hour @ 850 psig/840*F
Electric Generating Capacity: 67 megawatts
Cooling System: Mechanical draft cooling tower
Customer: The United Illuminating Company