Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. | A Waste Management Company

Located in Claremont, New Hampshire, the Wheelabrator Claremont waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for communities in New Hampshire and Vermont. The Claremont facility processes up to 200 tons per day of municipal solid waste from twenty-nine communities in Sullivan and Merrimac counties in New Hampshire and Windsor and Windham counties in Vermont. The project was realized through an innovative interstate compact that allowed both New Hampshire and Vermont to jointly resolve long-term solid waste disposal needs. At full capacity, the plant, which sells electricity to Public Service Company of New Hampshire, can generate 4500 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy per hour. This is the equivalent of supplying all of the electrical needs of more than 5,500 New Hampshire homes.

GENERAL
Area Served: 29 Communities in New Hampshire and Vermont / 70,000 people
Type of Contract: Full service/own and operate
Ownership: Revenue Bonds / Private Equity
Start-up: 1987

REFUSE COMBUSTION
Type of System: Mass-burn, waterwall boilers
Operation: 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
Number of Process Lines: 2 @ 100 tons per day each
Grate Design: Von Roll reciprocating grates
Combustion Temperature: 2500°F+
Auxiliary Fuel: Propane
Waste Volume Reduction: 90%
Ash Handling System: Water quench, drag conveyor

AIR QUALITY CONTROL
Type of Equipment: Pulse jet fabric filters with dry lime injection

ENERGY PRODUCTION
Type of Energy: Electric power steam
Flow to Turbine: 46,000 pounds per hour @ 600 psig/600*F
Electric Generating Capacity: 4.5 megawatts
Cooling System: Mechanical draft cooling tower
Customer: Public Service of NH