Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. | A Waste Management Company

Located in West Deptford, New Jersey, the Wheelabrator Gloucester waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for Gloucester County, New Jersey while generating clean electricity for sale to the local utility. The Gloucester facility processes up to 575 tons per day of municipal solid waste from Gloucester County. At full capacity, the plant, which sells electricity to Jersey Central Power and Light Company, can generate more than 15,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy per hour. This is the equivalent of supplying all of the electrical needs of more than 15,000 New Jersey homes.

GENERAL
Area Served: County of Gloucester / 200,000 people
Type of Agreement: Regulated disposal utility, no service agreement
Financing: Revenue Bonds / Private Equity
Start-up: 1989

REFUSE COMBUSTION
Type of System: Mass-burn, waterwall boilers
Operation: 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
Number of Process Lines: 2 @ 287.5 tons per day each
Feed System: 2 Overhead refuse cranes with ram feeders
Grate Design: Von Roll reciprocating grates
Combustion Temperature: 2500°F+
Auxiliary Fuel: Natural gas
Waste Volume Reduction: 90%
Ash Handling System: Water quench, drag conveyor

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: 130,000 pounds per hour @ 650 psig/750*F
Electric Generating Capacity: 14 megawatts
Cooling System: Once-through cooling
Customer: Jersey Central Power & Light Co.