Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. | A Waste Management Company

Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Wheelabrator South Broward waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for Broward County, Florida while generating clean electricity for sale to the local utility. The South Broward facility processes up to 2,250 tons per day of municipal solid waste from the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Broward County. At full capacity, the plant, which sells electricity to Florida Power and Light Company, can generate more than 66,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy per hour. This is the equivalent of supplying all of the electrical needs of 38,000 Florida homes.

GENERAL
Area Served: Broward County
Type of Contract: Full service / own and operate
Financing: Revenue Bonds / Private Equity
Start-up: 1991

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 grates
Combustion Temperature: 2500°F+
Auxiliary Fuel: Natural gas
Waste Volume Reduction: 90%
Ash Handling System: Semi-dry, vibrating pan conveyor

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

ENERGY PRODUCTION
Type of Energy: Electric power
Steam Flow to Turbine: 576,000 pounds per hour @ 850 psig/825*F
Electric Generating Capacity: 66 megawatts
Cooling System: Air-cooled condenser
Customer: Florida Power and Light Co.