WHEELABRATOR LISBON INC.
Located in Lisbon, Connecticut, the Wheelabrator Lisbon waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for both unincorporated and incorporated towns and cities in eastern Connecticut, while generating clean, renewable electricity for sale to the local utility. Designed, built and operated by Wheelabrator, Wheelabrator Lisbon serves 225,000 residents by processing up to 500 tons per day of municipal solid waste. Wheelabrator Lisbon has an electric generating capacity of 15,000 kilowatts; the equivalent of supplying the electrical needs of 13,000 Connecticut homes.
- GENERAL
- Area Served:
- Eastern Connecticut
- 225,000 people
- Type of Contract:
- Design, construct, operate
- Ownership:
- Eastern Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority
- Start-up: 1995
- REFUSE COMBUSTION
- Type of System:
- Water wall boilers
- Operation:
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Number of Process Lines: 2 @ 250 tons-per-day each
- Feed System: 2 overhead cranes with ram feeders
- Grate Design: Von Roll reciprocating
- Combustion Temperature: 2000°F+
- Auxiliary Fuel: Propane
- Waste Volume Reduction: 90%
- Ash Handling System: Semi-dry, vibrating pan conveyor
- Materials Recovery: +8" metals, aggregate, ferrous
- AIR QUALITY CONTROL
- Type of Equipment: Dry scrubbers, fabric filters, SNCR (NOx controls), carbon injection
- ENERGY PRODUCTION
- Type of Energy: Electric Power
- Steam Flow to Turbine: 150,000 pounds per hour @ 900 psig/825*F
- Electric Generating Capacity: 15 megawatts
- Cooling System: Mechanical draft wet cooling tower