WHEELABRATOR NORTH ANDOVER INC.
Located in North Andover, Massachusetts, the Wheelabrator North Andover waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for more than 20 communities in Massachusetts, while generating clean, renewable electricity for sale to the local utility. Designed, constructed and operated by Wheelabrator, Wheelabrator North Andover serves 750,000 residents by processing up to 1,500 tons per day of municipal solid waste. Wheelabrator North Andover has an electric generating capacity of 40,000 kilowatts; the equivalent of supplying the electrical needs of 35,000 Massachusetts homes.
- GENERAL
- Area Served:
- Northeastern Massachusetts 750,000 people
- Type of Contract:
- Own, operate
- Start-up: 1985
- REFUSE COMBUSTION
- Type of System:
- Mass-burn, water wall boilers
- Operation:
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Number of Process Lines:
- 2 @ 750 tons per day each
- Feed System: Overhead refuse cranes with ram feeders
- Grate Design: Martin reciprocating grates
- Combustion Temperature: 2000°F+
- Waste Volume Reduction: 90%
- Ash Handling System: Semi-dry, vibrating pan conveyor
- Materials Recovery: Ferrous
- AIR QUALITY CONTROL
- Type of Equipment: Dry scrubbers, fabric filters, SNCR (NOx controls), carbon injection
- ENERGY PRODUCTION
- Type of Energy: Electric power
- Flow to Turbine: 346,000 pounds per hour @ 600 psig/750*F
- Electric Generating Capacity: 35 megawatts/35,000
- Cooling System: Mechanical draft cooling tower