Wheelabrator Bridgeport, L.P.
Wheelabrator Bridgeport, L.P.
Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the Wheelabrator Bridgeport waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for more than two dozen towns and cites in the Greater Bridgeport area, while generating clean, renewable electricity for sale to the local utility. Designed, constructed and operated by Wheelabrator, Wheelabrator Bridgeport serves 850,000 residents by processing up to 2,250 tons per day of municipal solid waste. Wheelabrator Bridgeport has an electric generating capacity of 67,000 kilowatts; the equivalent of supplying the electrical needs of 83,000 Connecticut homes.
GENERAL
Area Served: Greater Bridgeport Area - 850,000 people
Type of Contract: Design, construct, own, operate
Start-up: 1988
REFUSE COMBUSTION
Type of System: Mass-burn, waterwall boilers
Operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a 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
Combustion Temperature: 2000°F+
Auxiliary Fuel: Natural gas
Waste Volume Reduction: 90%
Ash Handling System: Semi-dry, vibrating pan conveyor
Materials Recovery: Ferrous and non-ferrous metals
AIR QUALITY CONTROL
Type of Equipment: Dry scrubbers, spray drier absorbers, fabric filters, SNCR (NOx controls), carbon injection
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Type of Energy: Electric Power
Steam Flow to Turbine: 590,400 pounds per hour @ 900 psig/830*F
Electric Generating Capacity: 67 megawatts/83,000 homes
Cooling System: Mechanical draft cooling tower
