Wheelabrator Claremont Company, L.P.
Wheelabrator Claremont Company, L.P.
Located in Claremont, New Hampshire, the Wheelabrator Claremont waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for communities in New Hampshire and Vermont, while generating clean, renewable electricity for sale to the local utility. Owned and operated by Wheelabrator, Wheelabrator Claremont serves 70,000 residents by processing up to 200 tons per day of municipal solid waste. Wheelabrator Claremont has an electric generating capacity of 5,000 kilowatts; the equivalent of supplying the electrical needs of 5,600 New Hampshire homes.
GENERAL
Area Served: Communities on New Hampshire/Vermont border - 70,000 people
Type of Contract: Own and operate
Start-up: 1987
REFUSE COMBUSTION
Type of System: Mass-burn, waterwall boilers
Operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Number of Process Lines: 2 @ 100 tons per day each
Grate Design: Von Roll reciprocating grates
Combustion Temperature: 2000°F+
Auxiliary Fuel: Propane
Waste Volume Reduction: 90%
Ash Handling System: Water quench, drag conveyor
AIR QUALITY CONTROL
Type of Equipment: Spray dried absorbers, fabric filters, carbon injection
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Type of Energy: Electric power steam
Flow to Turbine: 59,000 pounds per hour @ 600 psig/620*F
Electric Generating Capacity: 5 megawatts/5,600 homes
Cooling System: Mechanical draft cooling tower
