Wheelabrator Hudson Falls Inc.
Wheelabrator Hudson Falls Inc.
Located in Washington County, New York, the Wheelabrator Hudson Falls waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for Washington and Warren Counties, while generating clean, renewable electricity for sale to the local utility. Designed, constructed and operated by Wheelabrator, Wheelabrator Hudson Falls processes up to 500 tons per day of municipal solid. Wheelabrator Hudson Falls has an electric generating capacity of 15,000 kilowatts; the equivalent of supplying the electrical needs of 22,000 New York homes.
GENERAL
Area Served: Washington and Warren counties
Type of Contract: Operate
Owner: Industrial Development Agency of Washington and Warren counties
Operator: Wheelabrator Hudson Falls L.L.C.
Start-up: 1991
REFUSE COMBUSTION
Type of System: Mass-burn, waterwall boilers
Operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Process Lines: 2 @ 250 tons per day each
Feed System: Overhead refuse cranes with ram feeders
Grate Design: Detroit stoker reciprocating grates
Combustion Temperature: 2000°F+
Waste Volume Reduction: 95%
Ash Handling System: Semi-dry, vibrating pan conveyor
Materials Recovery: Ferrous, aggregate
AIR QUALITY CONTROL
Type of Equipment: Dry scrubbers, electrostatic precipitators, carbon injection
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Type of Energy: Electric power
Steam Flow to Turbine: 140,000 pounds per hour @ 650 psig; 750*F
Electric Power Capacity: 15 megawatts/22,000 homes
Cooling System: Once-through cooling
