Wheelabrator Lisbon Inc.
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/18,000 homes.
Cooling System: Mechanical draft wet cooling tower
