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18 Local Authority Waste & Recycling August 2015 energy and water directly on the site of where the waste is produced. This closed loop containerised waste-to- energy solution, which has won several innovation awards, will be piloted at London's Canary Wharf as part of a smart cities accelerator programme called Cognicity. According to SeaB, the technology – which is based on its patented Muckbuster and Flexibuster AD processes – is ideal for new developments where space is at a premium, as it will help aid compliance with various buildings and emissions regulations. It also potentially can generate an added revenue stream and carbon offsets. Housed in standard shipping containers, the systems are modular, easily configured and scalable. RWM With CiWM 2015 pRevieW where materials recovery, composting and landfill operations are also carried out, the facility has been fully operational for over a year now. Whereas most AD plants tend to work on a 'wet' basis, this facility combines batch dry fermentation and in-vessel composting – according to technology supplier Jones Celtic BioEnergy, this means energy production can be maximised from the biowaste without compromising on compost quality. The process is particularly suited to biowaste and mixed waste applications such as Fife Council's household kerbside collection system for food and green waste. The facility has capacity to treat 40,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of domestic biowaste, but flexibility has been built in to process locally collected commercial food waste too, mostly Category 3 material such as raw meat, fish and diary products. In terms of outputs, the plant not only meets Animal By-Products Regulations (ABPR) but has secured accreditation to produce a PAS 100 grade compost. Looking ahead to 2017, Scotland will also play host to a £111m flagship project to construct a 12.3 MWe energy- from-waste (EfW) plant and adjacent materials recycling facility (MRF) in Forth, South Lanarkshire. This will be the first time a British plant has combined fluidised bed gasification technology with refuse derived fuel (RDF), processed by the MRF. The project, which is being part- funded by the Green Investment Bank, is expected to save around 1.3 million tonnes of CO2e emissions, divert over 1.4 million tonnes of waste from landfill and produce enough electricity to supply the equivalent of almost 18,000 homes over its lifetime. The MRF should be operational in January 2017, with the complete plant commencing operations in June of that year. Given its location near the centre of the M8 corridor, the facility will be well placed to process household waste from several local authorities and commercial waste from the Glasgow and Edinburgh regions. Compact carbon benefits On a smaller scale, SEaB Energy has developed a micro power plant that turns food and organic waste into heat, " This will be the first time a British plant has combined fluidised bed gasification technology with RDF, processed by the MRF " Inside Fife Council's dry AD facility SeaB's Muckbuster offers an on-site solution Maxine Perella is guest editor of LAWR This year the RWM 2015 exhibition in Birmingham will feature a number of zones on the show floor, four of which are technology-related: Machinery and equipment zone: This is the zone where visitors will get an immediate sense of the sheer size and breadth of the technologies available on the market. From commercial waste containers to sorting systems and heavy plant equipment, hundreds of suppliers will be exhibiting their latest developments Handling and logistics zone: This zone showcases a broad range of bespoke materials handling and logistics services and solutions to help companies build and manage world-class supply chains and improve operational, management and strategic performance Recycling and reprocessing technologies zone: This zone brings to life the environmental and financial benefits of recycling. An immense range of products and services will be on show to help organisations achieve zero waste to landfill Energy-from-waste zone: This zone highlights the increasing capabilities and efficiencies for recovering energy from materials including anaerobic digestion, incineration, and gasification RWM: Where can you zone in on the latest tech?

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