B&W Clean Power Production Case Studies

Kelvin Waste-to-Energy Plant, West Bromwich, England

Kelvin is a waste-to-energy (WTE) facility now under construction in Sandwell West Midlands, just outside Birmingham, U.K. When operational, it will divert 395,000 tonnes of non-recyclable household and business waste from landfill or export overseas. The residual waste will be used to generate 44 MW (gross) of baseload energy, equivalent to the needs of more than 95,000 homes.

Unique Construction Approach to Refinery Boiler Refurbishment

An oil refinery in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was experiencing boiler failures that were having a frequent and negative impact on its operations. This project showcases how the linkage of creative engineering, material supply and advanced construction planning come together to meet ambitious goals and minimize impacts to customer operations during and well after project completion.

SPIG® Cooling Tower Installation

To assist with a plant upgrade, one of the largest refineries in Europe selected and presented B&W Environmental (B&W) with a bold challenge: the comprehensive disassembly and reassembly of a SPIG® fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) Cooling Tower (CT) comprising two cells within a tight 21-day timeframe to synchronize with a planned shutdown. B&W’s team engineered the execution plan that required both speed and precision.

Emissions Control Projects Highlight Diversity of Technologies

Our experience with innovative emissions control technologies includes our established OEM experience base as well as technologies added through strategic acquisition, such as Hamon Research-Cottrell, Joy Environmental and Western Precipitation. These projects highlight a range of emissions control success stories for various applications in several industries.

Superheater Replacement and On-Site Inconel® Cladding – Eeklo, Belgium

Babcock & Wilcox Renewable Service (B&W) won the order for replacement of superheaters 1, 2 and 3 and on-site Inconel® cladding in the first boiler pass of IVM’s waste-to-energy line 2 in Eeklo, Belgium.

Water-Cooled Inconel® Panels in Furnace – Bolton, England

In 2021, Babcock & Wilcox Renewable Service (B&W) won the order from SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK for engineering, manufacturing, delivery and installation of new Inconel®-cladded furnace walls for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)-owned Thermal Recovery Facility at Raikes Lane, Bolton, England.

Onsite Inconel® Cladding and Combustion Air Upgrade - Sundsvall Energi AB

B&W Renewable Service won this project for onsite Inconel® cladding and combustion air upgrade at Korstaverket in Sundsvall, Sweden. The client also requested the possibility to increase the capacity of the boiler. We also performed a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model and recalculated all boiler parameters.

SNCR and Plant Upgrade of the Filborna Waste-to-Energy Plant

B&W Renewable helped WtE CHP plant in Sweden improve plant operations and reduce NOx and CO2 emissions.

Energnist Saves Costs by Moving to 18-Month Maintenance Interval

Energnist on 18-month intervals: We save three weeks every three years
Every three years, Energnist gains three weeks of operation and saves the costs of preparing for the maintenance shutdown. One and a half years between maintenance shutdowns can provide benefits if thoroughly prepared.

AffaldPlus, line 4 - Næstved, Denmark

The DynaGrate® combustion system is the result of more than 40 years of development. The air-cooled grate is ideal for the incineration of both domestic and industrial waste because of the high efficiency combustion, excellent utilization of energy and good bottom ash quality.

Waste-to-Energy Technology

Multi-fuel combined heat and power plant project included an SNCR, semi-dry flue gas cleaning with fly ash system and residual silo.

From Black Liquor to Sludge: Converting a Recovery Boiler to a Bubbling Fluid Bed

Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) has extensive experience with boiler conversions and modifications, including extensive refurbishments of older recovery boilers to BFB conversion while reusing existing buildings and ancillary equipment.

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