Waste-to-Energy · Incineration
Energy-from-waste incineration — combined-cycle power from MSW.
Municipal solid waste fuels a turbine or gas engine; recovered flue gas superheats steam for a combined-cycle plant or cogeneration of heat and power — at higher pressure and lower temperature than other fuels.
Overview
Energy-from-waste incineration — combined-cycle power from MSW.
In Glorinda’s high-efficiency incineration, municipal solid waste is the primary fuel for a turbine or gas engine. The flue gas recovered from the turbine or engine superheats the steam entering the water turbine or the general water supply — giving a combined-cycle plant or cogeneration of heat and power fuelled by waste.
Waste-separation technology upstream prepares sorted and unsorted MSW for combustion, and flue gas is cleaned before release. The result is energy recovery from waste with reduced landfill and emissions.
Typical applications
Where it fits
- Municipal solid waste to power
- Combined heat & power
- Industrial residue combustion
- Waste-heat recovery
- District heating
- Sludge co-incineration
Common challenges
- Landfill cost and scarcity
- Wasted energy potential in MSW
- Variable, unsorted waste
- Emissions limits
Glorinda’s answer
- High-efficiency incineration with energy recovery
- Combined-cycle / cogeneration configuration
- Upstream waste separation
- Flue-gas cleaning to standard
Our approach
Getting more than heat out of the waste
A simple waste incinerator destroys material and produces heat. A well-engineered energy-from-waste plant produces dispatchable power, useful heat and a much smaller residue — from the same input.
The difference is the cycle. In our configuration, municipal solid waste is the primary fuel for a turbine or gas engine, and the flue gas recovered from that machine superheats the steam entering the water turbine or the general water supply. The result is a combined-cycle plant or cogeneration of heat and energy running at higher pressure and lower temperature than conventional fuels allow.
Emissions and residue handling are engineered alongside the cycle rather than bolted on: flue gas and particles are cleaned before release, bottom ash is managed for safe disposal or reuse, and for hazardous fractions the incinerator packages are rated for Zone 1 and Zone 2 areas and compatible with gas groups IIA, IIB and IIC.
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Feasibility
Technical and commercial feasibility, technology evaluation and cost/profitability analysis before capital is committed.
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Engineering
Conceptual, basic and detailed engineering, process packages and specification of the equipment that will actually be bought.
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Delivery
EPC or EPCM delivery, or an Owner’s Engineer role protecting your interest through a contractor’s execution.
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Commissioning
Installation supervision, testing, start-up and the training that lets your team run the plant.
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Support
Operation, troubleshooting, process optimisation, maintenance and spare parts for the life of the asset.
FAQ
Good to know
How efficient is energy-from-waste?
By using recovered flue gas to superheat steam, the system runs as a combined-cycle plant or cogeneration, recovering more energy from municipal solid waste than a simple boiler.
What about emissions?
Flue gas is cleaned before release, and upstream separation stabilises and sanitises the waste to support compliant operation.
Recover energy from your waste stream.
Share your waste volumes and heat/power needs and we will propose an energy-from-waste configuration.