Marchwood Incinerator

Marchwood Incinerator
Marchwood incinerator in 2009
Location of Marchwood Incinerator in Hampshire
Official name	Marchwood Energy Recovery Facility
Country	England
Location	Hampshire, South East England
Coordinates	50°53′59″N 1°26′19″W / 50.899827°N 1.438534°W / 50.899827; -1.438534Coordinates: 50°53′59″N 1°26′19″W / 50.899827°N 1.438534°W / 50.899827; -1.438534
Commission date	2007
Operator(s)	Veolia
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Waste
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	17 MW
grid reference SU394113

Marchwood Incinerator (or Marchwood Energy Recovery Facility) is a waste incineration plant in Marchwood, near Southampton, England. It is situated beside estuary of the River Test where it meets Southampton Water, opposite the Port of Southampton. It burns municipal waste and produces electricity for the National Grid.

History

The first incinerator at Marchwood was a small plant which took refuse from Southampton and the New Forest, and was commissioned in 1975.^[1] This plant was closed in 1996.^[2] Demolition of the plant, which took place in 2010, was temporarily suspended when a pair of kestrels nested at the site.^[3]

The new plant was built close to the site of the old incinerator.^[2] The plant was commissioned in 2007.^[2] The plant is surrounded by a metal dome superstructure which was designed by the architect Jean-Robert Mazaud.^[4] The dome was built by the Texas company Geometrica.^[5] It was built using galvanized steel tubing joined with high-strength aluminium hubs,^[5] which was then clad in aluminium.^[6]

See also

• List of incinerators in the United Kingdom
• Marchwood Power Station

References

External links

• Marchwood | Veolia UK

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