Here's your weekly round-up of the biggest news stories in the EfW sector:
enfinium has announced it is trialling AI technology that improves plant efficiency
enfinium has announced it will trial AI technology across four of its UK Energy from Waste facilities. They hope that the tech’s datasets, provided by Cognitive Business, will be able to predict and prevent equipment failures, optimise maintenance schedules, and improve overall plant availability and reliability.
Biffa has completed its acquisition of Renewi’s UK municipal operations
After announcing the deal in May, five of Renewi’s long-term residual waste treatment contacts serving local government in England and Scotland have been transferred to the waste management company. Renewi has said that the deal will provide an additional €5 million in annual cashflow (from €15 million to €20 million). Otto de Bont, CEO of Renewi added that Renewi can now focus on their core recycling business in Europe.
LARAC’s latest research reveals Waste and Recycling Officers' attitudes towards social value
LARAC’s research undertaken on behalf of FCC Environment has revealed that 85% of Waste and Recycling Officers believe their local authority is sufficiently weighting the social value of new services. The social value of said projects were split into environmental benefits, indirect economic benefits, wellbeing benefits and social benefits. Head of FCC Environment’s municipal treatment, Rory Brien, said: “This new research demonstrates that Waste and Recycling Officers across the UK are becoming increasingly aware of social value, and its importance in helping to define and measure the in-direct benefits that an organisation’s activity delivers.”
And finally - Coastal Recycling to convert residual waste into SRF
Coastal Recycling announced this week that it will begin turning residual waste into fuel, making them the first waste management company in Devon to do so. They hope to convert 5,200 tonnes of residual waste into Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF), or up to 20 tonnes of non-recyclable waste every day.
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