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How We Get Energy From Waste

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h.p. hot waterflow & return district heating capacity boiler boiler heatexchanger refusebunker ram residue for disposal ash and metalrecycling forceddraft air boiler 850ºC 140ºC 270ºC secondaryair economiser venturireactor hydratedlime activatedcarbon steam 208ºC at 17.5bar reverse jet bag filter induceddraftfan cleanfluegas steam turbine generator 12.9Mw electricity supply to national grid 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1