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Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility

General Information

Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility
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Owner: Covanta Energy
Operator: Covanta Energy
City: Chester
State/Territory: Pennsylvania
Country: United States
Startup Date/Year: 09/30/1994
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Delaware Valley has six oven lines with O'Connor rotary combustors which together burn over 2800 tons of municipal solid waste from Greater Philadelphia each day.

Waste-to-Energy Process
Technology: Mass-Burn
Number of process lines: 6
Primary fuel: Municipal Solid Waste
Secondary fuel: Natural Gas
Treatment capacity: 942,126 tonnes/annum
Pollution Prevention and Control
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT:
  • Dry Scrubber
  • Fabric Filter (Baghouse)
  • Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction
Energy Production
Electricity Production: 657 GWh/annum
Prime Mover: Steam Turbine

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Last Modified: August 09, 2010. 22:43:58 pm