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Waste to Energy innovations on show at Energy Recovery 2014
filling and rising public awareness on recycling
have stepped up interest in renewable energy
sources,” says David Copeland, Marketing
Director, Sustainability Live. “The European
market for WtE in particular is expected to
expand at an exponential rate for the next
13 March 2014, London UK – Energy
decade, primarily due to the EU’s efforts to
Recovery 2014, the live event of choice
replace existing landfills with WtE facilities.
for the Waste-to-Energy (WtE) market, has
Furthermore, the private sector is becoming
unveiled an enhanced seminar programme
increasingly active in developing WtE
alongside world-class exhibitor innovations.
projects, a trend that should drive down
With WtE becoming more prevalent in Europe
prices and further accelerate technological
and worldwide, British companies continue
development.”
to drive progress in the sector. This event,
The seminar programme at Energy Recovery
being held at Birmingham’s NEC from 1st
2014 includes a number of compelling
to 3rd April 2014, provides businesses with
case studies that will provide visitors with
the opportunity to showcase their innovations
practical insights on how to develop WtE
in the WtE arena and discuss the future
solutions, as well as the options available for
opportunities arising from wider deployment
turning residual waste into a useable form
of WtE plant and associated technologies.
of energy. One of the highlights at the free“The limited availability of land for land-
to-attend event is a speaker panel session
entitled ‘Resource Revolution: Turning
resource efficiency into competitive gain’.
It is being chaired by Dustin Benton, head
of resource stewardship, Green Alliance,
and will feature: Susanne Baker, senior
climate and environment policy advisor,
EEF (The Manufacturers' Organisation);
Dr Liz Goodwin, chief executive, WRAP;
Chris Sherwin, head of sustainability,
Seymourpowell; and James Walker, head of
innovation, Kingfisher Group.
“There will continue to be a much greater
focus on turning waste into something useful
and recovering it to another format,” continues
Copeland. “As the industry matures and
investment in WtE infrastructure grows, it will
be essential for companies and stakeholders
to come together to share their experiences
and ideas, and ensure that their innovations
are aligned with the evolving demands of the
energy recovery market.”
The Energy Recovery exhibition will showcase
over 20 companies and organisations,
including Clearfleau, KRR Prostream, Dalkia
and the shentongroup. Meanwhile, the seminar
programme will include over 50 leading
industry speakers from across the country in a
new three-day seminar programme within the
Energy Recovery’s Theatre.
ENERGY RECOVERY, co-located with
NEMEX and IWEX as part of Sustainability
Live from 1st to 3rd April 2014, will welcome
over 250 leading suppliers and in the region
of 7,000 attendees,
About ENERGY RCOVERY 2014
Organised by Faversham House as part of
Sustainability Live 2014, NEMEX showcases
ground-breaking innovations by leading
AEGIS WIND – Powering your today, Protecting your Tomorrow
certain value (usually not the same as
the rated wind speed). While the stallregulated systems rely on aerodynamic
design of the blades to control the
aerodynamic torque or the rotational
speed of the turbine in high wind speeds,
the pitch-regulated systems use an active
pitch control of the blades. This allows the
pitch-regulated systems to have a constant
power output above the rated wind speed,
while the stall-regulated systems are not
able to keep a constant power output in
high winds. Thus the higher the wind the
higher the power produced. However,
Aegis Power Plc. is a UK based power
generation and energy developer. Aegis
Power Plc. through its wind division
Aegis Wind is manufacturing the ACSA
225kW A27 and A29 wind turbines in
partnership with PGC Precision Gear
Company (www.pregear.co.uk). The
A27/A29 is an improved version of the
Vestas V27 design. PGC are located in
Toomebridge, Co. Antrim and are the
sole UK manufacturer of these turbines
in the UK. These tried and tested turbines
are the only ones that are made under
licence from Vestas and is “the mother of
all pitching turbines”. The ACSA A27/
A29 225kW, which can be installed on
a 31m/40m/50m freestanding tower, are
a medium size wind turbine suitable for
powering commercial properties and large
farms.
The Energy capture is exceptional, the
result of a tried and trusted design process
that has seen these types of turbines
coping with exposed locations and harsh
conditions over the past 20 years. Indeed,
over 2,000 are currently operational
worldwide and, in terms of reliability, that
is exemplified by a reported 98% figure
at average yearly wind speeds of 9 m/s
after 18 years of service in all types of
conditions.
The Pitch regulated turbines have the edge
over the stall-regulated Turbines. The
principal difference between the two is
the way they deal with large wind speeds.
Turbines are designed to survive storms
– but only when they are not spinning.
That’s why they are always designed
with a cut-out speed above which brakes
will slow the turbine to a halt. There is,
however a range of wind speed before
the cut-out speeds where turb