Waste-to-energy incinerator, Meath, Ireland

Study, build and support of the automation for a new waste-to-energy installation ordered by Indaver.

Approach

Barely three months after the initial contact the project kicked off.

  • Phase 1, October 2009. Based on the P&ID diagrams of the subsystems from different suppliers, werd Reditech provided the functional descriptions according to Invader’s’ standards. That way Reditech became the link between all contractors.
  • Phase 2, March 2010. The engineers of Reditech convert the functional descriptions to programming code for AutomationX, as well as to binary code for the PLC and the graphical interface intended for the operators.
  • Phase 3, July 2010. Testing the hardware and offline simulation of the software. The final FATs resulted in a punch list with required adjustments. Changes are made until the re-FATs are perfect.
  • Phase 4, March 2011.  In this phase the software is tested on the real system. Reditech provides full support during the cold commissioning (without incineration) and the hot commissioning (with incineration). At the same time they took care of the training for the operators. 
  • Phase 5, from October 2011. Reditech provides small maintenance via remote connection. Support for larger maintenance is provided on-site, carried out by the staff of Reditech. 

Result

After a construction period of less than 3 years the incinerator in Meath was ready for use.

Context

The European Union prefers to burn waste, in order to generate energy. The Irish have no tradition or experience in this field and invoked the help of Indaver to build a new installation. This specialist called upon Reditech for its experience. 

The waste-to-energy installation in Meath is a real success. Reditech was responsible for all of the automation challenges for the entire project and seamlessly integrated different technologies from world players such as Babcock & Wilcox Vølund, LAB and MAN. All phases of the project were executed as described in our own Quality Standards, and all went as planned without delays and within budget.

Toon Verschroeven, Project Manager Indaver Meath

“With a project of this size the integration of the hardware and standards from different suppliers is the biggest challenge. Reditech has delivered nothing but qualitative and professional work, both during the preparations and the execution. They were flexible when other parties caused delays and we were always able to look for solutions in mutual confidence.”