The Finnish equipment company Valmet has signed an agreement with Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S (B&W;) to supply automation technology for the new Dunbar energy recovery facility (EFR)being built in East Lothian, Scotland. B&W;, headquartered in Denmark, provides design and construction expertise in the waste-to-energy field.

According to Valmet, the equipment it will be providing to the project will make it possible for the plant to efficiently control the renewable energy recovery process and manage its operations. Valmet`s delivery consists of a Valmet DNA automation system, an information management system and integrated safety and condition monitoring systems.

Valmet`s delivery is scheduled for March 2017.

"This is the second project that Babcock & Wilcox Vølund has ordered from Valmet. Our earlier delivery for the Peterborough waste-to-energy plant was successfully delivered and started up in 2015," says Neil Buckland, sales director, UK, Automation, Valmet.

Once in operation in late 2017, the Dunbar ERF will have a capacity to treat about 300,000 tons of solid waste per year. It will generate 30 megawatts (MW) of base-load renewable energy directly to the grid, enough to continuously power 39,000 homes. Additionally, the plant will offer up to 10 MW of heat for local use.

The plant will be operated and maintained by Viridor, a U.K.-based environmental services firm.