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Energy Recovery Plant In the Energy Recovery Plant, in Maia, takes place the recovery of waste that cannot be composted or recycled and its transformation into electric energy. With two treatment lines in a continuous and almost automatic operation, the Plant can treat 380,000 tons of waste per year. It treats about 1,100 tons of waste per day and produces about 170,000 MWh of electric energy per year, 90% of which are supplied to the public grid to provide energy to 150,000 inhabitants. Plant's Capacity ![]() 380,000 Tons of waste/year (for a NCV of 7,700 hj/kg) ![]() 25 MWh ![]() Collection Vehicle Reception: Scale with automatic weighting device; ![]() 18.000 m3 ![]() Discharge pit in a closed depressurised building; ![]() Crane bridges with claws for treatment line feeding; Hoppers ![]() Combustion grids in a 26o angle; Slag extractors; Vibrating conveyor belts; Magnetic sorters Refuse pits (slag and iron scrap) ![]() Reactors; Sleeve filters; Chimney 68 m high; ![]() Control panels for the crane bridges; Internal surveillance system; Informatic sistem to control the process; Synoptic panels |