Waste Processing Plant - Afval Energie Bedrijf (AEB) Amsterdam

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The plant consists of two main parts - the "old" Waste to Energy (WtE) or "Afvalverwerkingsinrichting (AVI) West" or "Afval Energie Centrale" (AEC) plant, operating since 1993, and the new "Hoogrendement Centrale" (HRC, high efficiency heat-and-power plant) or "Waste Fired Power Plant" (WFPP), built by 2007 and commissioned in 2009 (the delay was caused by the breakdown of one of the key units of the power plant during commissioning). WFPP is considered the "4th generation" of waste incineration technologies and provides an even higher level of cleanup of emissions than conventional WtE plant and even an overall "negative number" of CO2 emissions, taking into account all the "side" effects of recycling and energy/heat production. The plant also has Integration with nearby Waste Water Treatment Plant West Amsterdam, taking away sewage sludge and biogas and giving off electricity and heat. The total capacity of the plant makes it possible to dispose of up to 1.4 million tons of waste per year, serving about 1.4 million people and various commercial organizations in the city and the region. In 2017, AEB produced more than 70% of the total amount of sustainable energy within the city limits of Amsterdam by converting waste into electricity and heat in AEC and HRC; in the same year, AEB supplied a total of almost 1 billion kWh of electricity and more than 900,000 GJ of heat.
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Despite the fact that the plant was initially regarded as a profitable economic project, due to which a commercial organization was created on the basis of the enterprise in 2014 (100% of the entity remained in the ownership of Amsterdam municipality), the operating practice showed high costs and insufficient profits, including due to overcapacity, as well as breakdowns equipment. Due to a reduction in personnel and maintenance costs, 4 out of 6 lines of the plant were stopped in July 2019, which led to a serious crisis in both the waste disposal industry and electricity and heat generation in the Amsterdam city. Although by November 2019 the plant was again operating at full capacity, the financial condition of the enterprise continues to raise questions, which is why in 2020 the city authorities agreed to a plan for the privatization of the plant. Although in October 2020 AEB carried out a major overhaul on 2 lines of the "old plant" and reported a stable financial condition, privatization is still seen as a priority way to solve the plant's problems.
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For investments in the development of the plant, government subsidies were used, which became decisive for the construction of the "second stage" (HRC) and the creation of a modern waste disposal system.
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