Covanta Solutions

Covanta Essex

COVANTA Essex Company
Newark, New Jersey

New Jersey's largest waste-to-energy facility, owned and operated by Covanta Energy, serves the refuse disposal needs of 22 municipalities in Essex County and the surrounding region.

The Essex County Resource Recovery Facility opened in 1990, boasting one of the smoothest plant start-ups in industry history. Today the facility combusts 2,800 tons per day of municipal solid waste and generates approximately 65 megawatts of electricity for sale.

Essex County, New Jersey, sponsored the facility. The project's design and construction employed the largest Minority Business Enterprise Plan in New Jersey history. The reduction of the county's landfill requirements and the recovery of energy from the Essex County solid waste stream in an environmentally sound manner are among the benefits the facility brings to the community.

The Essex Resource Recovery Facility received its OSHA Star facility designation in 1995.

Technical Data

Facility Address:	183 Raymond Boulevard Newark, NJ 07105 (973) 344-0900
Primary Service Area:	Essex County
Owner:	American Ref-Fuel Company of Essex County
Contract Term:	25 years with provisions for extensions
Financing Method:	Tax-exempt Revenue Bonds plus private equity
Waste Supply:	County municipalities guarantee to deliver a combined minimum of 680,000 tons per year.
Energy Market:	Electricity generation for plant use and export to Public Service Electric and Gas
Capacity:	2,800 tons per day
Number of Process Lines:	Three @ 933 tons per day
Type of Stoker Grate:	Duesseldorf Roller Grate System
Steam Conditions at Boiler Outlet:	211,000 lbs/hr @ 650 psia/7500F
Turbine-Generators:	Two 35 nominal megawatt units
Air Quality Control:	Three DBA electrostatic precipitators and three spray dry scrubber systems
Stack Height:	279 feet
Bunker Capacity:	14,000 tons
Secondary Materials Recovery:	Recovery of ferrous materials from post-incinerated ash

Directions:

Map for Essex