Covanta Solutions

Covanta Kent

COVANTA Kent, Inc.
Grand Rapids, Michigan

The Kent County Waste-to-Energy Facility began commericial operation in January 1990. The facility processes 625 tons-per-day of municipal solid waste, generating up to 18 megawatts of electricity and/or up to 116,000 pounds of steam per hour for export. The steam is sold to the county owned District Heating and Cooling Operation (DHCO), a seven-mile underground distribution network, including fossil-fueled steam plant. The system heats and cools over one hundred downtown buildings, including three area hospitals. Under Covanta Energy's operating contract, the company is responsible for maintaining the waste-to-energy facility, fossil fuel steam plant and the underground steam network. Waste is delivered to the facility from Grand Rapids and five surrounding cities: East Grand Rapids; Grandville; Kentwood; Walker; and Wyoming.

Technical Data

Facility Address:	950 Market Avenue, SW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 235-3210
Site:	9.86 acres
Commercial Operation:	January 1990
Energy-from-Waste System:	Two 312.5-ton-per-day waterwall furnaces with Martin® reverse-reciprocating grates and ash handling system
Boiler Design:	865 psig/830°F superheater outlet conditions
Air Pollution Control Equipment:	Semi-dry flue gas scrubbers injecting lime, fabric filter baghouses, nitrogen oxide control system, mercury control system, and continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) system
Rated Refuse Capacity:	625 tons per day
Energy Generation @ Rated Capacity:	up to 18 megawatts from one condensing steam turbine generator with a controlled extraction and/or up to 116,000 lbs/hr of exported steam
Sold to:	Consumers Power Company (electricity); Kent County District Heating and Cooling Operation (steam)

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