Case story | VACON® NXP Air Cooled From waste to sustainable energy: electricity and heating for the city Casagrande Elettrocostruzioni SpA relied on the quality and reliability of the VACON® NXP drives for the construction of the efficient Energy from Waste plant (EfW), built by Hitachi Zosen Inova on behalf of the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian Councils under a public-private partnership arrangement with FCC E&M Ltd, a subsidiary of FCC Environment (UK) Ltd. SCOTLAND: In the suburbs of Edinburgh, an innovative system for the treatment of non-recyclable urban waste helps to reduce the city’s environmental footprint. In line with the zero waste objectives of the Scottish government, it contributes to eliminating landfill whilst generatiing electrical energy and heat. The waste combustion process generates heat enough to supply 25,000 households. Best practice in design and construction ensures optimal energy efficiency of the waste treatment process, where electrical and electromechanical plants are equipped with high-efficiency VACON® NXP drives. 155,000 tons per year of non-recyclable municipal solid waste sent for energy recovery drives.danfoss.com
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