Name of the Project
East Rockingham resource recovery facility.
Location
The plant will be located in the industrial region of Rockingham, 40 km south of Perth and 7 km from the pioneering plant in Kwinana, in Western Australia.
Project Owner/s
Hitachi Zosen INOVA (HZI), New Energy Corporation and Tribe Infrastructure Group.
Project Description
The project entails the construction of a waste-to-energy plant, which will treat about 300 000 t/y of waste from municipal, commercial and industrial sources. It will also recover about 73 800 t/y of bottom ash, which will be processed and used in road bases and other construction materials.
The plant will have a net capacity to generate 29 MW of renewable electricity, equivalent to the consumption of more than 36 000 households.
The project will prevent the emission of more than 300 000 t/y of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Potential Job Creation
The project is expected to create 50 permanent jobs and 300 jobs during construction.
Capital Expenditure
The project’s cost is estimated at A$511-million.
Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Acciona, together with HZI (lead contractor for the engineering, procurement and construction project).
Contact Details for Project Information
HZI, tel +41 44 277 11 11 or email info@hz-inova.com.
New Energy Corporation, tel +61 8 9226 0722 or email info@newenergycorp.com.au.
Tribe Infrastructure Group, tel +61 2 8019 7178 or email australia@tribeig.com.