Buttimer engineering were again pivotal in the completion of a multi-million euro project, providing its mechanical engineering expertise at the Poolbeg Incinerator. The initiative was headed by Dublin City Council and Covanta Energy, with the intention of tackling Dublin's growing waste issue.
Employed by Switzerland based International waste to energy company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI), Buttimer were tasked with receiving, managing and of course installing key mechanical engineering process packages. The video below shows the incredible transformation of the Poolbeg site, from when work began in September 2014 to its first waste delivery in April 2017. It is projected that the plant will take in up to 600,000 tonnes of waste per year, which otherwise would be sent to landfill. This will then generate enough electricity topower 80,000 homes annually, as well as heating for a further 50,000 homes.
The Poolbeg incinerator is one of HZIs largest international plants with an annual capacity of 550,000 tonnes. It goes without saying that Poolbeg is now Irelands biggest incinerator and is expected to handle substantial volumes of waste from Dublin and its surrounding regions. Buttimer Engineering are proud to have been part of such a historic project and are delighted to have yet another satisfied client.
DOCKSOLID is proud to have been nominated once again in the Best Ship Loading/Unloading System category at the International Bulk Journal Awards, a category it won in 2015. DOCKSOLID faces stiff competition this year as it nominated alongside Neuero (Germany),Siwertell/Peel Ports, (Sweden/United Kingdom), Seram, (France) and Vigan(Belgium).
DOCKSOLID is nominated for it's new range of Standard Hoppers, the first of which was delivered to the Port of Cork this year.
The winners will be announced at the awards night to be held in the Tower of London on November 21st.
Buttimer Engineering has completed it's project at the Port of Liverpool where it was installing a a bespoke system for Biomass handling, including conveyance systems between ship unloaders, storage silo’s and rail carriage loading systems. First shipments from the facility began in late 2015 and phase 2 of the project has been in progress since then to bring the facility to full operation.
Peel Ports has hit the milestone of dispatching more than 400 freight services from the rail-heads at Liverpool to Drax power station in North Yorkshire seven months after opening the first phase of its biomass terminal.Each train service carries around 1,700 tonnes of compressed wood pellets manufactured and imported from North America as a by-product from the sawmill industry (Logistics Manager, http://www.logisticsmanager.com/peel-ports-hits-biomass-milestone/)
The project is a prime example of Buttimer's commitment to delivering on Green Energy Projects, and its expertise in delivering market leading performance in bulk handling
Buttimer Engineering has delivered a new Hopper to the Port of Cork. The new Standard Hopper joins the three existing DOCKSOLID Environmental Hoppers already in use at the port. The new addition provides a simple robust unit which can quickly be moved around the harbor and be used to unload a variety of material.
This is the first delivery of a new line of Hoppers from DOCKSOLID. The new range offer fast efficient unloading across a variety of materials while delivering a portability and ease of use not typical of traditional hoppers, benefits which are delivered through several key features: • Maneuverability: The hoppers feature a single set of wheels on one side, which hydraulically raise for loading. The other side of the hopper is lifted by readily available port equipment; such as forklifts or tug masters. This allows units to be quickly and efficiently moved from one unloading project to another. • Simplicity: The new range address a range of use cases where the dust suppression features of larger units in the range are not needed. The units can be designed to easily switch from one material to another with no configuration needed, or without the concerns of how different materials will affect installed filters. • Cost Effective: The range focuses on simple units which balance the base features needed for efficient operation with value and cost. It then allows customers to add on the additional features they see as necessary, such as cabins, external lighting and other extras which they see as essential to their specific requirements.
