Lausanne, CHE

With a high level of efficiency, low emissions and virtually no cloud of steam, the thermal waste treatment plant run by the cantonal special-purpose association TRIDEL meets all the requirements of a facility located near an urban recreation area. Lausanne’s plant with state-of-the-art technology replaced what had once been the oldest plant of its kind in the world still in operation.

Facts

• Type of system: water-cooled Kanadevia Inova reciprocating grate
• Fuel: municipal waste, hospital waste
• Calorific value: 14.4 MJ/kg
• Number of lines: two
• Boiler design: four-pass boiler with external economiser
• Flue gas treatment: electrostatic precipitator, wet scrubber, SCR system, wastewater treatment