Boiler Installation Helps Divert Food Waste from Landfill
Refood’s state-of-the-art anaerobic digestion plant in Widnes is a first-class recycling technology alternative. Diverting food waste from landfill, Refood is a trusted choice when converting commercial business food waste into green energy. In 2013, heat transfer specialist Fulton successfully tendered for the supply of a packaged hot water boiler system consisting of 12 FHE-250 modular hot water boilers for the Widnes site.
Commenting on the decision making process, Shane Murray, group project manager for Saria (Refood’s parent company) says: “Fulton presented a solution to provide multiple small hot water boilers which, additionally, gave us spare capacity during scheduled maintenance or if one of the boilers malfunctioned. The Fulton design was also considerably better than anything we saw from their competitors.”
Commercial food waste delivered to the Refood site is processed through an anaerobic digester, a natural method that – working in a similar way to a compost heap but on an industrial scale and in the absence of oxygen – biologically breaks down food material to produce biogas. Once the biogas is upgraded to the standard required, it is then injected back into the national grid.
Fulton’s boiler installation at Refood is providing multiple functions. Its two primary functions are to provide hot water for the cleaning of the site and hot water for washing and sterilisation of the food waste bins. The boiler system also provides heat to the pasteurisers prior to the anaerobic digesters. To comply with ABP regulations, legislation dictates that pasteurised food waste has to be maintained at 70 degrees centigrade for one hour. Heat from the boiler system is also used for the under floor heating system in the offices and other ancillary processes on site.
“We were so impressed with the design, installation and the fact that heat and hot water from Fulton’s boilers are used for so many functions, that we are also discussing maintenance packages with the company.” says Shane.
Fulton has an enviable reputation for manufacturing fully prefabricated, skid-mounted systems and plant rooms offering high levels of efficiency and reliability.
Fulton’s highly-efficient, low-temperature FHE-250 hot water boiler features a fully-condensing, stainless steel heat exchanger and its modular approach to design also means that additional boilers can be combined to suit any application and hot water requirement. With the complexity of control being a criticism of many hot water boilers available on the market today, the new FHE-250 uses a single control panel, which is capable of controlling a single unit or a modular installation.
Further information on the products and services available from Fulton can be found at www.fulton.co.uk, by emailing sales@fulton.co.uk or by calling +44 (0)117 972 3322.
About us
Heat transfer specialist Fulton boasts a range of zero Carbon emission electric boilers and class-leading fuel fired boilers, plus a portfolio of aftercare solutions, all of which can help with your organisation’s decarbonisation strategies and place you firmly on the Road to Net Zero.
Boasting manufacturing and research and development facilities in the UK and around the world, Fulton is recognised as a global leader in the development of heat transfer solutions, including its VSRT fuel-fired steam boilers with outputs from 100kW to 1250kW (160 to 1956kg/h), all-new VSRT-E hybrid steam boiler, and Compack, Electropack and Europack electric steam boilers with outputs from 9kW to 300kW (14 to 479kg/h).
Beyond its product portfolio, solutions from the company’s aftercare division can support Fulton’s own installations and those from other boiler manufacturers. As well as offering boiler spares and repair service for all makes and types of heat transfer equipment, Fulton’s aftercare portfolio also includes accredited boiler operator training to INDG436 and BG01-R2, technical boiler house risk assessments, boiler and water treatment service contracts, water treatment training to BG04 and EN12953, steam trap surveys, site mass balance assessments and system design, etc.
What we do in a nutshell
Heat transfer specialist Fulton boasts a range of zero Carbon emission electric boilers and class-leading fuel fired boilers, plus a portfolio of aftercare solutions, all of which can help with your organisation’s decarbonisation strategies and place you firmly on the Road to Net Zero.
Where we supply to
UK Ireland, Europe, Africa, Australia
Industries we supply to
Chemicals, Consultants, Energy and Power, Food and Beverage, Glass Ceramics Cement, Metals and Minerals, OEM, Paper and Pulp, Pharmaceutical Cosmetics Toiletries, Plastics and Rubber, Recycling, Textiles, Tobacco, Water and Wastewater
