Covanta Solutions

Covanta Alexandria

COVANTA Alexandria/Arlington, Inc.
Alexandria, Virginia

The Alexandria/Arlington Resource Recovery Facility began commercial operation in February 1988 and serves about 300,000 residents of the County of Arlington and the City of Alexandria, which jointly own the site. The facility's three, 325 ton-per-day furnaces process 975 tons of solid waste, generating up to 23 megawatts of renewable energy that is sold to Dominion Virginia Power Company. The facility is located on the smallest site of any of the waste-to-energy plants operated by Covanta Energy.

Technical Data

Facility Address:	5301 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, VA 22304 (703) 370-7722
Site:	3.3 acres
Commercial Operation:	February 1988
Energy-from-Waste System:	Three 325, ton-per-day waterwall furnaces with Martin® reverse-reciprocating grates and ash handling system
Boiler Design:	600 psig/700°F superheater outlet conditions
Air Pollution Control Equipment:	Semi-dry flue gas scrubbers injecting lime, fabric filter baghouses, nitrogen oxide control system, mercury control system, and continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) system
Rated Refuse Capacity:	975 tons per day
Energy Generation @ Rated Capacity:	up to 23 megawatts from two condensing steam turbine generators
Sold to:	Dominion Virginia Power Company

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