Covanta Reopens the Tulsa Energy-from-Waste Facility
Nov 12, 2008 – Covanta Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Covanta Holding Corporation (NYSE: CVA), & a leader in the development & operation of large scale Energy-from-Waste and other renewable energy projects announced the reopening of the Walter B. Hall Resource Recovery Facility. Hopefully, these type of projects will be accelerated when the Barack Obama administration is in place.
The facility, which can process up to 1,125 tons of municipal solid waste/day & generate 240,000 pounds/hour of steam, is currently accepting commercial and residential household waste for processing into clean, renewable energy.
“The reopening of Tulsa’s only Energy-from-Waste Facility demonstrates the continued need for both renewable energy and sustainable solid waste management solutions,” said Seth Myones, President of Covanta Americas. “Further, this is a powerful indication of the strength of the Energy-from-Waste industry and our ability to generate clean energy from a sustainable fuel source, municipal solid waste.”
Covanta acquired the Energy-from-Waste facility from CIT earlier this year and has been implementing environmental, safety, and operational improvements to the plant, which began commercial operation in 1986 but has not been open since June 2007. Steam generated by the conversion process will be sold to local refineries and used to generate electricity.
