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Medal Honour for Hampshire Incinerator THE multi-million-pound Chineham
incinerator has won a top award for the Onyx Environmental Group. Onyx's
Integra North Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) has secured the Brunel Medal from
the Institution of Civil Engineers, which recognises civil engineering
excellence.
John Collis, director of Onyx
Hampshire, said: "We are delighted and extremely proud to have been
awarded this medal. "Integra North, together with the second and
third facilities currently under construction at Marchwood, near Southampton,
and in Portsmouth, forms an intrinsic part of the strategy to manage Hampshire
waste." He added: "The facility has a variety of architectural
advances, from light-reflective cladding and a glass roof to the use of curves
and colours to soften impact. "It provides an alternative to
landfill, but allows for the sustainable production of energy through the
disposal of waste."
Integra North began in Chineham in
2003 and was officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal last September.
It has the capacity to process 90,000 tonnes of waste, which cannot be
traditionally recycled, from the north of the county each year. The
waste is converted into electricity and generates enough power for the local
grid for some 8,000 homes.
The Brunel Medal was originated by
the Society of Civil Engineering Technicians (SCET) in 1981 for individuals or
firms that have shown excellence in civil engineering. Onyx will receive the
award at an official ceremony in November. Source: www.thisishampshire.net |
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