Capabilities
It is often at the design phase where Birse Waste has the most impact on the
overall development of a scheme:
- Optimising layout for construction operation and maintenance. This makes use of 3-D computer Aided design to ensure that all parties to a scheme can easily contribute to the most effective solution.
- Design Risk Assessment – All aspects of a proposed scheme are reviewed, with the customer, to identify and mitigate any risks at the design stage. This can avoid hazards in construction (e.g. access or handling) and in operation (routes for personnel) and traffic and maintenance (equipment removal).
Energy Management – The effluent utilisation and conversion (e.g. power generation) of energy
has significant impact on the financial performance of waste management facilities.
It also affects the carbon footprint and sustainability of the overall scheme.
The Birse Waste process engineers and electrical specialists develop designs which
ensure that energy management delivers profitability and sustainability for the
customer, the community and the industry.
Infrastructure – With a strong background in civil engineering, Birse Waste works with the
customer from the earliest stage of concept development, optioneering and planning.
The objective is to ensure that the customer has a scheme which is fit-for-purpose,
is best value for money and which accords with planning requirements. The various
aspects of infrastructure may include:
- Vehicle access and egress
- Waste handling
- Site security and monitoring
- Run-off containment
- Utilities and services
- Road and rail networks
Birse Waste works closely with customers and consultants to ensure that all of
the aspects are in accordance with overall fundamental, technical and logistical
objectives.
Process Plants – A modern waste management complex combines elements of waste
handling, waste processing and energy conversion. Birse Waste has the process/mechanical electrical/control systems expertise
to specify and integrate these various operations into a single efficient system:-
- Working with the technology provider to ensure the appropriate provision of utilities, treatment of emissions and recovery of energy.
- Ensuring that the selected control and data management system is capable with all aspects of the process and will provide plant operations with the appropriate level of information.
- Defining all streams from the process (solid, liquid, gaseous) and providing the necessary levels of treatment to achieve environmental compliance in all respects.
- Configuring the overall process, using 3-D computer aided design to ensure that it is compatible with any existing infrastructure and meets the requirements of operations teams and maintenance management.
