Scottish Power – Daldowie Fuel Plant

The Daldowie Fuel Plant operated by ScottishPower subsidiary SMW Ltd was commissioned in 2002. The plant operates under a PFI agreement between ScottishPower and Scottish Water and processes sewage sludge from the Greater Glasgow Cathchment area by drying to produce waste derives fuel pellets known as WDF; this WDF can used in electricity generation.

The Daldowie facility is one of the largest sludge drying plants in Europe.

Annually SMW Ltd treats around 2 million cubic metres of liquid sludge to produce around 50,000 tonnes of WDF.

Thain Commercial were commissioned to design, plan and implement a laundry solution for the plant facility – providing a solution for laundering effectively – overalls, personal protective equipment and also personal clothing .

Some images from this project