Odour mitigation
Two new combined heat and power generation plants which convert food waste into green energy got Planning Permission because operator Agrivert and its industrial door supplier, sara LBS guaranteed, that neither plant would emit unpleasant odours.
To overcome odour concerns, each site has a large food waste reception building into which the collection vehicles drive before discharging their load. For efficiency, there are two sets of doors at both ends of the building, all supplied by sara LBS. The trucks come in at one end and exit at the other so that arriving and departing vehicles do not impede one another.
As part comprehensive package of odour mitigation measures Sara doors were selected because of their swift opening and closing times and a high degree of reliability. Working together, Agrivert and sara LBS developed a concept whereby the doors would all be interlocked so that only one could be open at any time, preventing ‘through draughts’ that could release odours to the local environment. The interlocking arrangement also ensures that the doors shut again promptly, thus minimising the time for potential emissions escape. A mechanical ventilation system that keeps the building under slight negative pressure was designed for each building. The ventilation systems discharge to atmosphere through odour abatement equipment.
The projects are the fourth and fifth to use sara Sprint doors.
