Japan-headed Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd has announced that it has been awarded a JPN 10.7 billion (≈ US$89.6 million) contract for the construction of "upgraded" waste treatment facilities from the government of Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
(≈ US$89.6 million) contract for the construction of “upgraded” waste
treatment facilities from the government of Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture,
Japan (image courtesy Kawasaki Heavy Industries).
According to a statement, the facilities to be constructed under the project consist of a waste incineration plant with two incinerator lines capable of processing up to a combined total of 127 tonnes of waste per day, and a recycling facility capable of processing 13.6 tonnes per day. Kawasaki will undertake the design and construction of the entire facility, which is scheduled for completion in March 2018.
The waste incineration plant will use Kawasaki Advanced Stoker System that is based on the company’s proprietary parallel flow type incinerator. The plant also features bag filters, a flue gas recirculation system, and other advanced flue gas processing systems for a reduced impact on the environment.
In addition, the incinerator combines high-temperature, high-pressure boilers and extraction condensing turbines for a highly efficient electric power generation with a maximum output of 2.9 MW to supply electricity for consumption inside the facilities and to sell surplus power. The recycling facility crushes bulky objects and recyclable trash and sorts the waste into steel, aluminum, and combustibles. The sorted steel and aluminum are recycled as raw materials, and combustibles are processed at the waste incineration plant.
The construction site is situated in a green zone and adjacent to a village forest. Therefore, the facilities are designed to blend naturally with their surrounding environment.
