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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Receives Order for Environmental Energy Center Upgrade in Kanazawa City

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC) has received an order from Kanazawa City for fundamental equipment improvement work at the Kanazawa City Eastern Environmental Energy Center. The equipment of the stoker-type incinerator with a processing capacity of 250 tons/day will be renovated to extend the facility's lifespan, save energy, and reduce CO2 emissions. The improvement work will update major equipment, adopt high-efficiency motors and transformers, and improve the combustion control system to achieve a further reduction in the air ratio for more stable combustion.

Key Takeaways:

  • MHIEC has received an order from Kanazawa City for core equipment renovation work at the Kanazawa City Eastern Environmental Energy Center, a general waste incineration facility.
  • The renovation of the stoker-type incinerator with a processing capacity of 250 tons per day will aim to extend the facility's lifespan, improve energy efficiency, and reduce CO2 emissions.
  • The order is worth 4.3 billion yen (excluding tax), and completion is scheduled for March 2029.
  • The renovation will update major equipment, adopt high-efficiency motors and transformers, and improve the combustion control system to achieve a further reduction in the air ratio for more stable combustion.
  • The Kanazawa City Eastern Environmental Energy Center was designed and constructed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and completed in March 1991.
  • The facility has undergone core facility improvement work for four years, with the first phase beginning in 2004 and the second phase beginning in 2014.
  • This third phase of work will replace major equipment that has become impossible to maintain due to aging or discontinued production.
  • The improvement work will achieve energy savings by adopting high-efficiency motors and transformers.

Statistics:

  • The stoker-type incinerator is expected to process 250 tons of waste per day.
  • The project is worth 4.3 billion yen (excluding tax).
  • Completion is scheduled for March 2029.
  • The facility has a processing capacity of 125 tons per day for each of its two stoker incinerators.
  • The power generation capacity of the facility is 3,000 kW using residual heat from incineration.
  • The facility has been undergoing core facility improvement work for four years.

Sources:

  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries issued the following news release on Oct. 16.
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd.
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries website: www.mhi.com/jp
  • Contify.com
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group website: www.mhi.com/jp
  • Online magazine SPECTRA: spectra.mhi.com/jp
  • YouTube: Discover MHI
  • X (old Twitter): @MHI_Group | @MHI_GroupJP
  • Instagram: @mhi_groupjp
  • LinkedIn : Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

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