Japan

Hitachi Metals Ltd. chose the WPC technology for two commercial scale Waste-to-Energy facilities in Japan
 
 
WPC WTE in Utashinai, Japan (Eco-Valley)
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The largest facility is named Eco-Valley and is located in Utashinai, Hokkaido. It was constructed in 2002 and has been fully operational since 2003. The Eco-Valley facility can process up to 200tpd of MSW and auto shredder residue and the facility's net electricity output is delivered to the grid.
 
 
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 WPC WTE in Mihama and Mikata, Japan
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Hitachi Metals 2nd project with WPC serves the two cities of Mihama & Mikata, Japan and was commissioned in 2002 to treat 20 tons per day of MSW and four tons per day of sewage sludge for the production of heat utilized in a municipal waste water treatment facility. At the plant, syngas is combusted and the resulting heat is used to dry sewage sludge prior to gasification.