Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC) has
supplied fluidized bed gasifiers with an ash melting system for municipal waste treatment for more
than a decade, and these gasifiers continue to operate stably. Aomori City Refuse Disposal Facility
is equipped with the latest model of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Gasification & Ash
Melting System. The plant realizes the effective utilization of natural energy by using solar power
generation to reduce the net peak power demand on the premises, in addition to conventional
thermal recycling through power generation from waste, as well as material recycling by slagging
ash. These features of the plant are introduced below.
