Recently in Japan, from the viewpoint of realizing a low-carbon society and stock management, refurbishment of old waste incineration plants has been promoted to save energy and prolong their lifecycles. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. carried out refurbishment work on the Northern Iwaki Clean Center to introduce the latest low air ratio combustion system EGR-PLUSR, which combines exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and advanced stable combustion control, and a small generator, in order to reduce CO2 emissions. This report presents an outline of the refurbishment work and the operation status thereafter.
(This article is written in Japanese and only the abstract is written in English.)
