China's Township Waste-to-Energy Incinerators

China's Township Waste-to-Energy Incinerators

China is actively expanding its waste-to-energy capacity to manage municipal waste, shifting from landfills to large-scale waste-to-energy plants that convert waste into electricity. However, in recent years, the focus on large cities has neglected rural towns and remote areas. Township waste-to-energy has only recently gained traction. The low-temperature magnetic waste-to-energy technology developed by China's Fireprint Technology Company has been favored by rural areas in the plateau region. Its advantage lies in on-site processing, reducing transportation costs and the spread of bacteria. This low-temperature magnetic waste-to-energy device uses a fuel-free thermal decomposition process, converting waste into charcoal. The charcoal then decomposes into a combustible gas, which powers the generator, producing electricity and hot water.

 

Technological Advances and Environmental Issues

Waste-to-energy:

Modern small-scale incinerators utilize advanced technology to convert waste into electricity. Designed for communities of 1,000 to 20,000 residents, they offer significant benefits to remote towns.

Pollution Control:

This fuel-free technology, operating at low temperatures of 50-280°C, produces no particulate matter or fly ash, and has low energy consumption. Exhaust gas pollution source monitoring and publicly available emission data are far lower than those of high-temperature waste incineration power plants.

 

Technology Exports:

China is exporting its low-temperature magnetic gas thermal decomposition power generation equipment technology and industrial chain, including waste-to-energy projects, to other countries, particularly in Southeast Asia and Central Asia.