Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) announced its B&W Renewable business segment has been awarded a contract for approximately $22 million to design and supply advanced waste-to-energy technology to help a power producer in Asia reduce its reliance on coal and decrease the amount of waste sent to landfills.
B&W Renewable will design and supply a 440-ton-per-day waste-to-energy boiler, DynaGrate庐combustion grate and other combustion equipment, including burners and sootblowers. The plant will generate cleaner electricity for the community while processing approximately 160,000 tons of industrial waste annually.
鈥淒ecarbonization efforts are gaining momentum worldwide, especially in Asia, while the need to responsibly and sustainably manage industrial and municipal waste continues to grow,鈥� said B&W Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jimmy Morgan. 鈥淲aste-to-energy technologies are an ideal solution to produce renewable, baseload power while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reliance on landfills.鈥�
鈥淥ur business in the Asia-Pacific region continues to grow, with significant opportunities for B&W鈥檚 renewable, environmental and thermal technologies,鈥� said Nick Carter, Managing Director of B&W鈥檚 Asia-Pacific region. 鈥淲e look forward to continuing to provide solutions to help our customers throughout the region with their clean energy transition.鈥�