Waste-to-energy project begins operations in Hanoi
VOV.VN - Residents of Hanoi are now utilizing power generated from their own trash, thanks to a landfill waste-to-energy joint venture between the city and NEDO, one of the largest public research and development management organizations in Japan.
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The methane gas is then used to power industrial and steam applications or generate electricity. The landfill gas captured is utilized by one engine that generates a capacity of 1.6 megawatts, enough electricity to power 1,600 homes.
This is the first project of its type in Vietnam, although such landfill gas-to-energy projects are commonplace around the globe.
The city of Hanoi invested US$28 million to help pay for the construction costs of the facility, raising much of the money through preferential loans from the Japan government with the balance paid for out of the City general fund.
