(VOVworld) – The waste-to-energy WTE technology of the Hydraulic Machine Ltd Company (HMC), a made-in-Việt Nam invention, has been piloted at the Đồng Văn 2 industrial park in Hà Nam province.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Saturday inspected a waste-to-energy (WTE) technology model in Hà Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất

WTE technology is based on a process known as gasification, which converts solid wastes into a synthesis gas (syngas) used as a fuel to generate electricity. The technology transforms unclassified solid wastes in an odorless and smokeless process that produces no waste water or solid residue, so no disposal by burial is needed. A representative of the Ministry of Science and Technology says the new technology is creative and enclosed and can be developed on an industrial scale.

The invention is of great importance to Vietnam’s National Strategy on Solid Waste Management until 2025 and Vision to 2050. During his visit to the Hydraulic Machine Ltd Company in Dong Van 2 Industrial Park, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said: “We don’t talk about the matter of monopoly but we need to compare technologies to see which one is cleaner, cheaper, and more competitive. We appreciate the technology that benefits our country and society. Treatment of solid wastes, both organic and inorganic, in Vietnam is a question without answers.”

The Hydraulic Machine Ltd Company is piloting WTE technology in low productivity to generate a low volume of power. The Prime Minister has asked the company to handle part of the province’s waste volume for one month in order to compare the cost of the new technology with that of conventional waste treatment by burial, and then provide a detailed report on the economic efficiency of the WTE technology.

In Vietnam, there are more than 500 landfills for solid and industrial wastes but not many of them meet environmental standards. If WTE technology is applied successfully, it will replace imported technology and can itself be exported. Power generated from this technology will boost the national power grid.