24 May 2018
JFE Engineering Corporation
JFE Engineering Corporation (President and CEO: Hajime Oshita, Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) (hereinafter "JFE") has set up the Innovation Centre for Environmental Technology in CleanTech One(*), Singapore to carry out research activities on "Development of Enhanced Utilization Methodologies for Direct Melting Gasification". This innovation centre is a first-of-its-kind for JFE outside Japan.
The centre will aim to develop advanced waste treatment technologies based on a Research Collaboration Agreement with the Nanyang Technological University Singapore, (hereinafter "NTU") using NTU's upcoming waste to energy facility which will feature JFE's shaft-type gasifying and direct melting furnace. The main research activities of the centre are as follows:
- Verification of the gasifying and direct melting technology using biomass fuel
- Exploration and testing of diverse waste treatment。
- Development and validation of applications for slag produced by the direct melting gasification process
The main advantage of JFE's gasifying and direct melting furnace is its ability to produce slag, metal and other resources without the discharge of bottom ash. Singapore, a country with relatively limited land area, is actively promoting the development of techniques and technologies which can reduce the volume of residues which require final landfill disposal. JFE's gasifying and direct melting furnace has attracted keen interest in Singapore as a next-generation waste treatment technology capable of alleviating the burden to the landfill through the production of high-quality slag.
Through this Innovation Centre, JFE aims to contribute to the development of advanced waste treatment practices and the creation of recycling-oriented societies for Singapore and worldwide.
- * CleanTech One : A part of CleanTech Park, CleanTech One hosts several leading research entities, which focus on the development of advanced environmental technologies, including JFE's collaboration partner: NTU.
Outline of the Centre
| Inauguration date | April 23, 2018 |
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| Location | CleanTech One in the CleanTech Park, Singapore |
| Centre's Footprint | 146m2 |
Inauguration ceremony
Mr. Gian Yi-Hsen, Executive Director, Singapore Economic Development Board (second from left to right)
Prof. Shane Snyder, Executive Director, Nanyang Environment and Waste Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University (fourth from left to right)
Mr. Eiichi Shibuya, Executive Fellow, JFE Engineering Corporation (third from left to right)
Research facility to be utilized (direct melting gasification furnace under construction)
For inquiries regarding this press release, please contact:
- Public Relations Section, General Administration Department, JFE Engineering Corporation