'iENERGY-FROM-WASTE': EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION IN AUTOMATION FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES?

摘要

INTRODUCTION Municipal Solid Waste is an important sustainable source of material and a low-carbon renewable energy. Material-from-Waste and Energy-from-Waste (EfW) plants contribute to the diversion of biodegradable municipal waste from landfills and secure a noteworthy reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Automation and information technologies are at the forefront of innovation in our day-to-day lives, but also in industrial sectors. The purpose of this paper is to understand the activities and projects of CONSTRUCTIONS INDUSTRIELLES DE LA MEDITERRANEE (CNIM) regarding this trending topic; sustainable waste management. CNIM is an international integrated company supplying turnkey Design & Build (EPC) supplemented by Operations & Maintenance services for municipal solid waste treatment facilities. CNIM is designing state-of-the-art automation systems for Waste-to-Energy and waste sorting facilities and is proposing innovations, which are adapted to this specific industrial sector.