Ningbo Incineration Power Plant

The Ningbo Incineration Power Plant is the first of three such facilities to be built across China as part of the country’s goal to achieve 86% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2050. The program is comprised of two distinct buildings: a 45,000 M² incineration power plant and a 5,000 M² office / training center and sleeping quarters for the employees that operate the facility.

The technology designed to convert waste into energy uses household garbage as a fuel for generating power, much like other power stations use coal, oil, or natural gas. The burning of the waste heats water and the steam drives a turbine to generate electricity. The waste is simply steam which is discharged into the atmosphere through a large chimney. The Incineration Power Plant’s hallmark is that it contains a Customer Experience Center which was designed as a journey through the facility to educate the public on the virtues of green power.