Cleaning control “made in Germany” for waste incineration plant in Dubai
Components from HESCH Industrie-Elektronik control the filter cleaning in one of the world’s largest Energy-from-Waste (EfW) plants in the United Arab Emirates.
Major project in Dubai with participation from Neustadt: HESCH Industrie-Elektronik GmbH, specialized in innovative solutions for industrial automation, is a partner in a major project of the two general contractors Hitachi Zosen Inova and BESIX Group. In one of the world’s largest plants for the generation of electricity from municipal waste, the HESCH control system ensures that the flue gas dedusting system functions smoothly and thus “keeps the air clean”. Compared to commercially available processes, the cleaning control system from HESCH increases process transparency and ensures higher availability of the filter system.
Innovative HE 5750 cleaning control
The plant in Dubai for generating energy from waste consists of five lines, each of which uses an HE 5750 cleaning control system from HESCH. The master-slave system, which is tailored to the operation of large-scale plants, automates the monitoring processes of the cleaning valve and filter functions, thus ensuring the functionality of the plant at all times. The HE 5750 master coordinates 12 decentralized HE 5724 valve control units as the central unit in the CAN network. The sensors of the integrated hose rupture monitoring system constantly monitor the dust load in the clean gas channel of the filter outlet. This allows defective filter elements to be detected quickly. In this way, error-free operation is guaranteed at all times and, in the event of a hose rupture, a message is generated immediately with the exact position of the damaged hose row. This considerably minimizes the time required to locate a defective filter bag and thus increases the availability and efficiency of the system. The measurement and control technology contributed by HESCH for the cleaning process of the EfW plant is completed by components for the exact measurement and control of the differential pressure.
Successful partnership for alternative energy generation
The large-scale Energy-from-Waste plant will be operational in 2024 and will then convert 5,000 tons of municipal waste per day into electricity for about 120,000 households. “The cooperation with Hitachi Zosen Inova runs smoothly hand in hand. We are pleased to be part of this showcase project for renewable energy sources with our state-of-the-art cleaning controls,” explains Jens Hackmann, who is responsible for project management for the large-scale plant at HESCH.