Saturday, February 6, 2016

Technological excellence - world’s largest waste-to-energy plant in Shenzhen, China

By SHL Architects
Visuals: Beauty & the Bit, Madrid and Ginsun, Shanghai
 Models: JR Models, Shanghai; courtesy SHL Architects

3d rendering of shenzhen waste to energy plant
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Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and Gottlieb Paludan Architects win international competition to design world's largest waste-to-energy plant in Shenzhen, China.

Located on the mountainous outskirts of Shenzhen, the new Shenzhen East Waste-to-Energy Plant will incinerate 5,000 tonnes of waste per day - equalling one third of the waste generated by Shenzhen's 20 million inhabitants every year. The plant will utilize the most advanced technology in waste incineration and power generation, whilst at the same time act as a source of education for the citizens of Shenzhen.

diagram - shenzhen waste to energy plant
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The winning design organizes the entire plant, including auxiliary buildings, into one circular building - breaking away from the traditional rectangular layout of industrial facilities. By proposing a clear circular form, the footprint of the plant is minimised and reduces the amount of excavation required to build on the site.

visitor experience diagram of shenzhen waste to energy plant
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shenzhen waste to energy plant
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Public visitors are invited into the plant through a landscaped park, via an entrance bridge that rises between the stacks to an entrance lobby and visitor centre overlooking the plant machinery. An internal circular path and walkway circle the plant, explaining each process, before leading up to a 1.5 km panoramic public walkway on the roof overlooking the surrounding landscape and the city of Shenzhen.

roof of shenzhen waste to energy plant
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intelligent roof systen
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access and height diagram of shenzhen waste to energy plant
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The 66,000 sq. m. roof is designed to be covered by up to 44,000 sq. m. of photovoltaic panels providing the opportunity for the plant to not only provide a cleaner way to deal with the city’s waste but also contribute to the renewable energy provision for the city.

rooftop viewing panorama diagram of shenzhen waste to energy plant
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thematic landscape diagram of shenzhen waste to energy plant
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The plant is intended to showcase the Waste-to-Energy production as an important technical process that is geared to deal with the issues of growing waste, as well as the issue of finding more environmentally friendly ways of generating electricity. At the same time visitors become informed on the challenge of the growing amounts of waste we produce every day and are also educated on initiatives on how to reduce their own amount of daily waste.

model of shenzhen waste to energy plant
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Detailed design work by the two veteran award-winning firms is due to begin in early 2016, and the plant is scheduled to start operating in 2020.


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