German & Japanese Waste to Energy Firms Nippon & Fisia Babcock Tie the Knott at IFAT

Japanese waste to energy gasification firm, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering (NSENGI), has confirmed the finalisation of its acquisition of German grate incineration firm, Fisia Babcock Environment (FBE), at this year’s IFAT event in Munich. The Japanese company originally announced the acquisition of Fisia Babcock from the Dutch firm, Impregilo International Infrastructures, back in March this year. NSENGI explained that it is scheduled to complete all legal transactions necessary for FBE to become a member of the NSENGI Group. The company added that the mutual collaboration will enable both waste to energy firms to develop and offer a wider range of business solutions to the clients. The formal closing of the deal coincided with the bi-annual IFAT exhibition in Munich, at which the Waste Management World team was in attendance. Video footage of the traditional Japanese ceremony marking the formal completion of the deal, in which a barrel of Saki is jointly broken open, can be viewed below. For more on the acquisition keep your eyes peeled for WMW’s professionally filmed IFAT Highlights videos. Read More Photon Induced Plasma Arc Gasification Demo to Produce Biofuel from Wastes in Washington Pennsylvania based experimental high tech firm, MPM Technologies is planning to develop a plasma arc gasification waste to fuel demonstration facility in Washington State. Waste to Energy Plant Coming to West Indies’ Nevis Island The West Indies Nevis Island Administration is planning on developing a waste to energy facility to tackle the island’s waste problem. Second 50 MW Plasma Gasification Waste to Energy Plant Underway in Teesside, UK Construction work has begun on Air Products’ second 50 MW plasma gasification waste to energy facility on Teesside, North East England. Output Rise from 21-33 MW at Biffa’s Planned Waste to Energy Plant in Leicestershire UK waste and recycling firm, Biffa, has submitted a scoping report to increase capacity to 350,000 TPA at its planned Newhurst Quarry waste to energy facility, and output from 21 MW to 33 MW.