Market Leading, Commercially Proven, Proprietary Technology

Alter NRG Corp. owns Westinghouse Plasma Corporation (WPC) and its proprietary plasma gasification technology.

• WPC plasma gasification technology has been used commercially in Japan for more than seven years and is the only plasma gasification technology in the world that has been used at a commercial scale for the gasification of municipal solid waste (MSW).
• WPC’s plasma torches have been in operation for 20 years and have more than 500,000 hours of commercial usage.

Westinghouse Plasma Corporation’s plasma torch systems are proven in metallurgical and Energy Recovery from Waste commercial applications. Below is a list of completed installations of WPC Plasma Torches:

Utashinai and Mihama-Mikata are the only plasma gasification plants processing MSW in the world on a commercial basis at this time.

Juniper Consultancy

Utashinai, Japan – Eco-Valley Energy Recovery from Waste Facility: The world’s largest
plasma gasification facility processing MSW

Mihama-Mikata, Japan - Plasma gasification energy recovery from waste and waste water sludge

For a more detailed description on key commercial projects using WPC plasma gasification technology, visit Commercial Projects.