Thursday, April 16, 2009

Getting HOT at the Incinerator Plant

The Hsinchu Incinerator/Energy Plant - they burn 200 trucks of garbage a day and generate enough power to sell to other parts of the island. It was a very impressive (and odor-free) plant.
Yes, Jeff is taller than everyone we've met so far, including Suzanne above. At least it's easy to spot him in a crowd!
The HOT team in the control room of the incinerator. Can you believe that it only takes 5 engineers to run the operation? It's that automated. See the TV screen behind us showing the incinerator in action. There are 3 - 5 people whose jobs are to sort through the garbage - by hand and with little shovels - to separate out items that can't be burned or are hazardous.

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