W. L. Gore & Associates recently participated in the 7th National Waste-to-Energy Plant Operation Management and Innovative Application Seminar, where it was awarded the “Meticulous Service Enterprise for Supporting Services” prize for its innovative SCR integrated technology, and shared how GORE® SCR denitrification filter bags help waste-to-energy enterprises reduce costs, increase efficiency, and create new profit margins with a lower total cost of ownership (TCO).
ZHENJIANG April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At the recently concluded “7th National Waste-to-Energy Plant Operation Management and Innovative Application Seminar,” W. L. Gore & Associates, a pioneer in the flue gas treatment field, was invited to participate and showcased its innovative integrated flue gas treatment solution based on GORE® SCR denitrification filter bags, becoming a focal point for attending guests.
During the conference, Gore not only set up a booth with technical staff on-site to share with industry partners how to recreate profit margins with a lower total cost of ownership (TCO), but also, at the concurrent 2025 “Polaris Cup” Waste-to-Energy Influential Enterprise Awards Ceremony, won the “Meticulous Service Enterprise for Supporting Services” award for its sustained technological innovation in flue gas treatment, reliable product performance, and substantial contributions to customer cost reduction and efficiency improvement. Mr. Liu Jinghui, Sales Director of Gore’s Catalytic Filtration Division, accepted the award on behalf of the company.
Gore Catalytic Filtration Sales Director Liu Jinghui (second from right) accepts the “Meticulous Service Enterprise for Supporting Services” award on behalf of the company
Gore’s Innovative SCR Integrated Technology Significantly Reduces Total Cost of Ownership
Currently, the waste-to-energy industry has moved beyond scale expansion and fully shifted to a competitive stock phase focused on refined operations. Facing multiple pressures such as declining government subsidies, increasingly stringent environmental standards, and insufficient waste input, enterprises urgently need to explore new avenues for cost reduction and efficiency improvement through technological means. Gore’s concept of “lower total cost of ownership (TCO)” precisely addresses this real pain point.
On April 15, in his keynote speech titled “Recreating Profit Margins: Innovative SCR Integrated Technology Helps Waste-to-Energy Enterprises Reduce Costs and Increase Efficiency,” Liu Jinghui detailed the “integrated” cost-reduction approach of GORE® SCR denitrification filter bags. This product combines efficient dust removal and SCR denitrification into one function, eliminating the need for additional denitrification reaction towers or reheating of flue gas, thereby significantly simplifying the process flow.
Gore’s innovative SCR integrated technology offers long-term economic benefits
According to calculations shared at the event, taking a 500-ton/day waste incineration scale as an example, compared to traditional SCR processes, Gore’s innovative SCR integrated technology can significantly reduce annual operating costs by over 25%, including saving approximately 3.5 million RMB/year in flue gas heating energy costs and approximately 850,000 RMB/year in fan energy consumption. Additionally, Gore’s solution offers a long service life (>5 years) with stable pressure drop, greatly reducing maintenance and replacement frequency. It also ensures long-term compliance with dust emissions and NOx standards, controllable ammonia slip, and further reduces the risk of future environmental penalties.
Compared to traditional SCR processes, GORE® SCR denitrification filter bags can significantly reduce annual operating costs
Benchmark Case: First Application of GORE® SCR Denitrification Filter Bags in Ultra-Low Emission Retrofitting of Domestic Waste-to-Energy Plants
Gore shared two landmark cases in its presentation: First, a customer who adopted Gore catalytic filter bags in 2014 has operated continuously for over 10 years (far exceeding the 5-year warranty period), with dioxin and dust emissions well below EU standards, earning the plant the “Blue Incineration Plant” model project honor. Second, the first ultra-clean emission application case of GORE® SCR denitrification filter bags in the domestic municipal solid waste incineration field holds even greater significance.
First application case of GORE® SCR denitrification filter bags in a domestic municipal solid waste incineration project
Facing the challenge of no space on site to install a traditional denitrification tower, Gore’s innovative SCR integrated technology achieved a revolutionary efficient retrofit with “zero additional downtime,” and delivered outstanding performance with “compliance on the first day of operation” after the upgrade. The customer’s project manager expressed high satisfaction even one year after the project’s operation. More critically, Gore’s solution’s “flexible design” allows the existing system to meet future stricter standards without hardware modifications—this technological foresight gives the industry an active edge in the long-term environmental race. The multi-pollutant co-treatment and ultra-clean emission experience gained from this project has evolved from a Chinese case to a global solution, now benefiting overseas markets.
Over 50 years of innovation has made Gore a long-term leader in industrial filtration technology
As a global company rooted in materials science, Gore has over 50 years of innovation history in industrial filtration. From inventing ePTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) membrane filtration technology in 1973 to pioneering the integrated denitrification and dust removal catalytic filter bag in 2015, Gore continues to lead the evolution of industrial filtration technology. Going forward, Gore will continue to collaborate with industry partners, using lower TCO solutions to help waste-to-energy enterprises achieve efficient, low-carbon sustainable operations.
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