Abstract
The waste management in Europe has been heavily relying on landfills
still in the 1990's. Currently
new integrated concepts for recycling and energy recovery of waste are
demonstrated. In Finland, the new concepts
are mainly based on co-firing of waste-derived fuels with solid fuels in
combined heat and power production. The
Finnish waste management is based on source separation of waste at its origin.
In many municipalities the remaining
fraction is processed to solid recovered fuels (SRF). The processing of waste
in an advanced SRF plant enables to
recover still valuable materials for recycling, like glass, metals, aluminium,
and paper. Integrated concepts for
material and energy recovery are discussed using the Helsinki Metropolitan
Area as an example. The greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions and waste treatment costs are the lowest when combustible
fraction of waste is recovered and used
in energy production in SRF gasifiers connected to existing coal-fired CHP
boilers.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the World Conference held in Rome, Italy |
| Place of Publication | Rome, Italy |
| Publisher | ETA-Florence Renewable Energies |
| Pages | 1947-1950 |
| ISBN (Print) | 88-89407-04-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| MoE publication type | B3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings |
| Event | 2nd World Conference and Technology Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection - Rome, Italy Duration: 10 May 2004 → 14 May 2004 |
Conference
| Conference | 2nd World Conference and Technology Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Rome |
| Period | 10/05/04 → 14/05/04 |
Keywords
- waste disposal
- refuse-derived fuel (RDF)
- co-combustion
- greenhouse gases (GHG)
