Efficiency of energy recovery from waste incineration, in the light of the new Waste Framework Directive
Efficiency of energy recovery from waste incineration, in the light of the new Waste Framework Directive
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DOI:
10.1016/j.wasman.2010.02.036
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发表时间:
2010-07-01
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8.1
通讯作者:
Rigamonti, Lucia
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作者:
Grosso, Mario;Motta, Astrid;Rigamonti, Lucia
This paper deals with a key issue related to municipal waste incineration, which is the efficiency of energy recovery. A strong driver for improving the energy performances of waste-to-energy plants is the recent Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives), which allows high efficiency installations to benefit from a status of "recovery" rather than "disposal". The change in designation means a step up in the waste hierarchy, where the lowest level of priority is now restricted to landfilling and low efficiency wastes incineration. The so-called "R1 formula" reported in the Directive, which counts for both production of power and heat, is critically analyzed and correlated to the more scientific-based approach of exergy efficiency. The results obtained for waste-to-energy plants currently operating in Europe reveal some significant differences in their performance, mainly related to the average size and to the availability of a heat market (district heating). (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.