Re:Oslo is turning garbage into energy and is running out of...
by frenchman_in_ny on Thursday May 02, 2013 @05:24PM
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"This solution is no better than coal-generated electricity"
I'm not sure that's true at all. The only way a waste-to-energy plant can import waste from cross-borders is by having R1 status, R1 being a measure of energy recovery from the municipal waste that is burned [1].
On top of this, the plants (generally) recycle the plastic / metal that isn't burned, sell the fuel ash (to stabilize roads, etc), cogenerate steam from additional energy production, and either sell back to the municipalities the natural gas generated by the organic waste digestors or use it to generate additional electricity.
I'm not sure that's true at all. The only way a waste-to-energy plant can import waste from cross-borders is by having R1 status, R1 being a measure of energy recovery from the municipal waste that is burned [1].
On top of this, the plants (generally) recycle the plastic / metal that isn't burned, sell the fuel ash (to stabilize roads, etc), cogenerate steam from additional energy production, and either sell back to the municipalities the natural gas generated by the organic waste digestors or use it to generate additional electricity.
[1] http://www.cewep.eu/information/publicationsandstudies/state...