Objective
To emphasise the need to harness the energy contained in unused municipal solid waste
To increase understanding that MSW is a substantial energy source and encourage use of MSW as a fuel for district heating and electricity
To positively address the resistance to energy-from-waste plants among some local authorities
To address local community apprehension about emissions, odour, traffic, size of plants and costs
To promote understanding that energy-from-waste recovers the power potential from municipal solid waste, replacing fossil fuels to contribute light and heat to local residents or industry
To inform local authorities of the environmental, social and economic benefits to be derived from energy-from-waste plants.
EEWC invited representatives of European municipal and local authorities on a two-day information exchange programme to demonstrate the benefits of energy recovered from the incineration of municipal solid waste. The programme included a visit to a municipal incinerator in Stockholm, Sweden and a seminar at which eminent experts in the energy-from-waste sector addressed the delegates. The programme focused on Hogdalenverket an incinerator 100% owned by the municipality of Stockholm, which, although built in 1971, was converted into a combined heat and power facility in 1979, ensuring that 90% of the fuel energy content would be utilised eihter as heat or power and currently enabling the plant to deal with 220,000 tonnes of domestic refuse annually. About 90% of Hogdalenverket's district heat production is waste-fuelled, while 130 GWh per year in power is derived from waste. The programme consisted of an in-depth look at the potential of Hogdalenverket, the benefits offered in terms of district heating and electricity and capacity for increasing waste recovery and focused on concerns of local authorities and municipalities regarding emissions levels and planning considerations such as size of plants, location within the community, related traffic patterns and costs. The seminar was hosted by leading experts from the waste management industry, energy experts, and representatives of EEWC to ensure provision of well-balanced arguments on energy recovery to local authorities and reviewed integrated waste management, modern equipment for safe, clean energy recovery, emission controls, current practices in EU member states, positive case studies, current research into energy recovery and the latest findings on the role of combustible waste as a fuel, the potential of RDF and PDF as a source of fuel in processes of combustion, the concerns felt by local authorities about establishing energy-from-waste plants in their areas, and environmental, economic and social questions.
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