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Title: Long-term affected energy production of waste to energy technologies identified by use of energy system analysis

Abstract

Affected energy production is often decisive for the outcome of consequential life-cycle assessments when comparing the potential environmental impact of products or services. Affected energy production is however difficult to determine. In this article the future long-term affected energy production is identified by use of energy system analysis. The focus is on different uses of waste for energy production. The Waste-to-Energy technologies analysed include co-combustion of coal and waste, anaerobic digestion and thermal gasification. The analysis is based on optimization of both investments and production of electricity, district heating and bio-fuel in a future possible energy system in 2025 in the countries of the Northern European electricity market (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Germany). Scenarios with different CO{sub 2} quota costs are analysed. It is demonstrated that the waste incineration continues to treat the largest amount of waste. Investments in new waste incineration capacity may, however, be superseded by investments in new Waste-to-Energy technologies, particularly those utilising sorted fractions such as organic waste and refuse derived fuel. The changed use of waste proves to always affect a combination of technologies. What is affected varies among the different Waste-to-Energy technologies and is furthermore dependent on the CO{sub 2} quota costs andmore » on the geographical scope. The necessity for investments in flexibility measures varies with the different technologies such as storage of heat and waste as well as expansion of district heating networks. Finally, inflexible technologies such as nuclear power plants are shown to be affected.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Risoe National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde (Denmark)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21457156
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Waste Management
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 30; Journal Issue: 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.04.015; PII: S0956-053X(10)00242-4; Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Journal ID: ISSN 0956-053X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COCOMBUSTION; COST; DENMARK; DISTRICT HEATING; EMISSIONS TAX; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; FINLAND; GASIFICATION; HEAT STORAGE; INVESTMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MARKET; NORWAY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC WASTES; REFUSE DERIVED FUELS; SWEDEN; WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIOCONVERSION; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMBUSTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIGESTION; ENERGY SOURCES; ENERGY STORAGE; EUROPE; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; HEATING; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; OXIDATION; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POWER PLANTS; SCANDINAVIA; STORAGE; TAXES; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; WASTES; WESTERN EUROPE

Citation Formats

Muenster, M, and Meibom, P. Long-term affected energy production of waste to energy technologies identified by use of energy system analysis. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2010.04.015.
Muenster, M, & Meibom, P. Long-term affected energy production of waste to energy technologies identified by use of energy system analysis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2010.04.015
Muenster, M, and Meibom, P. 2010. "Long-term affected energy production of waste to energy technologies identified by use of energy system analysis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2010.04.015.
@article{osti_21457156,
title = {Long-term affected energy production of waste to energy technologies identified by use of energy system analysis},
author = {Muenster, M and Meibom, P},
abstractNote = {Affected energy production is often decisive for the outcome of consequential life-cycle assessments when comparing the potential environmental impact of products or services. Affected energy production is however difficult to determine. In this article the future long-term affected energy production is identified by use of energy system analysis. The focus is on different uses of waste for energy production. The Waste-to-Energy technologies analysed include co-combustion of coal and waste, anaerobic digestion and thermal gasification. The analysis is based on optimization of both investments and production of electricity, district heating and bio-fuel in a future possible energy system in 2025 in the countries of the Northern European electricity market (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Germany). Scenarios with different CO{sub 2} quota costs are analysed. It is demonstrated that the waste incineration continues to treat the largest amount of waste. Investments in new waste incineration capacity may, however, be superseded by investments in new Waste-to-Energy technologies, particularly those utilising sorted fractions such as organic waste and refuse derived fuel. The changed use of waste proves to always affect a combination of technologies. What is affected varies among the different Waste-to-Energy technologies and is furthermore dependent on the CO{sub 2} quota costs and on the geographical scope. The necessity for investments in flexibility measures varies with the different technologies such as storage of heat and waste as well as expansion of district heating networks. Finally, inflexible technologies such as nuclear power plants are shown to be affected.},
doi = {10.1016/j.wasman.2010.04.015},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21457156}, journal = {Waste Management},
issn = {0956-053X},
number = 12,
volume = 30,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2010},
month = {Wed Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2010}
}