How big should a new energy recovery facility be?

Conference · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:548930

Chandler, A J ^[1]

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1. A.J. Chandler & Associates, Ltd., Willowdale, Ontario (Canada)

Careful attention must be paid to characterizing the municipal waste stream, both now and in the future, if the capacity (size) of waste management facilities are to be optimized for economic and environmental benefits. This is particularly important for municipal waste combustion facilities where significant capital expenditures are required before any waste can be handled. Too large a facility can bring undue financial strain; too small a facility will create a need for more landfill capacity reducing the potential benefits of energy recovery and increasing the long-term release of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from these materials.

• Research Organization: Solid Waste Association of North America, Silver Spring, MD (United States); Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA (United States); Integrated Waste Services Association, Washington, DC (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Yonkers, NY (United States). Solid Waste Processing Div.; Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States). Air Pollution Technology Branch
• OSTI ID: 548930
• Report Number(s): CONF-970440-; ON: DE97007054; TRN: 97:005590-0018
• Resource Relation: Conference: 5. annual North American waste-to-energy conference and exhibition, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States), 22-25 Apr 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of fifth annual North American waste-to-energy conference; PB: 1102 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
MUNICIPAL WASTES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS
ENERGY RECOVERY
SIZE
PLANNING