Bridging the experience gap: Burning tires in a utility boiler
For many communities, a solution to waste tire management problems may be no farther than the nearest coal-fired utility or industrial boiler. Sending waste tires to be used as a fuel in existing boilers is one way communities can prevent tires from creating problems in landfills, or from growing into nuisances and potentially dangerous stockpiles while waiting for recycling markets to develop. For utilities, using tire-derived fuel can help control fuel costs and conserve coal. When the State of Wisconsin sought alternatives to disposing of waste tires in its landfills, Wisconsin Power & Light came forward to meet the challenge. Now, the electric utility is shredding and burning more than 1 million tires a year at its coal-fired generating station in southern Wisconsin.
- OSTI ID:
- 443429
- Journal Information:
- Solid Waste and Power, Journal Name: Solid Waste and Power Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 7; ISSN SWPOEX
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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