Megawatts from municipal waste
Journal Article
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· EPRI J.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6189395
Technical and institutional difficulties have hampered some efforts to co-fire municipal solid wastes (MSW) in utility coal- or oil-fired boilers, but there is a new trend for communities to burn MSW or refuse-derived fuels (RDF) in dedicated boilers and sell the steam or electricity to the utilities. Four MSW technologies involve RDF co-firing, dedicated RDF facilities, dedicated MSW facilities, and landfill gas recovery. Technical problems with co-firing that jeopardized utility efficiency, reliability, and availability found workable solutions, but institutional problems in the form of low financial incentives due to regulations against utility profits continued until communities found a mutual solution in community-owned dedicated refuse-burning plants. 7 references, 2 figures. (DCK)
- OSTI ID:
- 6189395
- Journal Information:
- EPRI J.; (United States), Journal Name: EPRI J.; (United States) Vol. 8:1; ISSN EPRJD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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