Abstract
Combustion of solid biofuels, peat and different types of waste in Sweden for the purpose of energy production generates approximately 1.3 million tonnes of residues yearly. These have varying chemical and technical properties, depending on the type of fuel, the combustion process and the type of furnace. From a technical point of view, some of the ashes may be used for civil works. However, the Swedish Environmental Code requires that operators obtain a permit from the local environmental authorities if ashes are utilized for construction purposes. Previous studies on the application and permitting process have indicated that it can be improved, in particular both the information provided by the operators and the decision process. The stakeholders involved in the decision process have expressed that they have limited knowledge on expected environmental impacts from the utilization of ashes in civil works and that existing knowledge not is being fully applied in practice. The aim of this project was to improve the decision support for permit application of ash utilization in constructions. The goals were to - initiate and develop the discussion regarding which information should be used in the decision process - suggest the scope and content of the information to
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Toller, Susanna, Johansson, Mats, Wik, Ola, Erlandsson, Aasa, and Lundberg, Kristina.
Possibilities for improved practice, decision support for permit applications of ash utilization in constructions; Laett att goera raett, beslutsunderlag foer miljoeproevning av askor i anlaeggningar.
Sweden: N. p.,
2011.
Web.
Toller, Susanna, Johansson, Mats, Wik, Ola, Erlandsson, Aasa, & Lundberg, Kristina.
Possibilities for improved practice, decision support for permit applications of ash utilization in constructions; Laett att goera raett, beslutsunderlag foer miljoeproevning av askor i anlaeggningar.
Sweden.
Toller, Susanna, Johansson, Mats, Wik, Ola, Erlandsson, Aasa, and Lundberg, Kristina.
2011.
"Possibilities for improved practice, decision support for permit applications of ash utilization in constructions; Laett att goera raett, beslutsunderlag foer miljoeproevning av askor i anlaeggningar."
Sweden.
@misc{etde_1010819,
title = {Possibilities for improved practice, decision support for permit applications of ash utilization in constructions; Laett att goera raett, beslutsunderlag foer miljoeproevning av askor i anlaeggningar}
author = {Toller, Susanna, Johansson, Mats, Wik, Ola, Erlandsson, Aasa, and Lundberg, Kristina}
abstractNote = {Combustion of solid biofuels, peat and different types of waste in Sweden for the purpose of energy production generates approximately 1.3 million tonnes of residues yearly. These have varying chemical and technical properties, depending on the type of fuel, the combustion process and the type of furnace. From a technical point of view, some of the ashes may be used for civil works. However, the Swedish Environmental Code requires that operators obtain a permit from the local environmental authorities if ashes are utilized for construction purposes. Previous studies on the application and permitting process have indicated that it can be improved, in particular both the information provided by the operators and the decision process. The stakeholders involved in the decision process have expressed that they have limited knowledge on expected environmental impacts from the utilization of ashes in civil works and that existing knowledge not is being fully applied in practice. The aim of this project was to improve the decision support for permit application of ash utilization in constructions. The goals were to - initiate and develop the discussion regarding which information should be used in the decision process - suggest the scope and content of the information to be supplied in the permit application - contribute to improved communication between different stakeholders - identify possibilities of using the knowledge obtained by research for decision support The stakeholders' (operators and environmental authorities) opinions and viewpoint on the assessment and application process were achieved through interviews. The results from the interviews were presented and discussed during a seminar. Both the interviews and the seminar provided information, but at the same time they served to initiate a discussion on permit application procedure and to increase the communication between different stakeholders. The outcomes from these activities (interviews and seminar) form the basis for the discussion in this report. The views and thoughts of the stakeholders differed greatly regarding both their previous experiences of permitting processes and their views on the preferred content of permit applications. It was therefore concluded that a general praxis is needed on the scope of the information that should be requested in an application. However, it is not possible and it is not desirable that this praxis is detailed. Instead, the general praxis needs to be complemented with separate guidelines for specific ashes and for the relevant and specified utilization of these ashes. Such guidelines need to be established and agreed upon by all the stakeholder groups involved. Suggestions are given on which aspects to be considered in the application process, based on the Swedish Environmental Code. Furthermore, improved cooperation and improved dialogue are needed between stakeholders involved in permitting processes for ash utilization. The aspects suggested need to be further elaborated and agreed upon and long term goals and strategies for ash management in Sweden should be discussed. The different stakeholders involved in the permitting process have sometimes very different starting-points and these needs to be understood by the other stakeholders in order to achieve a constructive communication. In conclusion, to obtain decisions that are based on current legislation and to achieve that through an efficient process, the demands from the authorities need to be more clearly expressed as well as good quality information needs to be provided by the operators. Finally, the different stakeholders involved in the permitting process need to discuss and agree upon goals and strategies for utilization of combustion residues}
place = {Sweden}
year = {2011}
month = {Feb}
}
title = {Possibilities for improved practice, decision support for permit applications of ash utilization in constructions; Laett att goera raett, beslutsunderlag foer miljoeproevning av askor i anlaeggningar}
author = {Toller, Susanna, Johansson, Mats, Wik, Ola, Erlandsson, Aasa, and Lundberg, Kristina}
abstractNote = {Combustion of solid biofuels, peat and different types of waste in Sweden for the purpose of energy production generates approximately 1.3 million tonnes of residues yearly. These have varying chemical and technical properties, depending on the type of fuel, the combustion process and the type of furnace. From a technical point of view, some of the ashes may be used for civil works. However, the Swedish Environmental Code requires that operators obtain a permit from the local environmental authorities if ashes are utilized for construction purposes. Previous studies on the application and permitting process have indicated that it can be improved, in particular both the information provided by the operators and the decision process. The stakeholders involved in the decision process have expressed that they have limited knowledge on expected environmental impacts from the utilization of ashes in civil works and that existing knowledge not is being fully applied in practice. The aim of this project was to improve the decision support for permit application of ash utilization in constructions. The goals were to - initiate and develop the discussion regarding which information should be used in the decision process - suggest the scope and content of the information to be supplied in the permit application - contribute to improved communication between different stakeholders - identify possibilities of using the knowledge obtained by research for decision support The stakeholders' (operators and environmental authorities) opinions and viewpoint on the assessment and application process were achieved through interviews. The results from the interviews were presented and discussed during a seminar. Both the interviews and the seminar provided information, but at the same time they served to initiate a discussion on permit application procedure and to increase the communication between different stakeholders. The outcomes from these activities (interviews and seminar) form the basis for the discussion in this report. The views and thoughts of the stakeholders differed greatly regarding both their previous experiences of permitting processes and their views on the preferred content of permit applications. It was therefore concluded that a general praxis is needed on the scope of the information that should be requested in an application. However, it is not possible and it is not desirable that this praxis is detailed. Instead, the general praxis needs to be complemented with separate guidelines for specific ashes and for the relevant and specified utilization of these ashes. Such guidelines need to be established and agreed upon by all the stakeholder groups involved. Suggestions are given on which aspects to be considered in the application process, based on the Swedish Environmental Code. Furthermore, improved cooperation and improved dialogue are needed between stakeholders involved in permitting processes for ash utilization. The aspects suggested need to be further elaborated and agreed upon and long term goals and strategies for ash management in Sweden should be discussed. The different stakeholders involved in the permitting process have sometimes very different starting-points and these needs to be understood by the other stakeholders in order to achieve a constructive communication. In conclusion, to obtain decisions that are based on current legislation and to achieve that through an efficient process, the demands from the authorities need to be more clearly expressed as well as good quality information needs to be provided by the operators. Finally, the different stakeholders involved in the permitting process need to discuss and agree upon goals and strategies for utilization of combustion residues}
place = {Sweden}
year = {2011}
month = {Feb}
}