What is the future potential for imports of combustible municipal waste to countries with extensive district heating networks? A case study of Denmark
Paper i proceeding, 2015

In Europe, landfilling is the most widely used method for managing municipal solid waste. By contrast, the northern European waste market is characterized by high capacities from energy recovery plants, mostly incineration in cogeneration facilities. In Denmark, there is an overcapacity of incineration plants and this study aims to analyse if import of waste is beneficial during an interim period to divert landfilling or if it might be profitable to invest in overcapacity in the long-term in those countries where heat from incineration can be recovered. The energy and waste management system are described through linking of mathematical models, taking a holistic approach. In the short-term it pays off to import waste, avoiding landfilling; however, in the longer-term, benefits from waste trading will depend on the price of heat markets.

waste import

systems engineering modelling

waste-to-energy

combustible waste

Författare

Amalia Pizarro

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

Marie Münster

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

Raffaele Salvucci

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

Maria Ljunggren Söderman

Chalmers, Energi och miljö, Environmental Systems Analysis

Hans Ravn

Ram-Løse Edb

Proceedings of Sardinia 2015 Fifteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium

Vol. 9788862650212

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