Abstract
This study gives a detailed overview over the German waste-to-energy sector in 2015. The aim is to quantify the available treatment capacities and the energetic potential of waste in Germany. The work is based on an extensive data collection and evaluation, both from literature sources as well as from a survey among operators of waste treatment plants. The present Part I, gives an overview of all treatment facilities in Germany that convert waste into energy. It was found that in total, almost 320 PJ of end energy are produced in German waste treatment plants: 225 PJ a-1 of heat; and 90 PJ a-1 of electricity. This is a share of about 3.7% of the German end energy consumption.
Highlights
According to the European Waste Framework Directive (EuropeanParliament, 2008), energy recovery from waste is classified as the fourth stage of the hierarchy, after prevention, preparation for re-use and recycling
The importance of waste for energy supply is recognized at European Union (EU)
The starting point for the data collection was the quantification of plant capacities and the quantities of waste that were treated in these plants. These could be determined with high accuracy, in particular on the basis of an operator survey that was carried out for MSWI plants, RDF power plants and hazardous waste incineration plants
Summary
Parliament, 2008), energy recovery from waste is classified as the fourth stage of the hierarchy, after prevention, preparation for re-use and recycling. On the basis of the EU’s action plan for recycling management (European Commission, 2015), which explicitly refers to the importance of waste for energy supply as a supplement to material waste recycling, an initiative on “Energy generation from waste” is to be launched Against this background, this work was originally carried out for the German Environment Agency and presented in German language in June 2018 (Flamme et al, 2018). The starting point for the data collection was the quantification of plant capacities and the quantities of waste that were treated in these plants These could be determined with high accuracy, in particular on the basis of an operator survey that was carried out for MSWI plants, RDF power plants and hazardous waste incineration plants.
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