Sunday 5 Feb 12
Energy from waste - General
A number of technologies exist to turn various forms of waste into useful energy, while at the same time diverting waste from landfill. These can be divided into advanced thermal technologies (gasification and pyrolysis) and anaerobic digestion. This section includes a number of reports about energy from waste, looking at a range of different technologies.
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- Biomass action plan (Europe)
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- 0381-GovC
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- Commission of the European Communities, January 2005
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- External PDF File
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- www.ec.europa.eu/energy/res/biomass_acti...
- This European action plan sets out measures to increase the development of biomass energy from wood, wastes and agricultural crops by creating market-based incentives to its use and removing barriers to the development of the market. Illustrating the European direction for cutting dependence on fossil fuels, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and stimulating economic activity in rural areas.v show details
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- Climate change and sustainable energy act 2006
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- 0099-GovC
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- UK Government, January 2006
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- External Web Link
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- www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2006/20060019.h...
- An act with the principal purpose of enhancing the UK's contribution to combating climate change.v show details
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- Environmental protection act 1990
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- 0400-GovC
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- UK Government, January 1990
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- External Web Link
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- www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/Ukpga_1990...
- This act makes provision for the improved control of pollution arising from certain industrial and other processes, as well as covering a range of other issues. Part 1 specifically covers Integrated Pollution Control and Air Pollution Control by local authorities.v show details
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- Government renewable energy policy
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- 0515-GovC
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- Department of Energy and Climate Change
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- External Web Link
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- www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_d...
- This the policy page on the DECC website which links to various policy documents.v show details
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- Method for rating industrial noise affecting mixed residential and industrial areas
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- 0305-GovC
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- British Standards institute, January 1997
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- External Web Link
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- www.bsi-global.com/en/Shop/Publication-D...
- Method for rating industrial noise affecting mixed residential and industrial areas. Click on link and type in BS code in search box on left of screen.v show details
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- Microgeneration strategy: Power from the people
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- 0160-GovC
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- DTI, January 2006
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- External Web Link
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- www.berr.gov.uk/files/file27575.pdf
- A strategy which is designed to create conditions under which microgeneration becomes a realistic alternative or supplementary energy generation source for the householder, for the community and for small businesses. Technologies are introduced, issues to be tackled identified and actions laid out for the DTI. Annex A (p45) provides details of existing support measures for microgeneration and Annex C (p48) covers biomass and micro hydro issues specifically. (DTI URN 06/933).v show details
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- Pollution prevention and control regulations (England and Wales)
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- 0383-GovC
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- Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs , January 2009
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- External Web Link
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- www.berr.gov.uk/files/file16069.pdf
- Pollution prevention and control is a regime for controlling pollution from certain industrial activities. These web pages cover policy and procedures and consultation papers and offer links to further documents and specific information.v show details
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- UK renewable energy strategy
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- 0105-GovC
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- BERR, January 2008
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- External Web Link
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- www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_d...
- The UK Renewable Energy Strategy was launched in spring 2009, following the major consultation carried out in 2008. The consultation sought views on how to drive up the use of renewable energy in the UK, as part of our overall strategy for tackling climate change and to meet our share of the EU target to source 20% of the EU's energy from renewable sources by 2020. As part of the move to a low-carbon economy the government aims to introduce, we need a dramatic change in renewable energy use in electricity, heat and transport. The UK signed up to the EU Renewable Energy Directive in 2009, which includes a UK target of 15 percent of energy from renewables by 2020. This target is equivalent to a seven-fold increase in UK renewable energy consumption from 2008 levels: the most challenging of any EU Member State. While such an increase is ambitious, and will be challenging, the Department is fully committed to meeting the target.v show details
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- Waste incineration directive
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- 0385-GovC
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- Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs , January 2009
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- External Web Link
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- www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20022980.htm
- This directive is aimed at minimising the impact of negative environmental effects on the environment and human health resulting from emissions to air, soil, surface and ground water from the incineration and co-incineration of waste. The waste incineration directive is being implemented mainly through the existing permitting requirements of the pollution prevention and control (England and Wales) regulations 2000 ("the PPC regulations"). See pollution prevention and control for further information.v show details
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- Advanced thermal treatment of municipal solid waste
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- 0449-GovN
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- Enviros Consulting Limited for Defra, January 2005
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- External PDF File
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- www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/resid...
- This technology brief is one of a series of documents prepared under the New Technologies work stream of the Defra Waste Implementation Programme. The briefs address potentially important new technologies which may have an increasing role in diverting municipal solid waste (MSW) from landfill into a more sustainable and integrated waste management alternative; extracting materials and energy from MSW for recovery; and reducing quantities remaining for disposal. Other titles in this series include: An introductory guide to waste management options; Advanced biological treatment; Mechanical biological treatment and Mechanical heat treatment.v show details
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- Eligibility of energy from waste: study and analysis
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- 0475-GovN
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- Ilex Energy Consulting for DTI, January 2005
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- External PDF File
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- www.berr.gov.uk/files/file21117.pdf
- This report presents the results of a study to assess the options for, and implications of, amending the Renewables Obligation eligibility rules for energy recovery for mixed wastes. At present, electricity generated from mixed wastes using the advanced conversion technologies of anaerobic digestion, gasification and pyrolysis is eligible for Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs). Any other form of generation from mixed wastes is not.v show details
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- Energy from biomass (Volume 4): Anaerobic digestion for biogas
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- 0459-GovN
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- ETSU, January 1998
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- External PDF File
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- www.berr.gov.uk/files/file14938.pdf
- This document contains summaries of projects and studies about anaerobic digestion for biogas, carried out in the Energy from Biomass programme area as part of the Department of Trade and Industry's New and Renewable Energy Programme. Projects are older (carried out between 1981 and 1997); however, it's worth scanning through the list of studies on page 3 if searching for specific information about aspects of anaerobic digestion. (URN 98/1212).v show details
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- Energy from biomass (Volume 5): Straw, poultry litter and energy crops as energy sources
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- 0365-GovN
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- ETSU, March 2009
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- External PDF File
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- www.berr.gov.uk/files/file14939.pdf
- This contains summaries of the projects carried out under the DTI’s Technology Programme: New and Renewable Energy. These papers specifically focus on straw, poultry litter and energy crops as sources of energy; useful if looking for specific information on these fuels. The projects were carried out between 1984 and 1997.v show details
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- Planning performance agreements for renewable and low carbon projects
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- 0506-GovN
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- Advisory Team for Large Applications (ATLAS), September 2009
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- External Web Link
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- www.atlasplanning.com/page/lowcarbon.cfm
- The Renewable and Low Carbon PPA programme is aimed at local planning authorities and their development partners who wish to pursue a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA) for schemes which incorporate renewable heat and electricity technologies and/or a low carbon approach to development.v show details
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- Renewable heat and heat from combined heat and power plants: Study and analysis
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- 0461-GovN
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- Future Energy Solutions/AEA Technology for DTI and DEFRA, January 2005
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- External PDF File
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- www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/growing/crops/...
- This study was carried out to quantify the potential for expanding the contribution to the heat market from renewable energy and the heat from CHP, and the associated costs. Section 3.6 (pages 53-56) addresses energy from waste. (DTI ref. 05/1829).v show details
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- Technical guide to the connection of generation to the distribution network
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- 0437-GovN
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- Power Planning Associates, March 2009
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- External PDF File
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- www.berr.gov.uk/files/file15194.pdf
- This technical guide is targeted at developers of distributed generation. Its aim is to provide a 'route map' of the processes involved in getting a generation scheme connected to the network. (DTI ref. URN 03/1631)v show details
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- The viability of advanced thermal treatment of municipal solid waste in the UK
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- 0462-GovN
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- Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd for Environmental Services Association, January 2004
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- External Web Link
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- www.esauk.org/reports_press_releases/esa...
- This report assesses the commercial viability of gasification and pyrolysis technologies for processing residual municipal solid waste (MSW), to help those seeking a commercial waste management service in the UK. The assessment starts with a review of the main steps involved in screening technologies for a project, including a review of uncertainties and their management. Different gasification and pyrolysis technologies are then compared against each other and against a benchmark modern combustion technology. Impediments to the further development of gasification and pyrolysis technologies for the treatment of residual MSW in the UK are identified. Potential areas for further development are also suggested. This review concludes that the commercial application of gasification and pyrolysis technologies for the treatment of residual MSW is not widespread in the UK or in Europe. Only a few plants operate at a commercial scale. The risks associated with using less developed technologies for the treatment of waste are considered to be higher than for more established technologies. The ESA represents the UK's waste management and secondary resources industry.v show details
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- Waste implementation programme
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- 0121-GovN
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- Defra, March 2009
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- External Web Link
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- www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/resid...
- This document includes a range of programmes combining to drive waste management solutions up the waste hierarchy, improving the sustainability of waste management. Links to the nine waste implementation programmes programmes, and other associated documents are provided.v show details
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