Energy storage at waste incineration

What are the benefits of waste incineration?

Waste incineration is an effective and proven waste treatment method that focuses primarily on stabilising, sanitising and reducing the volume of waste that cannot be recycled, with energy recovery being a secondary benefit. Carbon mitigation measures can be applied to waste incineration facilities utilizing proven carbon capture technologies.

What is waste-to-energy (WtE) incineration?

1. Introduction Waste-to-energy (WtE) incineration is an essential component of modern waste management and represents the major treatment technology in Europe, where approximately 500 WtE incineration plants treat 100 million tons of municipal, commercial, and industrial waste each year .

What is waste incineration?

Waste incineration is an effective and proven waste treatment method that focuses primarily on stabilising and reducing the volume of waste that cannot be recycled, with energy recovery being a secondary benefit.

Can CCUS technologies be integrated with waste-to-energy (WtE) incineration plants?

Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. This paper provides an overview of the integration of Carbon Capture, Utilization, or Storage (CCUS) technologies with Waste-to-Energy (WtE) incineration plants in retrofit applications.

How much CO2 does a WtE incineration plant emit?

Moreover, in a typical WtE incineration plant, almost 99% of the carbon contained in residual waste is converted into CO 2 , leading to an emission of approximately 1 ton of CO 2 per ton of waste treated.

Is waste incineration and energy recovery a transitional solution?

ISWA, adhering to the waste hierarchy principles and the urgent need for a transition to a circular economy, recognises waste incineration with energy recovery as an important part of the basket of transitional solutions for managing residual and other non-recyclable waste.