Clean Energy from Waste and Coal

1992 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Clean Energy ◽  
Energy From Waste

scholarly journals Waste-to-Energy in the EU: The Effects of Plant Ownership, Waste Mobility, and Decentralization on Environmental Outcomes and Welfare

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 5743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Levaggi ◽  
Rosella Levaggi ◽  
Carmen Marchiori ◽  
Carmine Trecroci
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Chemical Waste ◽  
Disposal Option ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Energy From Waste ◽  
The Eu

Waste-to-energy (WtE) could prevent the production of up to 50 million tons of CO2 emissions that would otherwise be generated by burning fossil fuels. Yet, support for a large deployment of WtE plants is not universal because there is a widespread concern that energy from waste discourages recycling practices. Moreover, incineration plants generate air pollution and chemical waste residuals and are expensive to build compared to modern landfills that have appropriate procedures for the prevention of leakage of harmful gasses. In the context of the EU, this paper aims to provide a picture of the actual role of WtE as a disposal option for municipal solid waste (MSW), enabling it to be utilized as a source of clean energy, and to address two important aspects of the debate surrounding the use of WtE; namely, (i) the relationship between WtE and recycling, and (ii) the effects of decentralization, waste mobility, and plant ownership. Finally, it reviews the role of the EU as a supranational regulator, which may allow the lower government levels (where consumer preferences are better represented) to take decisions, while taking spillovers into account.

Potential for Energy-From-Waste Carbon Offsets in North America

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Van Brunt ◽  
Brian Bahor
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Kyoto Protocol ◽  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Carbon Offsets ◽  
Carbon Offset ◽  
Voluntary Market ◽  
Energy From Waste ◽  
Development Mechanism

A carbon offset program is likely to be part of any future federal cap-and-trade program and is included in both the U.S. House of Representatives passed American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 and the Kerry-Boxer Senate draft greenhouse gas legislation. Internationally, Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities in emerging economies are eligible for carbon offset credits under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol. These carbon offset credits can be purchased by developed countries, such as those in Western Europe, to help comply with their obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. Although a similar mandatory market does not yet exist in the United States, there is a growing voluntary market in carbon offsets and a set of standards designed to provide some order to this market. One of the key players in the voluntary market is the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS). Project types, such as EfW, that are eligible for credits under the Clean Development Mechanism are also eligible to generate voluntary carbon credits under the VCS. This paper reviews the current methodology for calculating offsets from EfW projects. The current methodology is very conservative, severely restricts the accounting for avoided landfill methane, and significantly underestimates greenhouse gas savings relative to life cycle assessments performed on waste management practices. The current methodology for offsets is compared and contrasted with a more realistic methodology more in line with life cycle assessment calculations. A review of the potential for EfW offsets under evolving state and federal programs and precedents for offsets generated based on avoided landfill methane is also completed.

scholarly journals Clean Energy from Waste

1992 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Rashid Khan ◽  
Kenneth E. Daugherty
Keyword(s):  
Clean Energy ◽  
Energy From Waste

Air Products Debuts Clean Energy Lab

2010 ◽  
pp. 10073010152446
Author(s):  
Marc Reisch
Keyword(s):  
Clean Energy

ARPA-E to Fund New Clean Energy Projects

2011 ◽  
pp. 042811132534
Author(s):  
Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Clean Energy ◽  
Energy Projects
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