Description

Deals with the use of municipal waste as an energy source for district heating, based on the example of an energy supply company in Uppsala, Sweden. Lists three ways of matching supply (relatively uniform throughout the year) with demand (peak in the winter, trough in the summer). Illustrates the refuse incineration plant schematically and explains its operation. Describes cost considerations. Discusses aspects of emission control and slag and fly-ash handling. Compares waste incineration with other fuels and concludes that municipal solid waste can be regarded as a good fuel and a renewable source of energy that does not contribute to the greenhouse effect, which can also be very economical.

KEYWORDS: District heating, Sweden, feasibility, case studies, air pollution, outdoor, contaminants, comparing, economics, refuse incineration, costs fuels, dioxins.

Citation: Symposium, ASHRAE Transactions, vol. 96, pt. 2, St. Louis 1990

Product Details

Published:

1990

Number of Pages:

5

File Size:

1 file , 570 KB

Product Code(s):

D-18739