EfW & The Hierarchy: - Sustainability Live

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EfW in a Circular EconomyThe answer lies in the environmental impact of the carbon containedwithin the waste and the energy produced by the process. The Climate Change Act established legally binding targets to reduceUK greenhouse gas emissions by 80%. In 2007 direct greenhouse gas emissions from waste amounted to 4%of total UK emissions – with circa 90% of those emissions being fromlandfill. Whilst landfill produces CO2 and methane, EfW produces CO2 alone.With methane being 25x more damaging to the environment, theroute which produces the lower volume of greenhouse gas emissions isplaced higher in the waste hierarchy.
EfW in a Circular EconomyIn addition to landfill diversion and moving materials up the wastehierarchy, EfW also provides valuable low carbon energy EfW can play an important role in domestic energy security. EfW can contribute to our renewable energy targets aimed atdecarbonising energy generation. EfW has the added advantage that it is non-intermittent and so cancomplement other renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. EfW is particularly effective when combined with commercial and /ordistrict heating schemes.
Page 1 and 2: EfW & The Hierarchy:Perceptions, Ci
Page 3 and 4: About ViridorAt Viridor we sift, so
Page 5 and 6: The Viridor network fortransforming
Page 7 and 8: EfW in a Circular EconomyIn an idea
Page 9: EfW in a Circular EconomyThe combus
Page 13 and 14: Economics of EfWEfW, along with the
Page 15 and 16: Case Study: RuncornBuilt in two pha
Page 17 and 18: Case Study: Oxfordshire£200m, 300,
Page 19 and 20: EfW capacity - futureViridor’s in
Page 21 and 22: Export of residual wastesDEFRA guid
Page 23 and 24: ConclusionsEfW is a “key enabler

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