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Historically, the UK has been very dependent on [[Landfill]] or [[Incineration]] without energy recovery for [[Disposal]] of [[Residual Waste]]. The landfill diversion targets set in the mid 1990s promoted [[EfW]] developments. The diversion of residual waste away from [[Landfill]] and into [[EfW]] processes reduces emissions of methane and pollution originating from [[Landfill]] sites and increases production of renewable energy<ref name="foo" />. [[Energy from Waste]] is the now the main method for dealing with [[Residual Waste]], with [[Landfill]] of [[Residual Waste]] being the least preferred method, as outlined in the [[Waste Hierarchy]]<ref name="foo" />. | Historically, the UK has been very dependent on [[Landfill]] or [[Incineration]] without energy recovery for [[Disposal]] of [[Residual Waste]]. The landfill diversion targets set in the mid 1990s promoted [[EfW]] developments. The diversion of residual waste away from [[Landfill]] and into [[EfW]] processes reduces emissions of methane and pollution originating from [[Landfill]] sites and increases production of renewable energy<ref name="foo" />. [[Energy from Waste]] is the now the main method for dealing with [[Residual Waste]], with [[Landfill]] of [[Residual Waste]] being the least preferred method, as outlined in the [[Waste Hierarchy]]<ref name="foo" />. | ||
In 2019, the amount of residual waste that was sent to EfW processes in the UK increased by 9.9%, amounting to a total of 12.6 million tonnes being sent to 48 operational EfW facilities across the UK<ref name="foo2> [https://www.tolvik.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Tolvik-UK-EfW-Statistics-2019-Report-published-May-2020.pdf Derived from Tolvik EFW Statistics 2019, Published May 2020]</ref>. This is against a headline/plated capacity of 15,400,000 tonnes of operational capacity and a further 3,900,000 tonnes of late stage commissioning and in construction 'plated' capacity. This represented 45.5% of the total [[Residual Waste]] produced in the UK in 2019 (increasing from 41.8% in 2018)<ref name="foo2" />. The total power | In 2019, the amount of residual waste that was sent to EfW processes in the UK increased by 9.9%, amounting to a total of 12.6 million tonnes being sent to 48 operational EfW facilities across the UK<ref name="foo2> [https://www.tolvik.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Tolvik-UK-EfW-Statistics-2019-Report-published-May-2020.pdf Derived from Tolvik EFW Statistics 2019, Published May 2020]</ref>. This is against a headline/plated capacity of 15,400,000 tonnes of operational capacity and a further 3,900,000 tonnes of late stage commissioning and in construction 'plated' capacity. This represented 45.5% of the total [[Residual Waste]] produced in the UK in 2019 (increasing from 41.8% in 2018)<ref name="foo2" />. The total net power exported from EfW facilities in 2019 was 6,703 GWh, this supplied 2.0% of the total UK power generation, and gives an average of 531 kWh of power generated per tonne of residual waste treated at UK EfW facilities<ref name="foo2" />. | ||
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The graph below displays how the tonnage of residual waste processes by UK EfW facilities has changed over recent years, and | The graph below displays how the tonnage of residual waste processes by UK EfW facilities has changed over recent years, and is based on that received rather than the 'plated' capacity of the plants in operation and construction (18,500,000 tonnes reported by Tolvik<ref name="foo2" /> at the end of 2019, whereas this page reports '''21,071,100 tonnes''' as at the time of writing in early 2020). | ||
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|+style="caption-side:bottom;"|Changes in residual waste tonnage processed by EfWs<ref name="foo2" /> | |+style="caption-side:bottom;"|Changes in residual waste tonnage processed by EfWs<ref name="foo2" /> | ||
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{"x":2012,"y":5.2},{"x":2013,"y":5.5},{"x":2014,"y":6.7}, | {"x":2012,"y":5.2},{"x":2013,"y":5.5},{"x":2014,"y":6.7}, | ||
{"x":2015,"y":8.4},{"x":2016,"y":10.1},{"x":2017,"y":10.9}, | {"x":2015,"y":8.4},{"x":2016,"y":10.1},{"x":2017,"y":10.9}, | ||
{"x":2018,"y":11.5} | {"x":2018,"y":11.5},{"x":2019,"y":12.6} | ||
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|'''Year''' || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014 || 2015 || 2016 || 2017 || 2018 | |'''Year''' || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014 || 2015 || 2016 || 2017 || 2018||2019 | ||
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|'''Tonnes''' || 3.3 || 3.3 || 3.3 || 3.6 || 4.2 || 4.8 || 5.2 || 5.5 || 6.7 || 8.4 || 10.1 || 10.9 || 11.5 | |'''Tonnes''' || 3.3 || 3.3 || 3.3 || 3.6 || 4.2 || 4.8 || 5.2 || 5.5 || 6.7 || 8.4 || 10.1 || 10.9 || 11.5||12.6 | ||
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|+Power and Heat Table | |+Power and Heat Table | ||
|'''Year''' || 2014 || 2015 || 2016 || 2017 || 2018 | |'''Year''' || 2014 || 2015 || 2016 || 2017 || 2018||2019 | ||
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|'''Net Power Export (GWh<sub>e</sub>)''' ||3,368||4,636||5, | |'''Net Power Export (GWh<sub>e</sub>)''' ||3,368||4,636||5,291||6,258||6,230||6,703 | ||
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|'''Net Heat Export (GWh<sub>th</sub>)''' ||NA||554||730||865||1,112 | |'''Net Heat Export (GWh<sub>th</sub>)''' ||NA||554||730||865||1,112||1,384 | ||
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