Incineration with Energy Recovery: Difference between revisions

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In the context of WikiWaste Incineration with Energy Recovery is a ‘waste destination’ description that appears in WasteDataFlow.

Use in WasteDataFlow

Waste Disposal Authorities will select this option from a drop down list within WasteDataFlow if the Residual Waste collected by the Waste Collection Authorities or Residual Waste collected at the Household Waste Recycling Centres has been sent to an incineration facility that is defined as Energy Recovery Facility.

Context and Definition

If an Incineration facility can be shown to meet the energy efficiency measurement of R1 it can be classified as a recovery facility, if it cannot it is classified as a disposal facility^[1]. This means that an incinerator that generates power, and is a net exporter of power, but does not meet the energy efficiency of R1, can be described as an Energy from Waste (EfW) facility. An incinerator that meets the R1 criteria is the only type of incinerator under the legislation that can legitimately describe itself as an Energy Recovery Facility (ERF).

The most recent recent BREF guidance^[2] also sets out how incinerators can be described by:

waste origin (e.g. Municipal Incinerators), and in WikiWaste includes Residual Waste EFW and Biomass Waste EFW,
the nature of the waste (e.g. Hazardous Waste Incinerators), and in WikiWaste includes Hazardous Waste Incineration and Clinical Waste Incineration
the method/type of incineration (e.g. High Temperature Incinerators).

However, there are a range of other terms used in the sector to describe different types of incineration, the kiln/furnace used, and the subsidy that may apply to them, and these are captured in the table below:

Definitions in Legislation		Types	Temp. Range °C	Category	Kiln/Furnace/Reactor
Incineration	With Energy Recovery	Combustion	800 - 1450	Thermal Treatment	Grate
		Combustion	800 - 1450	Thermal Treatment	Fluidised Bed
		Gasification	500 - 1600	Advanced Thermal Treatment (ATT and ACT)	Rotary
	Without Energy Recovery	Gasification	500 - 1600	Advanced Thermal Treatment (ATT and ACT)	Plasma
		Pyrolysis	250 - 700	Advanced Thermal Treatment (ATT and ACT)	Heated Tube
		Pyrolysis	250 - 700	Advanced Thermal Treatment (ATT and ACT)	Surface contact

[1] ttps://data.gov.uk/dataset/8287c81b-2288-4f14-9068-52bfda396402/r1-status-of-incinerators-in-england

[Inc-2] BAT and BREF for Waste incineration

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-This is a ‘waste destination’ description that appears in [[WasteDataFlow]].
+In the context of WikiWaste [[Incineration with Energy Recovery]] is a ‘waste destination’ description that appears in [[WasteDataFlow]].
-[[Waste Disposal Authorities]] will select this option from a drop down list within [[WasteDataFlow]] if the [[Residual Waste]] collected by the [[Waste Collection Authority|Waste Collection Authorities]] or [[Residual Waste]] collected at the [[Household Waste Recycling Centres]] has been sent to an incineration facility that uses the waste to recovery energy such as an [[Energy Recovery Facility]] or an [[Energy  from Waste]] (EfW) facility.
+==Use in [[WasteDataFlow]]==
+[[Waste Disposal Authorities]] will select this option from a drop down list within [[WasteDataFlow]] if the [[Residual Waste]] collected by the [[Waste Collection Authority|Waste Collection Authorities]] or [[Residual Waste]] collected at the [[Household Waste Recycling Centres]] has been sent to an incineration facility that is defined as [[Energy Recovery Facility]].
-==Efficiency==
+==Context and Definition==
-Where an EFW facility meets the standards of efficiency set out in the European Commission Guidelines on the [[R1]] energy efficiency formula in Annex II of Directive 2008/98/EC, it can be considered an [[Energy Recovery Facility]] or [[R1]] facility ([[Incineration with Energy Recovery]]) and to achieve this a plant may need [[CHP]] as part of its solution.
+If an [[Incineration]] facility can be shown to meet the energy efficiency measurement of [[R1]] it can be classified as a [[recovery]] facility, if it cannot it is classified as a [[disposal]] facility<ref>https://data.gov.uk/dataset/8287c81b-2288-4f14-9068-52bfda396402/r1-status-of-incinerators-in-england</ref>. This means that an incinerator that generates power, and is a net exporter of power, but does not meet the energy efficiency of [[R1]], can be described as an '''[[Energy from Waste]]''' ([[EfW]]) facility. An incinerator that meets the [[R1]] criteria is the only type of incinerator under the legislation that can legitimately describe itself as an '''[[Energy Recovery Facility]]''' ([[ERF]]).
+The most recent recent [[BAT|BREF]] guidance<ref name="Inc">[https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/new-eu-environmental-standards-waste-incineration BAT and BREF for Waste incineration]</ref> also sets out how incinerators can be described by:
+* waste origin (e.g. Municipal Incinerators), '''and in WikiWaste includes [[Residual Waste EFW]] and [[Biomass Waste EFW]]''',
+* the nature of the waste (e.g. Hazardous Waste Incinerators), '''and in WikiWaste includes [[Hazardous Waste Incineration]] and [[Clinical Waste Incineration]]'''
+* the method/type of incineration (e.g. High Temperature Incinerators).
+However, there are a range of other terms used in the sector to describe different types of incineration, the kiln/furnace used, and the [[subsidy]] that may apply to them, and these are captured in the table below:
+{|class="wikitable"
+!colspan=2|Definitions in Legislation!!rowspan=7 style="padding: 50px"|&nbsp;!!Types!!Temp. Range °C!!Category!!rowspan=7 style="padding: 50px"|&nbsp; !!Kiln/Furnace/Reactor
+|-
+|rowspan=6|[[Incineration]]||rowspan=3|[[Incineration with Energy Recovery|With Energy Recovery]]||rowspan=2|[[Combustion]]|| rowspan=2|800 - 1450||rowspan=2|[[Treatment|Thermal Treatment]]|| [[Grate]]
+|-
+|[[Fluidised Bed]]
+|-
+|rowspan=2|[[Gasification]]||rowspan=2|500 - 1600||rowspan=2| [[Advanced Thermal Treatment]] ([[ATT]] and [[ACT]])||[[Rotary]]
+|-
+|rowspan=3|[[Incineration without Energy Recovery|Without Energy Recovery]]||[[Plasma]]
+|-
+|rowspan=2|[[Pyrolysis]]||rowspan=2|250 - 700||rowspan=2|[[Advanced Thermal Treatment]] ([[ATT]] and [[ACT]]) ||[[Heated Tube]]
+|-
+|[[Surface contact]]
+|}