Cost-effectiveness of GHG emission reduction measures and energy recovery from municipal waste in Croatia

Schneider, Daniel Rolph and Kirac, Mislav and Hublin, Andrea (2012) Cost-effectiveness of GHG emission reduction measures and energy recovery from municipal waste in Croatia. = Cost-effectiveness of GHG emission reduction measures and energy recovery from municipal waste in Croatia. Energy, 48 (1). pp. 203-211. ISSN 0360-5442. Vrsta rada: ["eprint_fieldopt_article_type_article" not defined]. Kvartili JCR: Q1 (2012). Točan broj autora: 3.

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Abstract

Many of the modern practices in waste management at the same time represent means of reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The main focus in this paper is given to the measures for recovering energy from municipal solid waste (MSW): Utilization of landfill gas for electricity production, Utilization of refuse derived fuel (RDF) in cement industry, Thermal treatment (Incineration) of MSW, Mechanical-biological treatment, and to one measure without energy recovery - Landfill gas flaring, for all of which it was found that could generate substantial GHG emission savings.The economic side of the implementation of these measures, considering the GHG emission reduction, is analysed in order to determine the priority between them. With respect to the cost-effectiveness, marginal costs (expressed as € per ton of reduced or avoided CO2eq) are calculated for all the measures.It was determined that around 1 million tons of CO2 can be avoided in 2020, which is 2.7 of projected GHG emissions in Croatia, while the energy that could be recovered from waste is 8.3 PJ in 2020, which represents about 3 of the total final energy consumption in 2008. The measures Utilization of landfill gas for electricity production and Landfill gas flaring showed the greatest economic benefit. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.

Item Type: Article (["eprint_fieldopt_article_type_article" not defined])
Keywords (Croatian): Croatia; Economic benefits; Electricity production; Energy recovery; GHG emission; Landfill gas; Marginal costs; Mechanical-biological treatment; Municipal waste; Recovering energy; Waste to energy; Biogas; Carbon dioxide; Cement industry; Cost effectiveness; Emission control; Energy utilization; Incineration; Municipal solid waste; Recovery; Refuse derived fuels; Waste incineration; Waste management; Greenhouse gases; cost-benefit analysis; electricity generation; emission control; energy conservation; energy efficiency; greenhouse gas; landfill; municipal solid waste; waste management; Croatia
Subjects: TECHNICAL SCIENCE
Divisions: 500 Department of Energy, Power Engineering and Environment > 510 Power Engineering and Energy Management Chair
Indexed in Web of Science: Yes
Indexed in Current Contents: Yes
Quartiles: Q1 (2012)
Date Deposited: 04 May 2015 07:48
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2016 16:47
URI: http://repozitorij.fsb.hr/id/eprint/3881

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