Waste-to-Energy
Waste-to-energy converts municipal solid waste into electricity using advanced combustion technology. Waste-to-energy plants can accept all ranges of municipal solid waste including food, paper, plastics, textiles, leather, rubber, glass and metals. Absolutely no pre-processing is required from the group collecting and delivering the municipal waste to the combustion facility. At the facility, the waste feedstock is sorted and moves along a conveyor system into the plant furnace. The heat produced from combustion is used to create steam in a boiler, which in turn powers a turbine, creating electricity.
The combustion facility uses a series of filters to remove greenhouse gases and other harmful emissions from the exhaust. The bottom ash produced in the furnace can be used as fertilizer and an additive to brick and concrete manufacturing.
Waste-to-energy power generation has proliferated across the globe in recent years. By reducing landfill sizes and resultant methane emissions, this renewable energy source is ideally suited for rapidly growing urban areas.
Benefits of Waste-to-Energy
- Makes productive use of otherwise problematic urban byproducts
- Provides consistent base load power from reliable local fuel source
- Utilizes waste that can create land use problems
- Effectively addresses waste management needs in rapidly growing urban areas
Technology Partner
To deliver on its municipal waste-to-energy portfolio, Astonfield has partnered with Veolia, the second largest waste management company in the world with over 100,000 employees across 70 countries. The partnership’s first project is a 54MW waste-to-energy plant at Dhapa, Kolkata.
