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Copenhagen: energy from garbage
Studies, covering Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, which actively take out the trash, showed that each ton of waste incinerated prevents the emission of more than 600 kg of carbon dioxide from landfills.
Incineration plant Amager Bakke is still under construction, but the building will be one of the highest in the city. Also it is an important step towards the liberation of the capital of Denmark fossil fuel free by 2025. The plant will start operating in 2017 and will heat 160 million homes. This is probably the most luxurious example of Europe's commitment to waste to energy. Environmental benefits are too great, compared with the issue price, but the megawatts are better dumps.
It all began in 1999 with the EU Directive on combating waste. In 2001 in Europe, there were 390 object of obtaining energy from waste, and in 2010 they are already 451. Annually, according to the power stations that waste is burned 73 million tons of waste. Received enough electricity to 13 million people could read at night and another 13 million are not zyab.
The tightening of EU standards continues. By 2016, must earn another 250 businesses, and power industry will increase by 21%.
Station Amager Bakke first, was not liked by the authorities, because it seemed insufficiently "green." But energy company Amber Resource centre still proved that it is better than the current plant, built 40 years ago. The new plant though, and will increase carbon dioxide emissions by 43%, but it will be more effective still at 25 %. So burning 3 kg of garbage will allow you to burn a light bulb for five hours instead of four.
The burning of garbage for energy is not a new technology. But in new enterprises equipment more efficient, and are expensive smoke filters that reduce the emission of dangerous pollutants like dioxins.
But the main argument in favor of a new plant is that they destroy the garbage that otherwise would have had to bury and which eventually becomes a source of methane. According to the office for the protection of the environment USA, gas emissions at landfills is 2-6 times higher than that of incinerators, per unit of electricity generated. In addition, metals are easily removed from the ashes and recycle. That's why in April, the Center for American progress urged the U.S. government to build more such plants. In the US, only 26 and 30 in Denmark, although the population of European countries in 56 times less.
Not everyone thinks incinerators useful. Residents of nearby communities fear the pollution of air, not just smoke from the pipes, but the exhaust gases of trucks exporting waste... Environmental group "friends of the Earth" notes that from the better to get rid of trash by recycling.
CEWEP retorted that absolute recycling impossible. Some materials deteriorate after the first use, others are too dirty, and some even impossible to sort out. There are those that just aren't in demand in a revised form. From here it follows that recycling and incineration should complement each other.
By the way of the country, which actively used the burning of garbage, often establish factories for the receipt of recyclables. For example in Germany in 2010 was disposed of 62% of municipal solid waste burned, and of them only 37%. In Denmark recycle 43% of waste, burn 54% of this amount.In the EU on average processed 40% of municipal waste, 23% of them are used to generate electricity. In the United States manage to recycle only 23% of garbage. Environmentalists note that the plant has to work 20-30 years before you will be able to recoup the investment. Isn't it better to invest the money immediately to the maximum in recyclables?
At the same time Europe's blossomed market debris. In the Management of environmental protection of Norway's claim that in 2011 the country imported 90 thousand tonnes and exported 1.7 million tons of garbage. Only in Norway 17 power plants operating on waste, two of which are located in Oslo, burn about 410 thousand tons per year.
Every time the Amager Bakke will make another ton of carbon dioxide from its pipe will break out a giant smoke ring is just for information. Maybe copenhageni watching these 200 thousand rings a year trying to reduce the production of garbage? published
P. S. And remember, just changing your mind — together we change the world! ©
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Source: www.ecology.md
Incineration plant Amager Bakke is still under construction, but the building will be one of the highest in the city. Also it is an important step towards the liberation of the capital of Denmark fossil fuel free by 2025. The plant will start operating in 2017 and will heat 160 million homes. This is probably the most luxurious example of Europe's commitment to waste to energy. Environmental benefits are too great, compared with the issue price, but the megawatts are better dumps.
It all began in 1999 with the EU Directive on combating waste. In 2001 in Europe, there were 390 object of obtaining energy from waste, and in 2010 they are already 451. Annually, according to the power stations that waste is burned 73 million tons of waste. Received enough electricity to 13 million people could read at night and another 13 million are not zyab.
The tightening of EU standards continues. By 2016, must earn another 250 businesses, and power industry will increase by 21%.
Station Amager Bakke first, was not liked by the authorities, because it seemed insufficiently "green." But energy company Amber Resource centre still proved that it is better than the current plant, built 40 years ago. The new plant though, and will increase carbon dioxide emissions by 43%, but it will be more effective still at 25 %. So burning 3 kg of garbage will allow you to burn a light bulb for five hours instead of four.
The burning of garbage for energy is not a new technology. But in new enterprises equipment more efficient, and are expensive smoke filters that reduce the emission of dangerous pollutants like dioxins.
But the main argument in favor of a new plant is that they destroy the garbage that otherwise would have had to bury and which eventually becomes a source of methane. According to the office for the protection of the environment USA, gas emissions at landfills is 2-6 times higher than that of incinerators, per unit of electricity generated. In addition, metals are easily removed from the ashes and recycle. That's why in April, the Center for American progress urged the U.S. government to build more such plants. In the US, only 26 and 30 in Denmark, although the population of European countries in 56 times less.
Not everyone thinks incinerators useful. Residents of nearby communities fear the pollution of air, not just smoke from the pipes, but the exhaust gases of trucks exporting waste... Environmental group "friends of the Earth" notes that from the better to get rid of trash by recycling.
CEWEP retorted that absolute recycling impossible. Some materials deteriorate after the first use, others are too dirty, and some even impossible to sort out. There are those that just aren't in demand in a revised form. From here it follows that recycling and incineration should complement each other.
By the way of the country, which actively used the burning of garbage, often establish factories for the receipt of recyclables. For example in Germany in 2010 was disposed of 62% of municipal solid waste burned, and of them only 37%. In Denmark recycle 43% of waste, burn 54% of this amount.In the EU on average processed 40% of municipal waste, 23% of them are used to generate electricity. In the United States manage to recycle only 23% of garbage. Environmentalists note that the plant has to work 20-30 years before you will be able to recoup the investment. Isn't it better to invest the money immediately to the maximum in recyclables?
At the same time Europe's blossomed market debris. In the Management of environmental protection of Norway's claim that in 2011 the country imported 90 thousand tonnes and exported 1.7 million tons of garbage. Only in Norway 17 power plants operating on waste, two of which are located in Oslo, burn about 410 thousand tons per year.
Every time the Amager Bakke will make another ton of carbon dioxide from its pipe will break out a giant smoke ring is just for information. Maybe copenhageni watching these 200 thousand rings a year trying to reduce the production of garbage? published
P. S. And remember, just changing your mind — together we change the world! ©
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Source: www.ecology.md
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