Project targets energy from waste
1 Oct 2009
Around 100 million tonnes of waste a year could be converted to energy, which could supply up to 4% of the UK’s electricity, according to the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), which is now trying to identify new high efficiency technologies t
London - Around100 million tonnes of waste produced each year could be converted to energy, which could supply up to 4% of the UK’s electricity, accordin to the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), which is now trying to identify new high efficiency technologies to generate low carbon energy from this source.
A consortium led by Caterpillar and also involving EDF Energy, Cranfield University, CPI Innovation Services and Shanks Waste Management has been set up to carry out the work.
ETI Chief Executive Dr David Clarke said: “Local generation of energy will play a key part in achieving climate change goals. There is considerable potential for generating clean energy from waste and many local authorities are looking to invest in energy from waste technology.
“The challenge is that many existing facilities that create energy from waste are limited to specific waste streams, and there is a need to improve the current approach and flexibility of available technologies to encourage wider uptake.”
