Waste to Energy by Janine Yusuf

758347 — 2023-11-16 19:51:14 UTC

Is this renewable or nonrenewable?

Renewable

758347 — 2023-11-16 19:51:54 UTC

Where in the world is this energy source used most? A map might be helpful:)

Sweden and Finland

758347 — 2023-11-16 19:52:16 UTC

How much of the world’s electricity comes from this source?

https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-energy-data-explorer

9.5% from Biofuel and Waste

758347 — 2023-11-16 19:53:08 UTC

How much does this energy source cost? Is it expensive compared to other energy sources? Burning waste for energy recovery costs more than most existing energy sources per same unit of energy. It costs nearly 4 times more than solar power and wind energy (onshore), and costs more than twice as much as natural gas; WTE incineration is even more expensive than coal power by 25%. Source: Lazard. (2020)

758347 — 2023-11-16 19:53:26 UTC

How does this source impact the environment?

Good:

Waste-to-energy is better than traditional incineration

Avoid landfilling

Resource recovery

758347 — 2023-11-16 19:53:53 UTC

Bad:

High CO2 emissions

Potential to destroy recoverable materials

WtE could disincentivize recycling

It fuels an unregulated waste trade

758347 — 2023-11-16 19:54:12 UTC

What are the advantages of this energy source?

Burning waste for energy means that less trash goes to landfills.

We can get back some stuff, like metals, that would just wind up in the landfill.

Imagine that the City of Fort Collins would like to shift our energy source to your method...

758347 — 2023-11-16 20:23:01 UTC

If it would work

Where in colorado where we can burn trash

Would it be good for the environment or not

Would we need any material to burn trash

Would we need money to burn trash

What do we need to know about this source?

758347 — 2023-11-16 20:25:08 UTC

758347 — 2023-11-16 20:25:58 UTC