Waste-to-Energy Evaluation: U.S. Virgin Islands

Davis, J. ; Hasse, S. ; Warren, A.

关键词: ECONOMICS;    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS;    EVALUATION;    LIFE CYCLE;    MANAGEMENT;    PRODUCTION;    RECYCLING;    REFUSE DERIVED FUELS;    SANITARY LANDFILLS;    SIMULATION;    SOLID WASTES;    VIRGIN ISLANDS;    WASTES U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS;    EDIN;    ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN ISLAND NATIONS;    WASTE-TO-ENERGY;    WTE;    MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;    MSW;    REFUSE-DERIVED FUEL;    RDF;    GASSIFICATION;    ST. THOMAS;    ST. CROIX;    ST. JOHN;    RECYCLING;    LANDFILL;    ALPINE ENERGY GROUP;    AEG;    Deployment and Market Transformation;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1022416
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP-7A20-52308
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1022416
Others  :  TRN: US201118%%349

学科分类：能源（综合）

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This NREL technical report evaluates the environmental impact and fundamental economics of waste-to-energy (WTE) technology based on available data from commercially operating WTE facilities in the United States. In particular, it considers life-cycle impacts of WTE as compared to landfill disposal and various forms of electrical generation, as well as WTE impacts on source reduction or recycling programs. In addition, it evaluates the economics and potential environmental impact of WTE in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) based on existing USVI waste stream characterization data, recycling challenges unique to the USVI, and the results of cost and environmental modeling of four municipal solid waste (MSW) management options, including landfill, refuse-derived fuel (RDF) production, recycling, and gassification plus RDF.