Abstract
In this paper, gate-fee changes of the waste-to-energy plants are
investigated in the conditions set by European Union legislation and by
the introduction of the new heat market. Waste management and
sustainable energy supply are core issues of sustainable development of
regions, especially urban areas. These two energy flows logically come
together in the combined heat and power facility by waste incineration.
However, the implementation of new legislation influences quantity and
quality of municipal waste and operation of waste-to-energy systems.
Once the legislation requirements are met, waste-to-energy plants need
to be adapted to market operation. This influence is tracked by the
gate-fee volatility. The operation of the waste-to-energy plant on
electricity markets is simulated by using EnergyPLAN and heat market is
simulated in Matlab, based on hourly marginal costs. The results have
shown that the fuel switch reduced gate-fee and made the facility
economically viable again. In the second case, the operation of the
waste-to-energy plant on day-ahead electricity and heat market is
analysed. It is shown that introducing heat market increased needed
gate-fee on the yearly level over the expected levels. Therefore, it can
be concluded that the proposed approach can make projects of otherwise
questionable feasibility more attractive.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Energy |
Volume | 137 |
Pages (from-to) | 1119-1129 |
ISSN | 0360-5442 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Waste-to-energy
- Combined heat and power
- District heating
- Power market
- Dynamic heat market
- Waste management legislation