Title :
Fuel savings and reduction of greenhouse gases in a large waste-to-energy cogeneration facility
Author :
Zanelli, F. ; Bonomo, A. ; Beretta, G.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Brescia Univ., Italy
Abstract :
We present and discuss performance data obtained as part of the acceptance tests of a new large-scale waste-to-energy (WTE) facility placed in service in Brescia, Italy. We also estimate the contribution of this facility to the reduction of greenhouse gases with respect to waste landfills
Keywords :
air pollution control; cogeneration; fuel; waste-to-energy power plants; Brescia; Italy; acceptance tests; fuel savings; greenhouse gases reduction; waste landfills; waste-to-energy cogeneration facility; Cities and towns; Cogeneration; Combustion; Fuels; Global warming; Resistance heating; Space heating; Temperature control; Turbines; Waste heat;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and Exhibit, 2000. (IECEC) 35th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
1-56347-375-5
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.2000.870961
