Task 36: Material and Energy valorisation of waste in a Circular Economy
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Chemical Recycling of Plastics through Pyrolysis
Mar 2023As one of the key pathways to a circular economy that uses wastes as feedstocks Task 36 investigates how waste recycling technologies perform in comparison to waste-to-energy solutions. Find below the key finding on chemical recycling technologies presented in the 2-day workshop Decarbonization of the Waste Sector organized by IEA Bioenergy Task last November in […]
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Enabling Place-based Waste Management Solutions in the United States
Mar 2023The United States Department of Energy is continuing efforts to support community-centered projects to manage organic waste and recover valuable nutrients and energy from these streams. The Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office selected a second cohort of communities in 2022. This program pairs towns, cities, and counties with subject matter experts and analysts at […]
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Swedish Waste Incineration Tax Abolished
Mar 2023Recent changes in the European electricity market have made the Swedish Parliament abolish the waste incineration tax introduced two and a half years ago 2023 has brought changes to the Swedish waste incineration tax. The Swedish Parliament decided to abolish from the 1st of January the waste incineration tax for production of electricity and district […]
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Review of Waste to Energy Policies in South Africa
Feb 2023Don’t miss our last publication “Review of Waste-to-Energy Policies in South Africa and International Comparisons” where drivers and barriers in drivers and barriers in the implementation of WtE solutions in different counties are also discussed. Link to the publication here
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Interested in BECCUS? Then you have to check our last report
Feb 2023Deployment of BECCUS value chain You can access now our last report about BECCUS in which we analyze those factors that lead to a successful deployment. Follow the link to access the report: Synthesis-BECCUS-1.0-report_final_update
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New publication: Case study about Valorisation of biowaste in the United States
Jun 2022Find our report “Distributed biogas upgrading to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) using biomethanation” in the link below Link to the publication
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New publication: Final report – Material and Energy Valorisation of Waste in a Circular Economy
Jun 2022Final report: Material and Energy Valorisation of Waste in a Circular Economy Waste-to-energy, commonly via a combustion-based process, is an effective component of a modern waste management strategy, whereby landfill-bound waste streams are converted to heat and power. The technologies supporting these pathways are mature and well-developed and have for many years contributed positively to […]
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New publication: Case study about IVAR MSW sorting facility in Norway
Jun 2022Sorting technologies Case study about a MSW sorting facility in Norway – IVAR The IVAR plant combines post-sorting of residual waste with recycling of some of the plastic waste fractions. At the plant five different fraction of plastics, four fractions of paper, bio-waste, glass, and metal packaging are separated. In total 83.2 % by weight […]
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A new triennium starts for IEA Bioenergy Task 36
Jan 2022IEA Bioenergy Task 36 Work Programme 2022-2024 A new triennium starts for IEA Bioenergy Task 36 and we are glad to share with all of you our work programme. During 2022–2024, Task 36 will focus on the effect that circular economy initiatives along the waste and energy value chain will have in the deployment of […]
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