Waste-to-Energy

Lise Dannesboe

Sustainability Manager

COWI

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Project location :

Denmark

January 9, 2018

Does anyone have experience with what documentation is actually needed to ensure that a Waste-to-Energy plant can be used? Is a letter from the Plantowner ensuring that the plant meets the requirements enough?:

"Teams must follow European Commission Waste Framework and Incineration Directives and the waste-to-energy facility must meet the applicable European standards based on fuel type."

Kin dregards, Lise

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Tue, 01/09/2018 - 18:27

Lise - I'm hoping someone with experience with Waste-to-Energy can answer this for you as I don't have direct experience with it; however, I would say that whatever documentation you provide should indicate compliance with two European Commission Directives and all the applicable European standards. In fact the credit form reads: "For waste diverted to a waste-to-energy facility, provide documentation that the facility follows the European Commission Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC and Waste Incineration Directive 2000/76/EC and meets the applicable European Committee for Standardization (CEN) EN 303 standards." And I hope you've seen in the Reference Guide that you "must demonstrate that reuse and recycling strategies were exhausted before sending waste material to energy facilities." The credit form has a text box for your explanation. Lastly, I hope you saw this forum - https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/incineration-option-diversion-method.