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Feed-in Tariff (FiT)

Thermal Treatment

Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) combustion with energy recovery

MSW combustion produces flue gases with high temperature, and the thermal energy can be used to raise steam to drive a turbo-generator to produce electricity. In a modern waste-to-energy facility, MSW combustion and energy recovery are accomplished in an integrated design.

The diagram below shows the basic process of a MSW combustion facility with integral heat recovery.

MSW combustion facility with integral heat recovery. The text above describes the image.


MSW combustion typically reduces the volume of wastes by 90%. MSW combustion facilities are considered primarily as waste management facilities rather than renewable energy facilities.