1. Lithuanian Energy Institute
Solid Recovered Fuels perspectives in Baltic countries implementing EU directives
Vaclovas Kveselis
Lithuanian Energy Institute
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2. Basic facts Estonia: Latvia:
Area: 45,226 sq. km. Forest area –31% Population: 1.5 million.
Latvia:
Area: 64,100 sq. km. Forest area -39% Population: 2.5 million.
Lithuania:
Area: 65,200 sq. km. Forest area % Population: 3.5 million
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3. The Directives impacting waste management policies
Directive 2004/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste - Statement by the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament
Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC - Statements made with regard to decommissioning and waste management activities
Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on the incineration of waste
Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste
Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market and amending Directive 92/42/EEC
Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market
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4. General waste management strategies – Estonia (1)
(Source:
prevention of waste generation;
reduction of generated waste volumes and decrease in their hazardousness;
increase in the quantity and scale of recycled wastes:
reuse of waste;
recycling of waste
use of biological processes (composting);
energy production (combustion).
consideration of environmental safety and requirements in waste treatment;
environmentally safe disposal and final disposal of waste.
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5. General waste management strategies – Estonia (2)
Tasks by the year 2010:
to improve disposal methods and the use of oil-shale processing waste;
to increase the share of waste recycling to 50%;
to stabilize municipal waste generation at an annual level of kg per person;
to optimize the number of municipal landfill sites (up to 150);
to treat, dispose and dump all wastes according to internationally accepted environmental and health protection requirements;
to reduce the share of hazardous waste in the total waste volume;
to construct a radioactive waste storage facility that meets European Union requirements;
to offer waste management services all over Estonia.
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6. Waste generation (Estonia)
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7. Latvian waste management policy goals
(Source: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PLAN 2004 – 2008)
To limit waste production and to reduce quantities of buried waste by promoting to processing or reuse thereof.
To implement a regional municipal waste management system.
To ensure that as much waste is reintroduced in the economic system as possible.
To provide for the burying of waste in a way that is safe for human health and the environment.
To facilitate waste processing as close to its place of origin as possible.
To facilitate the introduction of sorted waste collection system in municipalities.
To provide residents and entrepreneurs with information and to raise their awareness about waste management issues.
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8. Latvian waste generation/management
’000 t of municipal waste are produced in Latvia annually. 50% of this amount –biodegradable.
40% of MSW is disposed at Getlini landfill site near Riga.
10-12 new regional landfill sites and appropriate waste treatment installations are to be established.
Tax on packaging is levied t/a packaging waste is generated
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9. Available statistics for Latvia
MUNICIPAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTE: COLLECTION AND TREATMENT
by Type of waste, Indicator and Year.
2003
Municipal waste, t
Generated
562373
Collected
789069
Processed
120225
Landfilled
597681
Exported
22949
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10. Lithuanian waste management policy
Long-term goal – safe and economically sound waste management system, ensuring minimal negative impact to environment, rational recycling and energy recovery.
Minimization of disposed of biodegradable wastes (composting and energy recovery)
Implement source-based municipal waste sorting
Construction of dump site for radioactive wastes
Establishment of regional waste management systems
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11. Regional waste management system of Lithuania
10 MSW landfills and 1 HW landfill in 2009
would replace
737 dump sites identified in 2003
(Supported by ISPA funds)
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12. Market for SRF in Baltic States
Country
Power generation
CHP
District heating
Industry
Estonia
Co-firing with oil-shale
Yes ?
Latvia
N/a
Lithuania
No market until 2009
Cement kilns
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13. Preconditions: Price competitiveness against fossil fuels
Adequate calorific value, homogeneity
Reasonable costs of flue gas and combustion residues treatment
Conformity with “renewable” definition
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14. Klaipeda case study
Aimed to evaluate the feasibility of energy recovery project from MSW planned to dispose at the regional landfill near Klaipeda city.
The key figures:
MSW amount – t/a
RDF production – t/a
Energy recovery – GWh (18-20% of DH needs)
Heat price – 13.3 €/MWh, Electricity – 57,9 €/MWh (Preferential price for RES)
Estimated investment – 486 €/tpd (ton per day) for heat only
- 700 €/tpd for cogeneration (steam turbines)
The result: Estimated waste incineration costs (gate fee) – €/t
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15. Conclusions
Implementation of EU Directives – establishing of Waste management systems expand SRF possibilities
All Baltic countries declare energy recovery as preferential way for waste treatment
Different markets for SFR in Baltic countries: rather limited power market in Lithuania before decommissioning of Ignalina NPP (2009), good possibilities for CHP applications in Latvia, co-firing with oil-shale for power production in Estonia
Generally high interest in Latvia and Lithuania due to the lack of domestic energy resources and heavy dependence on imported fuels
Low present waste dumping fee and lower than Europe average energy prices are the barriers for waste-to-energy projects
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