1. WHY ENERGY FROM WASTE? Industry Perspective SEI Perspective
A waste management solution
A waste recovery process
A cost saving
SEI Perspective
Renewable energy
Security of supply
Greenhouse gas abatement

2. TYPES OF ENERGY FROM WASTE
Mass burn
Novel technologies
Gasification, pyrolysis, etc.
Anaerobic Digestion
Organic fraction of waste stream
Landfills

3. What is Anaerobic Digestion?

4. Case Study – Holsworthy Biogas Plant
Input 146,000 tonnes per year
Cattle, pig & poultry manure
Organic food waste
Output
2.1 MWe/14.4 GWhe
15 GWhth to future DH system
Digestate to fertiliser

5. Case Study – Holsworthy Biogas Plant

6. TYPICAL COSTS
Capital cost
€3,500/kW
O & M
€350/kW

7. BENEFITS Waste management through Added Value
Community involvement dimension
Renewable Energy
Secure energy supply
GHG savings
Holsworthy
10,500 tonnes/yr – power generation
4,000 tonnes/yr – district heating
Avoided CH4 emissions

8. SEI RD&D PROGRAMME Budget 2000 – 2006 €16.25 million Primary goals
Stimulate deployment of renewables that are close to commercial
Assess / develop technologies which have prospects for the future

9. SEI RD&D PROGRAMME Programme categories
Projects close to commercial – 10% to 25% of eligible costs
Innovative R&D projects – up to 50% of eligible costs
Public good / commissioned public good research – 100% of eligible costs

10. SEI RD&D PROGRAMME Primary target areas
Biomass Combined Heat and Power Plants
Biomass Heating Plants
Biogas AD CHP Plants
Small scale 30 kWe to 1 MWe
Further information
and look under “Research and Development” and “Renewables RD&D”