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Policy Based Scenarios for Waste-to-Energy Use: Swedish Perspective

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The use of waste for energy purposes becomes increasingly interesting with respect to waste management and the energy systems. The decisions on alternative uses of waste for energy are mainly influenced by different policies, waste management, energy supply and use, as well as technologies. Two important issues, namely, a clear priority of waste prevention in waste management within EU and the growing concern for food losses and food waste at global and national level, shall be carefully considered and addressed. This paper proposes policy based scenarios for waste-to-energy systems with a focus on Sweden and with a broader EU approach. As baseline for the scenario development an inventory of waste-to-energy related policies and goals on international, national, regional and local level as well as inventory of existing scenarios and reports with future trends is made. The main substitute for fossil fuels and the possibilities for renewable energy export are basic elements that define scenarios. Biofuels and electricity are identified as main substitutes for the fossil fuels. A low waste availability level is recommended to be included in sensitivity analysis for scenarios. This paper assumes relative decoupling in Low Waste scenario in 2030, and absolute decoupling first in 2050.

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This study was part-financed by the European Union (European Regional development Fund) through the project Regional Mobilizing of Sustainable Waste-to-Energy Production (REMOWE) which is a part of the Baltic Sea Region programme.

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  1. School of Sustainable Development of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University, 72123, Västerås, Sweden

    B. Guziana, H. Song, E. Thorin, E. Dotzauer & J. Yan

  2. School of Chemical Science, Royal Institute of Technology, 10044, Stockholm, Sweden

    J. Yan

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Guziana, B., Song, H., Thorin, E. et al. Policy Based Scenarios for Waste-to-Energy Use: Swedish Perspective. Waste Biomass Valor 5, 679–688 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-013-9262-7

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