Energy contribution of OFMSW (Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste) to energy-environmental sustainability in urban areas at small scale

Energy contribution of OFMSW (Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste) to energy-environmental sustainability in urban areas at small scale

Di Matteo, Umberto (Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi)
Nastasi, B. (TU Delft Building Physics)
Albo, Angelo (Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi)
Astiaso Garcia, Davide (Sapienza University of Rome)

2017-02-15

Urban waste management is one of the most challenging issues in energy planning of medium and large cities. In addition to the traditional landfill method, many studies are investigating energy harvesting from waste, not as a panacea but as a foreseeable solution. Thermo-chemical conversion to biogas, or even bio-methane under certain conditions, could be an option to address this challenge. This study focuses on municipal solid waste conversion to biogas as a local energy supply for the cities. Three urban models and their subdivision into urban areas were identified along with a typical Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) matrix for each urban area. Then, an energy analysis was carried out to provide an optimization map for an informed choice by urban policy-makers and stakeholders. The results highlighted how the urban context and its use could affect the opportunity to produce energy from waste or to convert it in fuel. So, in this case, sustainability means waste turning from a problem to a renewable resource.

Bioenergy
Biogas
Distributed generation
Energy planning
Environmental management
Municipal solid waste
Sensitivity analysis
Urban sustainability

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:f6d43e72-d12c-47d2-981e-e31ce4b58ffa

https://doi.org/10.3390/en10020229

1996-1073

Energies, 10 (2)

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journal article

© 2017 Umberto Di Matteo, B. Nastasi, Angelo Albo, Davide Astiaso Garcia