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1 Municipal Solid Waste to Energy //////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Converting waste to. A City Clevel Project. City Clevel Department Public Works Division Waste Collection Clevel City Clevel Public Works Clevel Project. Converting waste todepartment. A City Division Waste Collection

Content Content Notes: Notes: Municipal Solid Waste to Energy (E)

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3 Content Content Notes: Notes: Municipal Solid Waste to Energy (E) A City Clevel Project 1 1 City Clevel s Goal Proposed Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Facility Clevel s Approach & Facility Design All Allabout about 2 7 Overview History 2 A Closer Look at Process 3 4 Environmental Benefits Producing Energy from Municipal Solid Waste 5 6 vs. Incineration: What is Difference? 6 Space Notes 6 7

4 Municipal Solid Waste to Energy (E) A City Municipal Clevel Solid Project Waste to Energy (E) A City Clevel Project City Clevel s Goal City Clevel s Goal City Clevel has a clear vision to become a model City sustainability Clevel has a a leader clear vision in to emerging become a green model sustainability economy. This eft a leader focs in emerging on protecting green environment, economy. providing This eft green drives power, focus supporting protecting business growth environment, creating providing opportunities green power, individuals supporting to prosper. business 1 growth creating opportunities individuals to prosper. 1 Proposed Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Facility Proposed Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Facility proposed E facility will municipal solid waste proposed E Facility will municipal solid waste to generate to generate electricity. electricity. This ability ability to to waste waste as a as fuel a fuel source source to produce to produce reduces reduces lfills lfills all related all related environmental environmental risks. risks. Establishing Establishing this this facility facility will will create create job job opportunities lead lead to to business growth. growth. It will It will produce produce additional marketable by-products such such as recyclables, as ref ref derived derived fuel fuel (RDF) (RDF) pellets, decorative bricks bricks from from ash. ash. vs. Incineration: What is Difference? vs. Incineration: Municipal Solid What Waste is is Difference? through high temperature chemical Municipal conversion Solid Waste solid is through high into temperature syntic gas chemical (composed conversion primarily solid H 2 CO) into a syntic controlled gas oxygen (composed heat primarily environment. H 2 CO) in a controlled breaks down oxygen hazardous heat organic environment. substances such as breaks dioxins down furans hazardous in a organic more efficient substances manner. such as dioxins furans in a more efficient manner. Incineration Municipal Solid Waste is through Incineration Municipal Solid Waste is through combustion solid in oxygen rich environment combustion solid in oxygen rich environment that produces complex hazardous oxides in. that produces complex hazardous oxides in. Notes: / 1 For more info. on City s Sustainability goal, visit For more info. on City s Sustainability goal, visit 6 Clevel s Approach & Facility & Design: Collection Collection Recyclables Recyclables Recycle Recycle Ash Ash Decorative Decorative Bricks Bricks Transfer Transfer Station Station Residual Residual Boiler/Steam Boiler/Steam Electricity Electricity Sorting && Separation Organic Organic Steam Steam Compression Compression Fuel Pellets Fuel Pellets

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5 Environmental Benefits Producing Energy Environmental Benefits Producing Energy from Municipal Solid Waste from Municipal Solid Waste Currently re are approximately 240 waste collection rewhich are approximately 240 collection vehicles vehicles go in out waste a transfer station, which go in out a transfer station, temporary temporary deposition waste. proposed facility deposition waste. facility would be staffed would be staffed around clock operation. around clock operation. will be ed will be ed each delivery day, limiting amount each delivery day. waste stored in facility. as asaafuel fuel source SignificantlyReduces Reduces source Significantly lfills all allrelated related lfills environmental risks. environmental risks. city s proposed facility will also reduce waste management City s proposed facility tipping fees will reduce lower itswaste carbon management fees vehicles large transport footprint astipping large transport are no longer vehicles willtono longer move waste ed move wasteto daily from collection daily from collection to lfills, lowering stations to lfills.stations related air hlingfootprint. systems eliminate more than 97% air its carbon related airborne odor will primarily vapor hling systems eliminate more have than water 97% emissions black/grey smoke). will be no airborne odor(no will primarily havere water vapor increase or high volume noise effects. emissions (no black/grey smoke). re will be no increase or high volume noise effects. currentlyd dabroad abroad is is currently in residential areas in residential areas All About All About Overview Overview E Facility will a known as E Facility will a waste knowninto as an to convert hohold to convert hohold intosolid an source. This willwaste convert source. This will convert solid into a gas, similar to natural gas, using into a gas, similar natural gas, using a combination high heatto combustion. agenerated combination high heat combustion. gas, called syntic gas or Syngas, generated gas, called Syntic Gas or Syngas, is primarily made up carbon monoxide, methane is primarily made up Carbon Monoxide, Methane hydrogen. It is collected from chamber Hydrogen. It is collected from chamber consumed as a fuel in a boiler that produces consumed as a fuel in a boiler that produces steam generating purposes. steam generating purposes. History History was was invented in 1800 s to produce invented in 1800 s to produce fuel gas gaslamps lamps cooking. Soon after, fuel cooking. Soon after, availabilitylow-cost low-cost such coal, natural availability such as as coal, natural gas oiloileliminated eliminated. gas. However, continued to be d in However, continued to be d in production chemicals wellwell productionindustrial industrial chemicals into century. into twentieth twentieth century. Interest Interestinin production over last to to productionincreased increased over last 40 day 40years yearsdue dueto to modern modern day crises cleanly dispose crises AA toto cleanly dispose unwanted waste. unwanted waste. re are currently more than 140 producing re are currently more than 140 producing plants operating worldwide. Nineteen plants operating worldwide. Nineteen plants are located in United States, plants are located in United States, se are primarily d by chemical manufacturers. se are primarily d by chemical manufacturers. 2 2

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Municipal Solid Waste To Energy Project Overview

Cleveland s s Energy Future Municipal Solid Waste To Energy Project Overview February 26, 2010 Department of Public Service Division of Waste Collection Agenda Page Introduction...... 3 1. MSW to Electric