Publication detail

A Two-stage Model on Optimal Location and Operation of Waste-to-Energy Plants: Influence of Waste Composition Uncertainty

HRABEC, D. PLUSKAL, J. ŠOMPLÁK, R. NEVRLÝ, V. HVATTUM, L.

Original Title

A Two-stage Model on Optimal Location and Operation of Waste-to-Energy Plants: Influence of Waste Composition Uncertainty

Type

abstract

Language

English

Original Abstract

Waste management is geared towards a circular economy with the aim to increase the sustainability of the system by reducing waste production, reduce landfilling and increasing recycling. More efficient management of municipal waste thus leads to higher material utilisation. On the other hand, high recycling is associated with the formation of residual waste flows that represent a significant energy potential. The composition of waste is very variable. However, it has a major effect on energy amount from its recovery. To ensure the operability and economic sustainability of Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plants, a real change in the composition of the waste must be considered. The energy amount, which could be obtained from waste recovery, varies between waste producers and should be included in strategic decisions. Herein, a twostage stochastic mixed-integer linear programming model is developed to support strategic capacity planning for waste energy recovery. It captures waste composition uncertainty and allows to include several scenarios of possible future development. The first stage decision suggests the location of WtE capacities, while the second stage includes the solution of the proposed scenarios. The developed approach is applied to the case study in the Czech Republic for waste management in 2030. The result suggests to build 13 WtE plants to support 4 already existing which increases the annual treatment capacity by almost four times and satisfies EU directives.

Keywords

optimal location; waste-to-energy; waste composition; two-stage model

Authors

HRABEC, D.; PLUSKAL, J.; ŠOMPLÁK, R.; NEVRLÝ, V.; HVATTUM, L.

Released

11. 7. 2021

ISBN

978-618-85079-1-3

Book

31st European Conference on Operational Research Conference Handbook

Pages from

53

Pages to

53

Pages count

1

URL

http://files.convin.gr/various/EURO21-Conference_e-Handbook_Full_version.pdf

BibTex

@misc{BUT176772,
  author="Dušan {Hrabec} and Jaroslav {Pluskal} and Radovan {Šomplák} and Vlastimír {Nevrlý} and Lars Magnus {Hvattum}",
  title="A Two-stage Model on Optimal Location and Operation of Waste-to-Energy Plants: Influence of Waste Composition Uncertainty",
  booktitle="31st European Conference on Operational Research Conference Handbook",
  year="2021",
  pages="53--53",
  isbn="978-618-85079-1-3",
  url="http://files.convin.gr/various/EURO21-Conference_e-Handbook_Full_version.pdf",
  note="abstract"
}