EFFECTS OF EXTENDED HEAT RECOVERY AND WASTE COLLECTION ON POWER GENERATION EFFICIENCY AND BUSINESS FEASIBILITY FOR A HIGH-EFFICIENT WASTE POWER GENERATION PLANT WITH RESERVE CAPACITY

Abstract

 In this research, a case study was carried out to obtain perspectives of facility improvement for a highly efficient municipal waste power generation plant in Kishiwada, which has a large amount of reserve capacity, in the process of future social change. First, we estimated effects of additional heat recovery technology implementation on the power generation efficiency based on heat balance analysis. Second, business feasibility was analyzed for facility improvement scenarios and extended waste collection including neighboring areas. Finally, we examined future appropriate scenarios of facility improvement perspectives including extended heat recovery and waste collection from the view point of power generation increase and cost reduction.