FEATURE
The 9th annual Energy from Waste Conference takes place on 8 and 9 December at the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum in London
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he event is run by global event company, SMi and is supported by
the Environmental Services Association (ESA) and European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technology (ESWET). It aims to bring together industry professionals and local councils working in waste, bioenergy, environmental services and infrastructure finance. It will strengthen the knowledge of delegates across a range of key topics, including refuse derived fuel and international markets and European trade, while also looking at the practicalities of heating projects and keeping attendees at the forefront of technological breakthroughs to adapt to the growing need for greener energy. Topics that will be discussed during the
two day event will include a presentation about EU initiatives surrounding the circular economy – from a local council and provider perspective; the BREF review process. The British policy around BREXIT will also be a major focus, and a variety of municipal authorities which are currently implementing energy to waste projects will be talking about their project journeys and the challenges they have encountered. On day two of the event a
portion of the day will be dedicated to the subject of funding energy from waste projects. One of the keynote presentations will come from Maya Van der Steenhoven, director of the Public Private Cooperation Heating and Cooling, South-Holland, which involves 35 partners in government, business, knowledge institutes and financial sector who are working together on sustainable use of heat. Heat is responsible for around 30% of the national energy use in Holland and is
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an areas that is neglected in the sustainability theme, with discussions usually focussing on electricity use. South Holland is responsible for 30% of the Dutch energy use and CO2 output, which makes it especially important to the Dutch Energy transition. Van der Steenhoven will explain how the Netherlands, a country that has traditionally had a strong reliance on gas, is looking to change. She will explain how local governments are working together with local initiatives to stop investing in the gas infrastructure and start making different choices and she will discuss the importance of local waste heat, geothermal heat and power to heat in this transition. She will also give insight into the smart choices we can make by combining all the possibilities for future heating or the probable outcome if we continue to have a dogmatic approach to the energy transition and keep making the
wrong choices. Jarno Stet, Waste Service
Manager, City of Westminster – London, UK will be discussing the role
of Energy from Waste in the circular economy and will provide insight on its impact at Westminster City Council. He will also offer strategic guidance on enhancing value for money services that contribute towards the circular economy. Westminster City Council has to operate
a waste collection and treatment services in the most intensively used and severely
restricted urban environment in the UK which presents a unique set of challenges. Last year 196,000 tonnes of waste was managed and the levels of waste are increasing by around 3% per annum.
The City Council is committed to improving sustainability and managing waste as far up the hierarchy as possible. “We are realistic about the balance of what can be achieved, what is affordable and represents value for money. My presentation will provide an insight on how the circular economy would work for waste on a local level in an intensively used urban 24/7 environment.” Many of the limitations and challenges to service delivery in Westminster are unique and require different solutions and approaches than elsewhere. “We recently re-tendered our waste treatment contracts and saw an opportunity to improve our environmental performance. High performing EfW will play an important role in achieving our environmental objectives,” he said. Pandora Rene, senior advisor regime
regulation: Waste and Illegals Environment Agency, will also be speaking at the event, to offer delegates and overview of the of EfW in the waste hierarchy and will explain why it is important that the UK improves its CHP capacity to bring it up to EU standards.
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