Municipal Solid Waste Fueled Power Generation: A Case Study of Waste-to-Energy

• Main Authors: Akter S., Mohandas Y., Muttaqi K.M., Sutanto D., Al-Shetwi A.Q., Hannan M.A.
• Other Authors: 58644083200
• Format: Conference Paper
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2024
• Subjects: electricity generation; municipal waste; waste management; waste-to-energy technology; Energy efficiency; Energy policy; Power generation; Waste incineration; Waste management; Case-studies; Electricity generation capacity; Electricity-generation; Energy method; Health issues; Municipal waste; Power- generations; Waste generation; Waste to energy; Waste-to-energy technologies; Municipal solid waste
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

Municipal waste generation is increasing day by day, and it is expected to reach 2.2 billion tons per year in 2025. This uncontrollable increase in municipal waste leads to health, environmental and economic issues. The waste-to-energy method is a sustainable option to tackle both issues with waste management and the energy crisis. This paper presents a review of different current waste-to-energy techniques by considering the advantages and disadvantages, environmental impact, energy efficiency, and social impact of waste-to-energy methods. To compare the different systems for their electricity generation capacity, models for different systems were developed. The city of Wollongong was chosen as the study area, as it generates about 121,000 tons of municipal waste in a year, and around 48,400 tons of waste is recycled. The results from the simulation model show that the incineration method generates electricity in the range of 1700 kW compared to the landfill method which has an electricity generation capacity in the range of 100 kW. Thus, waste-to-energy technologies will revolutionize the sector of renewable energy and play a significant role in solving municipal waste management. � 2023 IEEE.