Waste Incinerator Suppling Steam to Electricity Producers

Summary

AZN (Afvalverbranding Zuid-Nederland) is a waste incinerator company which supplies steam to various electricity generating companies, which in turn supply the generated electricity to Shell Oil Refinery in the area.

Industry

Industry Sector	Specific Industry
Waste disposal sector	AZN Waste incinerator
Petroleum sector	Shell Oil Refinery
Energy utility sector	Electricity producers

Region

Moerdijk, The Netherlands.

Applied Technologies

• Not known.

Triple Bottom Line Aspects (direct at operational level)

Economic	Potential decrease in steam generation costs for electricity producer Potential savings in energy for Shell Oil Refinery
Environment	Improved resource efficiency Lower emissions associated with energy production
Social	None identified

Additional Comments

None.

References

• NV Afvalverbranding Zuid-Nederland (AZN) (n.d.) "Combination of a Waste Incineration Plant and a Combined Cycle Power Plant", Retrieved 23 December 2006 from: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/res/sectors/doc/bioenergy/incineration/02bm_349_93.pdf

Last Update

20 July 2010