PRESENT STATUS AND PERSPECTIVES OF CO-COMBUSTION IN GERMAN POWER PLANTS

Abstract

Various approaches to the future waste management policy in Germany are currently under discussion. One problem arising in this connection, this is the suitability of existing furnaces for the co-combustion of waste. The use of sewage treatment sludge in power plants is already being practiced on a technical scale. Co-combustion in power plants is of interest also because of the CO2 problem, as renewable resources can also be used for this purpose. This article documents the technical status of co-combustion in Germany and the available quantities of selected supplementary fuels. Moreover, experience accumulated in German coal fired power plants in using supplementary fuels is compiled. Future possibilities are assessed.