The interaction of waste, renewable energy and planning policy in Scotland

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The interaction of waste, renewable energy and
planning policy in Scotland
Andy Witty Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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Introduction

• The context
• The situation waste, planning and energy policy
• The challenges
• The solution delivering integrated policy

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Scotland
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The Situation Waste Policy

• WFD, EC strategies, diversion targets
• Additional Scottish targets
• Strategic Waste Fund
• What we do not have!

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Waste Growth
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Municipal Waste Recovery and Disposal under the
BPEO
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What is SEPA doing?
Launched September 2004
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The Situation Planning policy

• 32 single-tier local authorities
• 2 National Park authorities
• December 2005 Planning Bill Scottish
  Parliament
• National Planning Framework

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The Situation Renewable energy policy

• Scottish targets
• Energy review
• Renewables obligation
• Electricity heat
• Energy hierarchy

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The challenges

• Integration of waste planning policy
• Meeting targets 2010, 2013, 2020
• Decision time next 18 36 months
• Strategic Outline Cases joint bids
• Bottlenecks timescales
• Development Plans and waste facilities

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Report - Local Plans Meeting Area Waste Plan
Objectives

• Production of Model Waste Planning Policies
• Dissemination of best practice
• Action to prepare effective Local Plans
• Promote link between employment and waste
  infrastructure
• Identify barriers to delivery of waste
  infrastructure
• Consideration of non-municipal waste issues
• Encourage joint working with waste managers

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The Challenges

• Integration of waste renewable energy policy
• Renewables Obligation mixed waste
• SEPAs thermal treatment guidelines

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SEPAs Guidelines for Thermal Treatment of
Municipal Waste

• Purpose - set out SEPAs view on strategic role
  of thermal treatment within context of National
  Waste Strategy

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SEPAs Guidelines for Thermal Treatment of
Municipal Waste

• SEPA would expect that in the majority of
  situations segregation of non-renewable and
  non-combustible materials should be maximised
  before thermal treatment of the residual waste
  takes place.

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SEPAs Guidelines for Thermal Treatment of
Municipal Waste

• Burning unsegregated municipal waste
• Does not contribute to sustainable waste
  management
• It may promote a shift from landfilling to
  thermal treatment of majority of wastes
• It will undermine use and development of other
  waste treatment options

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The Challenges

• Integration of waste renewable energy policy
• Renewables Obligation mixed waste
• SEPAs thermal treatment guidelines
• Utilisation of biomass

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The Solution delivering integrated policy

• Players involved
• Strategic Clusters strategic decisions

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Energy from Waste
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Planning authorities

• SEPA liaison
• Seminars
• SEPA input at two main levels
• Structure Local Plans
• Determination of application for planning
  permission
• National Planning Framework

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Energy policy

• Historic interaction
• Energy concerns embedded energy
• Resource planning
• Scaling and use of heat
• Use of technology thermal efficiency

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Use of technology - Dioxins

• MSW incineration
• 1990 602g I-TEQ/year (55)
• 1995 416g I-TEQ/year (53)
• 1997 11g I-TEQ/year (3)

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Thermal Efficiencies

• Coal-fired power station 30 35
• Waste thermal treatment plant
• Theoretical max 27
• (conventional combustion)
• Fluidised bed 18 20
• Gasification 12 - 50
• CHP 60
• District heating system (heat) 78
• Gasification plus gas engine 80

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Conclusions

• The way forward