Waste-to-energy generation technologies and the developing economies: A multi-criteria analysis for sustainability assessment

Khan, Imran; Kabir, S.M. Zobaidul

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2019.12.132

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“…The WtE technologies have emerged as a sustainable waste management and RE generation options. The widespread types of these technologies are Incineration, Gasification, Pyrolysis, Fermentation, Anaerobic Digestion, Torrefaction, and Hydrothermal Liquefaction ( Khan and Kabir, 2020 ). Studies on WtE generation in Pakistan convey that the unprecedented level of waste generation in the country offers massive feedstock for WtE power plants.…”

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Energy trilemma based prioritization of waste-to-energy technologies: Implications for post-COVID-19 green economic recovery in Pakistan

Shah

Cheng

Solangi

et al. 2021

Journal of Cleaner Production

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As lockdown eases, economic activities resume in Pakistan. If the country continues to follow business-as-usual (BAU) then it is anticipated that carbon output could surge past pre-COVID-19 levels – that means more disasters in future. Thus, it is an unprecedented opportunity to shift from BAU and achieve carbon-neutral and nature-positive economic recovery – green economic recovery (GER). To fuel the GER, access to modern, equitable, affordable and sustainable energy is paramount. This study explores waste-to-energy (WtE) as an alternative green fuel for GER. Seven WtE technologies are prioritized based on the concept of energy trilemma – energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability. For the evaluation, an energy trilemma based decision support framework is developed using most prominent multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods. The fuzzy set theory is integrated with MCDM methods to minimize uncertainty in results. Sixteen experts are engaged to score each WtE technology with respect to every energy trilemma dimension and sub-dimension. Gasification technology is found to be the most feasible option for WtE generation in Pakistan whereas Torrefaction technology is least favorable. It is concluded that the need to shift towards sustainable energy is more than ever to limit the carbon emission and prevent future crisis.

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Energy trilemma based prioritization of waste-to-energy technologies: Implications for post-COVID-19 green economic recovery in Pakistan

Shah

Cheng

Solangi

et al. 2021

Journal of Cleaner Production

107

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“…During China's development in recent years, resources and the environment have become important bottlenecks that constrain sustainability. Different types of environmental pollution, such as water pollution, air pollution, and solid waste pollution, have not only resulted in huge economic losses, but also seriously threaten the health and life of the people [29][30][31]. If these pollution issues are not treated and solved in a timely manner, sustainability will be impossible to achieve.…”

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Evaluation of the Level of Sustainable Development of Provinces in China from 2012 to 2018: A Study Based on the Improved Entropy Coefficient-TOPSIS Method

Liao

Chen

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Based on the definition and implication of sustainable development, this paper first constructed an evaluation indicator system for the sustainable development level of provinces in China, and performed a scientific evaluation on the sustainable development level based on official statistics from 2012 to 2018 by using the improved Entropy Coefficient-TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution) method. The evaluation results showed that the eastern region of China has the highest level of sustainable development, with its two municipalities directly under the central government, Beijing and Shanghai, achieving the full score of 1.0000 in all evaluations, both ranking first among all the provinces. There were significant differences in the level of sustainable development across provinces in the central region, which were comparatively weaker in terms of environmental sustainability and science and technology sustainability, with four provinces’ evaluation scores below 0.5000. The provinces of the western region had comparatively lower levels of sustainable development, with six of the provinces ranking among the bottom ten in the overall sustainability score. In the northeast region, Liaoning had the highest overall sustainable development level, ranking ninth in the country, with an evaluation score of 0.7726; however, there were large differences across the region, with the other two provinces ranking 19th and 21th, respectively, in the overall sustainability score. Based on the research findings, this paper has provided relevant policy recommendations for China to further improve the sustainable development level of various provinces in the future.

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“…Therefore, measures have now been taken to help reduce pollution levels. That is, the implementation of clean or green energies that replaces the burning of fossil fuels that release CO 2 into the atmosphere, in addition to the development of sustainable alternating energies such as solar, wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric [9][10][11][12][13].…”

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Porous Materials for Applications in Energy and Environment

Esquivel-Castro

Martínez-Luévanos

Estrada-Flores

et al. 2020

Handbook of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications

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Waste-to-energy generation technologies and the developing economies: A multi-criteria analysis for sustainability assessment

Cited by 171 publications

References 51 publications

Energy trilemma based prioritization of waste-to-energy technologies: Implications for post-COVID-19 green economic recovery in Pakistan

Energy trilemma based prioritization of waste-to-energy technologies: Implications for post-COVID-19 green economic recovery in Pakistan

Evaluation of the Level of Sustainable Development of Provinces in China from 2012 to 2018: A Study Based on the Improved Entropy Coefficient-TOPSIS Method

Porous Materials for Applications in Energy and Environment

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