Energy recovery definition

Energy recovery means energy recovery from waste that is conversion of waste material into usable heat, electricity or fuel through a variety of processes including combustion, gasification, pyrolisation, anaerobic digestion and landfill gas recovery ;
Energy recovery means the use of combustible packaging waste as a means to generate energy through direct incineration with or without other waste but with recovery of the heat;
Energy recovery means recovery in which all or a part of the solid waste materials are processed to use the heat content, or other forms of energy, of or from the material.

Examples of Energy recovery in a sentence

  • Energy recovery is waste disposed of at waste-to-energy plants and at a biogas plant.

  • Energy recovery facilities include codis- posal measures for sludge and refuse which produce energy; anaerobic digestion facili- ties ( Provided, That more than 90 percent of the methane gas is recovered and used as fuel); and equipment which provides for the use of digester gas within the treatment works.

  • Energy recovery technology is complex and the equipment requires a steady supply of waste to operate efficiently.

  • Energy recovery may take place only in an industrial kiln, furnace, or boiler.

  • Accordingly, in the light of this improvement it is recommended that the service be funded for a further year in the hope that the improvement in patronage may be continued.


More Definitions of Energy recovery

Energy recovery means the recovery of energy in a useable form from mass burning or refuse derived fuel incineration, pyrolysis or any other means of using the heat of combustion of solid waste that involves high temperature (above twelve hundred degrees Fahrenheit) processing.
Energy recovery means a process operating under federal and
Energy recovery means a process operating under federal and state environmental laws and regulations for converting solid waste into usable energy and for reducing the volume of solid waste.
Energy recovery means a procedure in which all or a part of
Energy recovery means recovery in which all or a part of the solid waste materials are
Energy recovery means a waste recovery operation where combustible waste is used as a means to produce energy through incineration of this waste, with or without other waste or fuel, with recovery of the generated heat.
Energy recovery means recovery in which all or a part of the solid waste materials of architectural paint are processed to use the heat content or other forms of energy from the solid waste materials.