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.