Waste-to-Energy
KEMA's waste-to-energy services will help you reach an optimal design and will support you in optimizing your operation
Waste is a valuable fuel but one accompanied by complex issues. As a manager or operator of a waste-to-energy plant, you know that better than anyone. You strive towards an optimal design of your installation to the local requirements and towards optimizing operations of your installation regarding energy production.
The services KEMA supplies will help you to reach an optimal design and support you in optimizing your operation.
Policy support and strategic support
Market aspects and the effects of regulations on the waste sector are important drivers of technology and business development. KEMA has great experience in conducting policy studies, market research, benchmark studies and technology as well as environmental investigations. These can be used both to support governments (at all levels, international, national and regional) and stakeholders in industry.
When considering investments or disinvestments in waste-to-energy, KEMA can support you with technical due diligence investigations and condition assessment of installations.
Project planning support
During the first phase of project development we can assess the feasibility of your waste-processing plant. We select the site or assess the site you have chosen. Then our consultants can help you prepare a full range of services: a business case, the master plan, the environmental impact reports, the permit process, the project organization, the conceptual design and required utilities.
Project development
During this phase, KEMA helps to select preferred technologies and assists in basic design of the plant. This also includes such considerations as the interface with the power grid to ensure that your installation cannot cause an imbalance on the grid. In addition, we can advise you concerning the best available and most cost-effective techniques for optimization of the combustion process with minimal maintenance requirements and the longest possible lifespan. We are glad to assist you throughout the project: monitoring the construction and suppliers, as well as overseeing acceptance and testing. At the end of the process we carry out performance measurements to establish the baseline performance of the plant.
Operational support
To keep operational costs under control you will be constantly searching for technologies and processes to improve the yield of your installations, to limit harmful emissions and corrosion, and to improve the quality of your by-products.
KEMA works with you to improve and optimize the performance of your installation, develop procedures and technological improvements to limitcosts and operating risks to the greatest possible extent and attain the highest possible levels of safety. With our sophisticated process modeling tools and our practical experience we can evaluate thoroughly any process innovations that may be applicable. In addition to consulting services, we can perform a wide range of supporting tests and measurements on materials, components and by-products in our extended laboratories.