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In Sweden and Germany there are heat-plants, which for example burn garbage instead of sending it to a dump. If the garbage is clean enough, and doesn't contai
by robert_foss 8y ago
In Sweden and Germany there are heat-plants, which for example burn garbage instead of sending it to a dump.
If the garbage is clean enough, and doesn't contain things like heavy-metals, the process can be surprisingly clean due to the very high temperatures of combustion and exhaust filtering used.
- ams6110 8y agoIt can also be relatively carbon-neutral, if you pull most of the plastic out of the waste stream first. The rest is going to be mostly wood, paper and cardboard.
- bjelkeman-again 8y agoAdditionally in Sweden we have quite a lot of heat pumps, so those not connected to very efficient district heating systems can heat electric. Already in 2014 we didn’t use much fossil fuel for heating. [1] (Swedish electricity production is essentially CO2 free. [2]) [1] https://bjelkeman.wordpress.com/2014/12/10/sustainable-energy-a-swedish-energy-balance-sheet-part-2/ https://bjelkeman.wordpress.com/2014/12/10/sustainable-energ... [2] https://bjelkeman.wordpress.com/2014/12/13/sustainable-energy-swedens-electricity-supply/ https://bjelkeman.wordpress.com/2014/12/13/sustainable-energ...