The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled new proposals which could increase the production of fuels of from waste.
The body is considering amending the Environmental Permitting Regulations which control waste-derived fuels and virgin fuels differently, reports letsrecycle.com.
Currently, all facilities which have a thermal input of over three megawatts (MW) must obtain a licence to do so, while those who only burn virgin fuel will require a permit if their input is greater than 20MW.
However, new draft plans from Defra, would allow firms to produce more waste-derived fuel if the rubbish was processed so that it was no longer classified as waste before being burned.
Defra said: “Fuels manufactured from waste which have ceased to be waste before being burned as a fuel are regulated in the same way as non waste-derived fuels.”
Should the new legislation come into force, the production of waste-derived fuel could increase and result in further demand for more processing machinery.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the waste-to-energy industry includes; conveyors – screw conveyors – chain conveyors – belt conveyors
Andy Parsons
