@phdthesis{Gstrein2018,
  type      = {Master Thesis},
  author    = {Michael Gstrein},
  title     = {Energetic and economic comparison of waste incineration plants and fermentation plants for municipal solid waste in the UK},
  doi       = {10.25924/opus-2767},
  pages     = {XII, 62},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {The master thesis concentrates on two different cases to generate energy from MSW. In the first case, the MSW is incinerated in an incineration plant. This approach represents the present situation in the waste treatment in large parts of the UK. In the second case, the OFMSW is separated in a treatment facility and used in a fermentation plant. The remaining waste is again used as a feedstock in an incineration plant. The difference in the net energy yield between these two cases is investigated in this thesis. To calculate the difference in the energy yield of case 1 and case 2, a research of the existing literature about comparisons of incineration and fermentation plants and their results are reflected and data about the MSW in the UK is collected. With the input of the literature and the researched data, a model is built which compares the two different cases of waste treatment. The results of the comparisons are then examined by varying different parameters. This step is repeated by using different input parameters. Afterwards, the results are compared and analysed. In the next part of the thesis, an economic analysis of the incineration and fermentation combined technology plant is made. In this analysis, the investment costs, the annual profits and the annual costs of an additional fermentation plant are discussed and calculated. The result of the analysis is displayed as an amortization time calculation. The results are then analysed by varying the parameters in a sensitivity analysis. Finally, the research question is answered and a forecast for possible plant designs with an incineration and a fermentation plant in combination are discussed.},
  language  = {en}
}