The American MVA provider Covanta
http://www.covantaenergy.com
wants to build a large incinerator in Dublin, the "Poolbeg incinerator". The envisaged capacity of 600,000 tons per year provided for in the area but quite annoying. Too big, some say. When he is not full, giant penalties due. Just right, say the other. He is always full. The idea is now half as large garbage furnace, but is still hotly debated.
A contentious issue in Ireland is the basic attitude of the government to waste incineration. But sometimes she should opt for a clear line tell the parties, or per MVA per MBA (Mechanical-biological waste treatment). But the government wobbled around for a long time to get as little spanking. Now suggests the shuttle diplomacy against the Dublin combustion. There will be a general waste incineration tax.
The wrangling over the Poolbeg furnace lasts since 2007, when Covanta actually got the contract. The comments of the Americans were even aware of since then and plans sometimes gruff, very different than that of Belgium nv MVA-Bauer Indaver,
http://www.indaver.com
the other Irish sites MVA and more looking for the sound handling.
poured oil on the fire in early 2011, the Irish Independent newspaper. You quoted the German Green Party Speakers Dr. Michael Weltzin as a proponent of MVA and opponents of MBA.
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ministers-policy-directly-contradicts-views-of-german-greens-2483962.html
Probably world interest ESWET presentation at the workshop in Brussels on 11 Used in October 2010.
http://www.eswet.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/Presentations/2010.10.11_Workshop/ESWET_Workshop_Weltzin_11.10.2010.pdf
ESWET stands for "European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technology", (lobby) organization MVA of European industry.
http://www.eswet.eu
main thrust world interest in the Brussels presentation was the end of the landfill. Pyrolysis was classified as a failed past, MBA as acceptable as inadequate, potentially explosive temporary solution and modern MVA. Was he perhaps misunderstood?
Probably not. In a report to the City Council of Dublin, the Irish Independent, Weltzin recently pointed out that there were major technical problems with an MBA and no market for the (generated) fuels.
Also in the Irish Times was quoted Weltzin for the evaluation of MVA and MBA.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2011/0104/1224286703132.html
already got a day after the publication Speaker of the Green cold feet and rowed back violently, even though his statements in Brussels were nachlesbar pretty clear. In a letter to the Irish Times, he wrote that he had been quoted out of context and the impression is wrong, the German Greens would support incineration.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/letters/2011/0106/1224286878775.html
Ja ne, as for now Mr. Weltzin? Yet all the greens? 2011 is anything other than three months ago? If you use "German Bundestag" operate, you can expect with the fact that someone looks closely.
Since we naturally ask ourselves: Where are the Greens in Germany? Weltzin is an isolated individual fighters or ricochet? Or is it now green policy, the export of German MBT technology to sabotage? The only mitigating circumstance
for Weltzin: He's in an apparent feud between Ireland's Environment Minister John Gormley - and has fallen from sappy in Dublin also commented on this - contra Poolbeg - and Dublin City Manager John Tierney - per Poolbeg.
way you can reach the Lord
Dr. Michael Weltzin
adviser for climate policy and economic instruments of environmental policy
Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group
Platz der Republik 1 11011 Berlin
Tel: (0 30) 2 27-5 23 14
E-mail: michael.weltzin @ green-bundestag.de
Green MEPs:
http://www.gruene- bundestag.de/cms/abgeordnete/rubrik/5/5918.abgeordnete.html
A good year 2011 wish our readers the
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Irish Independent, Wednesday January 05 2011
Minister's policy directly Contradict views of German Greens
ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley's opposition to incineration directly clashes with the views of his German Green counterparts.
The minister insists incineration is outdated and that Ireland needs to embrace other technologies such as mechanical biological treatment (MBT).
However, in a recent presentation to Dublin City Council, the scientific adviser to the German Green Party, Dr Michael Weltzin, stated that the advantage of having incinerators was that they were the "proven technology for many years".
Dr Weltzin points out that the benefits of incinerators include low emissions, no landfilling, and high efficiency in recovering heat and electricity.
The Poolbeg energy-from-waste plant would produce 56 MW (megawatts) of electricity; enough for 80,000 homes and 20pc of Dublin's household electricity needs.
It would also provide district heating for up to the equivalent of another 60,000 homes.
Mr Gormley is opposing the construction of the facility, which would involve 500 construction jobs and up to 100 permanent jobs afterwards.
Dr Weltzin says the Greens in Germany, where the party began, were strictly opposed to incineration in the 1980s because of low-emission standards for dioxins.
However, during the 1990s cleaner incineration technologies became available as the awareness about global warming as a major problem grew.
Also, pollution coming from landfills came to be recognised as a serious problem.
Dr Weltzin warns that landfills are "black boxes, with uncontrolled biological and chemical processes.
"They need intensive care for generations, leaching water has to be treated for years.
"You have the permanent danger of leaks, with major impacts for groundwater and soil.
"Such problems are usually not reparable," he adds.
"This is why the Greens are campaigning to entirely end the disposal of waste from humans on landfill sites by 2020," the Green scientist told Dublin city council officials in a report.
And he points out that mechanical biological treatment -- the process which is favoured by Mr Gormley instead of the proposed Poolbeg incinerator -- had "major technical problems, no market for the solid fuels, and landfilling is still necessary".
- Treacy Hogan and Paul Melia
Irish Independent
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ministers-policy-directly-contradicts-views-of-german-greens-2483962.html
The Irish Times - Thursday, January 6, 2011
German Greens' policy on waste
Madam, – I was quoted in the article (“New levies may scupper plans to restart Poolbeg incinerator work”, January 4th) in the context of waste incineration. This citation out of context accrues the wrong impression, that the German Greens are promoting incineration. The correct position is: “waste to energy” has to be the last step in a hierarchy after avoidance, reuse and recycling, to deal with the leftovers. Therefore, the capacity of an incinerator has to match the local demand, otherwise there will be no incentive for avoidance and recycling.
The presentation referred to was specific to the situation and waste infrastructure in Germany, especially in the context of mechanical and biological treatment (MBT). The paper is not intended as a prescription for everywhere in Europe. – Yours, etc,
Dr MICHAEL WELTZIN,
Advisor for Climate Policy to the Parliamentary Group of The Greens in the German Bundestag,
Berlin,
Germany.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/letters/2011/0106/1224286878775.html
