Feasibility Study of Solar Assisted Waste-to-Energy Power Plant for Adama City

Abstract

The Thesis Outlined In This Report Is A Pre-Feasibility Study Of The Potential To Use Waste-To-Energy Technology In Adama City. The Project Aimed To Show (Explore) Adama City?�?S Economic And Environmental Opportunities For Solid Waste Incineration With Energy Recovery, Also Known As Waste To Energy. The Current Waste Management System In Adama Consists Of Landfills In The Cities And Open Burning. Environmentally, This Is A Poor Solution And Although There Are Plans For Change, No Specific Strategy Has Been Presented. This Is A Growing Problem Both Environmentally And Logistically. Another Important Thing Is That Waste To Energy Is The Additional Way Of Getting Energy For Adama City. Data Was Collected From Adama With Four Kebele And Different Literature Review. From The Collected Data, Waste-To-Energy Systems Were Simulated In Cyclepad, Python, And Mech In Excel. Results From The Simulations Show That A System Using Waste Incineration Would Be The Best Solution For The Adama City. The Results Of This Study Show That Implementation Of A Waste Incineration Plant In The Adama City Energy System Is Economically And Environmentally Feasible, When Compare To The Current Conditions. The Chosen System Is Designed To Handle A Total Of 50,000 Tons Of Waste Annually Collected From Adama City. The System Will Provide 118.5 Gwh Electric Energy Annually. The System Investment Cost Is Around 149.5 Musd And It Is Expected To Generate An Annual Profit 4.71 Musd. The Results In This Study Clearly Show That There Are Both Economic And Environmental Potential For Waste-To-Energy Technologies In The Region. By Implementing Waste-To-Energy Technology, The Supplied Waste Can Be Seen As A Resource Instead Of A Problem. This Would Give Incentives For Further Actions And Investments Regarding Waste Management. Compared With City?�?S Current Solution With Landfills And Fossil Fuel Turbines, The Project Also Develop A Significant Environmental Improvement. During The Plant?�?S Design Lifetime, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Small With The Assumption That Only A Portion Of The Carbon Content Of The Waste Is Of Fossil Origin.