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Due to the ever-increasing energy demand and a strong reliance on coal, China has been working hard to identify options for diversifying its energy supply base. Meanwhile, China is also facing serious environmental problems brought about by rapidly increasing urban waste generation associated with rapid urbanisation and burgeoning consumption levels. Waste-to-energy utilisation can ease some of this environmental pressure and also help meet some energy demand. This chapter explores both the potential role that utilising energy from waste could play in meeting China’s energy demand and possible technical and policy routes for unlocking that potential.
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Li, Z., Amorelli, A., Liu, P. (2016). Future Low Carbon Options for Combustion Power Plants. In: Informing Choices for Meeting China’s Energy Challenges. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2353-8_10
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