3.9. Five energy plans for Britain http://www.ck12.org
Notes and further reading
Incinerating 1 kg of waste yields roughly 0.5 kWh of electricity.
The calorific value of municipal solid waste is about 2.6 kWh per kg; power stations burning waste produce
electricity with an efficiency of about 20%. Source: SELCHP tour guide.
Figure 27.3.Data from Eurostat, http://www.epa.gov, and http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/.
The policies of the Liberal Democrats.See http://www.libdems.org.uk [5os7dy], [yrw2oo].