THE EVALUATION OF ENERGY POTENTIAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IN BITLIS

Mechanical Engineering

Increasing energy demand with population and limited fossil based energy sources have caused an increase in energy costs. Utilizing renewable and clean energy sources can reduce energy costs and contribute to a country’s economy. There are many these sources such as wind, solar, hydroelectric plants, municipal solid waste, etc. Municipal solid waste has a great potential in Turkey, as the amount of municipal solid waste has increased dramatically in last 10 years with population and technological advances. Nowadays, one of the most discussed topics is how to produce energy from municipal solid wastes. There are many methods and technological advances for managing municipal solid wastes and producing energy. The aim of this study is to investigate energy potential of municipal solid waste of Bitlis municipality. The union of Bitlis Province, Bitlis Province Districts and Sub-Districts Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Construction and Operation (Bİ-KA) was established in Bitlis by the decision of council of ministers on June 21, 2006 to collect, carry and dispose of the municipal solid wastes in Bitlis and its districts and sub-districts. A sanitary landfill was built for that purpose in Belektepe, in Tahtalı village, Güroymak district, Bitlis province by Bİ-KA in 2012. Bİ-KA and its members reached an agreement in January 2016 to expand their facility to generate electricity. The results indicate that there is great potential to produce energy from municipal solid wastes. It has been found that the plant would recover its investment in 5 years and then would profit $544265,00 for the next 5 years, and it would save 37701,83 m3 tons of greenhouse gas emissions for 8 years.

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