The table shows the electricity demand, the heat
demand and the total (as equivalents) demand for
entire incineration plants, expressed per ton of
treated waste.
A number of different methodologies may be used
to compare installation consumption with overall
energy recovery rates. In this example, developed by
the energy sub-group of the BREF TWG the energy
required to treat the waste is compare to that recovered
from the waste. Other indicators are also used that
compare the ratio of output to input energy.