Uses

In Italy, HQ-SRF can be used in the following cases:

• cement kilns, where it is co-fired with coal or petcoke (in the main burner and subsequently in the pre-calcinator); 
• coal-fired electric power plants in co-firing and in oil, orimulsion and also coal-fired plants for use after gasification.
  

For industrial end-users, HQ-SRF represents a valid and proven alternative to the fossil fuels that are usually employed.

Moreover, the use of HQ-SRF enables: 

• over 10 million tonnes of municipal solid waste to be absorbed, equal to around 40% of the amount produced nationally, as well as reducing disposal in landfills by more than 50%; 
• the average European energy recovery from waste, 27%, to be surpassed;
• emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) produced by fossil fuels to be reduced by around 10 million tonnes; 
• a significant contribution to achieving the objective for the production of electric energy from Renewable Energy Sources (R.E.S.), set by European Directive 2001/77/CE; 
• Thermoelectric Power Stations to comply with their obligation to obtain Green Certificates at lower costs;
• the emissions from the chimneys of end-users to be improved, contributing to reducing NO_x, SO_x and CO emissions.