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April 26, 2026Applied SciencesOpen Access

Advanced Waste-to-Energy Technologies: Evidence, Scalability, and Implications for a Net-Zero Transition

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Review examines WtE technologies' efficiency and scalability for sustainable energy, suggesting improved frameworks are essential.

Key Points

  • This review aims to assess advanced waste-to-energy technologies for their performance, scalability, and implications for net-zero transitions.
  • Critical analysis of advanced WtE technologies including pyrolysis, gasification, and anaerobic digestion.
  • Examination of key uncertainties in literature regarding environmental claims and operational challenges.
  • Assessment of WtE's role within circular economy frameworks in energy recovery.
  • Identified a significant gap between laboratory-scale performance and commercial-scale operation due to feedstock variations.
  • Highlighted that environmental assessments vary significantly based on carbon accounting methods and lifecycle assumptions.
  • Concluded that effective energy recovery from WtE is best when integrated with material recycling rather than acting as a replacement.

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Sharif H. Zein (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69edad094a46254e215b4a48https://doi.org/10.3390/app16094169
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