Briefing: Energy from waste in the UK: call for papers

Abstract

This article provides a brief to potential authors of articles for Waste and Resource Management on the status of energy recovery from waste in the UK as of October 2013. The aim is to present the position in the industry at the time of writing, state the issues prevailing at the time of writing and suggest topics that could be addressed by potential authors.

Editorial

“…This themed issue of Waste and Resource Management on advanced thermal treatment of waste, reflects the research being undertaken by industry and academia to advance even further the technologies of pyrolysis and gasification. Riley (2014) has produced a thought-provoking briefing paper on energy from waste, raising issues of relevance to the incineration, pyrolysis and gasification industries and academia. Technical issues of operating incineration plants and the particular technological challenges of pyrolysis and gasification are presented.…”