💡Great food for thought from last Thursday's discussion on industrial decarbonisation at the European Parliament. ESWET's Luigi Ferrieri Caputi attended the event, which was co-organised by Équilibre des Énergies a month after the publication of the #CleanIndustrialDeal. Here are the key takeaways for the #wastetoenergy sector: 💥 #CarbonCapture is crucial to ensure the competitiveness of hard-to-abate industries like Waste-to-Energy, for which no other options exist. Clear policies and investments for CO₂ infrastructure development are needed. 🔥Waste-to-Energy is a source of district heating. However, district heating providers should receive incentives to decarbonise the sector, thus contributing to climate goals. ⚡Waste-to-Energy provides clean, reliable and stable electricity. It is therefore important to increase electrification. However investments in grids are lagging behind. 💧 Synthetic fuels are needed in sectors like aviation and shipping, whose volumes will rise in the coming years, and for which we have little to no alternatives. Waste-to-Energy can also contribute to meeting the existing targets through Waste-to-Hydrogen and Fuels applications - this because the CO₂ captured from the plants can be utilised to scale up e-fuel supply. #CCUS #wte
