Abstract
The yards offering ‘green’ ship recycling services cannot generally lure ship owners due to a lower offer price for buying end-of-life (EOL) ships than other yards. However, the waste generated by dismantling and recycling the EOL ships at these yards can become a potential source of income if a waste-to-energy technology such as plasma gasification is used. Such waste management technology can turn waste into energy and other saleable products by managing waste environmentally friendlier than burning or landfilling. The resulting income can be used to offer a higher price to the ship owners. The increase in offer price can be calculated by using the economic analysis model presented in this paper. The results show that the investment in a plasma gasification plant is earned back reasonably quickly; however, it may not allow the ship recycling yards to increase the offer price significantly enough to gain a substantial market share.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings Venice 2016 - Sixth International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste Proceedings |
| Editors | William P. Clarke, Raffaello Cossu, Luis F. Diaz, Jianguo Liu, Toshihiko Matsuto, Michael Nelles, Rainer Stegmann |
| Place of Publication | Padova, Italy |
| Publisher | CISA Publisher |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9788862650076 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | 6th International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste - Venice, Italy Duration: 14 Nov 2016 → 17 Nov 2016 http://venicesymposium.it/ |
Conference
| Conference | 6th International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste |
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| Abbreviated title | Venice2016 |
| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Venice |
| Period | 14/11/16 → 17/11/16 |
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Keywords
- ship recycling
- ship breaking
- plasma gasification
- waste-to-energy
- Waste management
- economic analysis
