The report addresses specific issues related to the interaction between energy and the circular economy, covering technical standardization and RSE’s participation in the IEA Bioenergy cooperation program. Regarding standardization activities, the report updates on annual activities in the field of energy recovery from waste and Secondary Solid Fuels (CSS) conducted by national (UNI CTI CT 283 – Energy from Waste) and international bodies (ISO TC 300 – Solid Recovered Materials including Solid Recovered Fuels).
Concerning cooperation with the IEA, the report summarizes the main technical feedback received from RSE’s participation in the annual activities of Task 36 of the IEA Bioenergy TCP.
In particular, as this year marks the end of a three-year research period (which coincides with the three-year activities of Task 36 of IEA Bioenergy – Material and Energy Valorisation of Waste in a Circular Economy), both the activities performed in 2021 and more general considerations on the expected and achieved results over the entire three-year period, as well as plans for the upcoming three-year period (2022–2024), are reported.
Regarding standardization activities, the report includes and discusses the technical standards published nationally and internationally in 2021 and, more generally, over the entire reference period (2019–2021). Additionally, it provides information on the progress of ongoing standards and their potential impact on the EfW (Energy from Waste) and circular economy sectors.
The activities conducted within the IEA Bioenergy framework are reported and discussed, highlighting the results expected and achieved in 2021, as well as a detailed account of the three-year activity coinciding with the RDS (Research and Development System) three-year period.