Energy from Waste

Overview

This course will help delegates better understand all aspects of recovering energy from non-recyclable waste materials.

The course covers various plant types including energy from waste, anaerobic digestion, high temperature incineration, pyrolysis and gasification. As well as exploring the technical and operational aspects of producing energy from waste, the course also covers the business case and business benefits of Energy from Waste (EfW) and wider policy, regulatory and environmental factors. The course draws upon real-life case studies and examples and will help delegates better understand the practical considerations and business aspects of EfW. 

There will be an assessment at the end of the course. Following successful completion, you will receive an IChemE Energy from Waste pass certificate.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, you will understand:

• how the energy from waste process works across a range of plant types
• technical/operational considerations including process intensification, energy efficiency and waste quantities/disposal
• how EfW contributes to broader waste management policies
• the business case for EfW plants including the pros and cons of different plant types
• environment, social and economic impacts of EfW technologies
• market and legislative factors impacting EfW.

Who will benefit

• Chemical engineers involved in front end design, environmental assessment, energy efficiency schemes and waste minimisation
• Senior managers seeking to understand the complexities of energy from waste, and how they might strategically consider it for their business

Course outline

• Energy from waste overview – Energy from Waste plants, AD Plants, HTI Plants, Pyrolysis plants, Gasification plants
• Policy, regulation and trends of EfW technologies
• Environmental, societal and economic benefits and impacts of EfW
• Technological/operational considerations and process intensification: energy efficiency, waste quantities and disposal, operational issues
• The business case for EfW including practical examples
• Choosing EfW – the pros and cons
• Course assessment

Course delivery

Face-to-face

Dates and location 

• 9–10 December, Manchester, UK

Not available then or looking for an alternative course delivery? Register your interest in future dates or request an in-company course quotation.

Fees

Book any live online or face-to-face training course before 31 August and save 20%! Simply use discount code MIDYEAR20 at checkout.

• IChemE member: £800 + VAT 
• Non-member: £1,000+ VAT

*Terms and conditions: offer applies to 2025 live online and face-to-face courses. Applies to bookings made between 1 July and 31 August 2025 and to both member and non-member prices. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer eg multi-place discounts. Registration must be confirmed and paid by 31 August 2025. This offer does not apply to IChemE approved courses or face to face courses in South Africa.

More than one person to train?

Multi-place discounts

Discounts are available to companies booking more than one place. Bookings must be made at the same time to receive the discount.

• 2 places – 10% discount
• 3 places –15% discount
• 4 or more places – 20% discount

In-company training

This course can be delivered to in-house teams, either on-site or online. This could be a cost-effective option if you have several people requiring the training. Content can be tailored to your specific requirements. Request a quotation.

Attendance certificate and CPD hours

An e-certificate will be issued at the end of the course to confirm attendance and CPD hours logged. Please note that you must attend the whole course to receive the certificate. 

In the case of online courses, CPD hours should be used as an approximate guide and will vary depending on the preferred approach of the delegate and to what extent additional learning is completed.