Results of reviews on bio-gas production and policy trends in the European Union (EU) are as follows. In the EU,Germany leads in bio-gas production with 29 TWh of energy produced through energy crops as of 2013. This could beachieved through renewable energy laws and increases in feed in tariff (FIT) schemes in Germany. In the EU, bio-gashas been verified to play an important role and contribute to greenhouse gas reduction. However, it is necessary to providea measure to improve sustainability criteria and decrease the consumer's share of expenses. If bio-gas is produced usingorganic wastes instead of energy crops, this problem can be solved. If the bio-gas production policies in the EU are appliedin South Korea, bio-gas market will be promoted and greenhouse gas emission can be reduced in the future.

In this research, the upgrading technology and policy trends for biogas were examined with a focus on the European Union (EU). Depending on the capacity of the biogas upgrading facility investment costs are different. In addition, biogas upgrading technology-specific energy demand is lowest in the amine scrubber process. Organic waste met the sustainability criteria. Also, the energy content was four times larger, and the results showed that the utilization value was significant. Through cogeneration, and it can secure various markets. Because of these advantages, various policies are being promoted in the EU. In the future, South Korea needs to model its biogas policy after the upgrading technology and policy trends in the EU, and it should strive to create a market for biomethane.

The present research examined the technological trends in optimizing the gasification of waste. Generally, when the percentage of impurities in waste is high, the energy density is low. High-temperature and high-pressure steam is difficult to obtain during energy recovery in incineration. Therefore, the energy recovery rate is low. However, if reaction conditions were optimized in gasification technology, it would be possible to produce synthetic gas with a high percentage of CO and H2. With regard to synthetic gas, there are many different types of energy recovery (steam turbines, gas turbines, gas engines) other than incineration, and it is possible to improve the recovery ratio through gas cleaning. Technologies that have the potential to optimize gasification in each phase were studied. With regard to domestic industry, optimization technology should be applied when planning and operating waste gasification.

This study describes the design and corrosion-resistant materials for a high-efficiency waste-to-energy (WtE) plant. WtEtechnology is one of the most robust and effective alternative energy options to reduce CO2 emissions and to conservelimited fossil fuel resources, which are used by traditional power plants. The recently published 3rd edition of the CEWEP(confederation of european waste-to-energy plants) energy efficiency report demonstrated the energy efficiency criterion(R1 formula) that was introduced in the waste framework directive and has proven to be an incentive for WtE plants inEurope to improve their energy efficiency. The design combines the optimal use of the corrosion resistant properties ofinconel with an efficient boiler design (Amsterdam) and turbine layout. It uses a steam-steam reheater to realize thisefficiency as well as high availability and low maintenance. The high-efficiency WtE plant is an economical choice thatmakes a very positive contribution to sustainable electricity production.