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PHGE and Lebanon, TN, strike deal for new WTE facility
The two entities are partnering together to construct a gasification plant expected to divert 8,000 tons of waste annually.
By Nicole Wrona • March 6, 2015 -
GCE: Future of WTE looks bright
Global Clean Energy's Steven Mann says technology is playing a pivotal role in fueling expansion opportunities for companies that convert waste materials into energy.
By Nicole Wrona • March 5, 2015 -
Researchers create method to convert green waste, sludge into energy
Using the biobattery process, scientists discovered a way to transform a wide range of organic waste materials into electricity, heat, and fuel.
By Nicole Wrona • March 2, 2015 -
Byogy Renewables announces strategic partnership with Gen 2 Energy
The two companies are working together to convert waste from agave fibers into biofuel.
By Nicole Wrona • March 2, 2015 -
Renewable energy firm converts beer waste into energy
Pure Energy Group launched a WTE project that converts waste from the brewing process into bio-gas to run a brewery.
By Nicole Wrona • Feb. 12, 2015 -
Blue Sphere announces joint venture for WTE facility in NC
The waste-to-energy firm received $1.25 million from York Capital Management, with an additional $1.175 million in funds coming at a later time.
By Nicole Wrona • Feb. 11, 2015 -
Sponsored by
North America's Consumer Battery Collection and Recycling Leader Continues Year-Over-Year Growth
Sponsored by: Call2Recycle, Inc., North America’s first and largest consumer battery stewardship organization, increased its total weight of material collected in 2014 for an 18th consecutive year. With nearly 12 million pounds (5.4 million kilograms) of batteries...
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Trash from Baltimore's water wheel could generate energy
If a plan with a local WTE facility is approved, the trash-scooping water wheel installed alongside Baltimore's Inner Harbor could do more than just extract waste from the waterway.
By Nicole Wrona • Feb. 5, 2015 -
Casella Waste, Aria Energy partner for gas-to-energy project
The companies inked a deal to collaborate on the project at a landfill site in Old Town, ME.
By Nicole Wrona • Feb. 2, 2015 -
Covanta's $30M WTE expansion project approved
The company was granted an extension to proceed with its plans to expand its Niagara Falls, NY, facility.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 30, 2015 -
PHGE announces acquisition of MaxWest's gasification facility, IP
PHG Energy purchased a gasification plant, intellectual property, and other assets from bankrupt energy firm MaxWest Environmental Systems, Inc.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 28, 2015 -
Massive $60M WTE site breaks ground in Orange County, CA
The Bowerman landfill in Irvine, CA will generate power for 14,500 homes, making it almost 5 times larger than the average WTE project.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 22, 2015 -
MD issues executive order to increase recycling, raise diversion rate
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley issued the statewide order last week, and it will take immediate effect.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 20, 2015 -
Waste incinerators gaining popularity across US
As recycling loses its luster among U.S. citizens, incinerators may start being built at a faster pace.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 12, 2015 -
Bill Gates-backed project transforms human waste into water, electricity
The prototype, known as the OmniProcessor, has the potential to help emerging countries convert sewage into critical commodities like recycled water, power, and fertilizer.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 7, 2015 -
Clean Energy strikes $40.6M deal for biomethane facility
The natural gas fuel producer sold a majority interest of the McCommas Bluff facility in Texas to Cambrian Energy Development.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 7, 2015 -
Covanta picks its next CEO: Stephen Jones
The waste-to-energy corporation announced that Stephen J. Jones will act as Covanta’s CEO beginning in March.
By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 6, 2015 -
Waste Management finalizes $1.94B sale of Wheelabrator Tech
Although the deal was announced in July, contracts were not finalized until last week.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 22, 2014 -
Could 'cooking' farm waste lead to a US energy revolution?
The novel “cooking’” process to produce biofuel from agricultural waste materials could become the standard process for energy production across the U.S. in the future.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 18, 2014 -
Covanta wins 10-year Florida WTE facility contract
The company expects to power 40,000 homes in Pinellas County from the solid waste it processes at the plant.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 12, 2014 -
Republic Services: Indiana gas-to-energy facility now operational
A new gas-to-energy project that uses landfill waste to generate electricity has opened in Argos, IN.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 11, 2014 -
NW&RA, SWANA express concerns over EPA greenhouse gas rule
Both the National Waste & Recycling Association and the Solid Waste Association of North America have reservations about wording in the proposed rule.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 10, 2014 -
Meldgaard brings ash recycling process to WTE facilities
The Danish firm has expanded its ash recovery business to include metal extraction for waste-to-energy clients in the U.S.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 5, 2014 -
EPA expected to add restrictions to IL hazardous waste incinerator
The federal agency will likely grant a renewal permit for a hazardous waste facility owned by Veolia Environmental, but with increased limits and monitoring.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 5, 2014 -
All systems go: Researchers find way to convert human waste into rocket fuel
NASA needed a way to get rid of human waste created on a 5-year space mission, and scientists from the University of Florida came up with the solution: convert the waste into rocket fuel.
By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 3, 2014
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