Energy: Page 45
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Anchorage landfill gets gas-to-energy renovation
Landfill gas will be a huge economic boost for Anchorage, Alaska, bringing in $1 million per year.
By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 3, 2013 -
JP Morgan and Hines to build largest carbon-neutral building
The 13-story carbon-neutral building will run off biogas and be 100% self sustained.
By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 20, 2012 -
N.C. airport reduces landfill waste by 70%
The Charlotte Douglas International Airport has taken a serious bite out of its waste problem by adding 1.9 million unusual workers to their staff.
By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 20, 2012 -
Plasco to build Waste Conversion Facility in Ottawa
Construction is expected to begin in the second half of next year with completion sometime in 2015.
By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 19, 2012 -
Nation's largest biodigester opens in Sacramento
The biodigester will be prepped to convert 25 tons of food waste per day, and may eventually do 37,000 tons of landfill waste annually.
By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 17, 2012 -
Global Clean Energy and MicroEnergies pair up for waste-to-energy project
The two companies aim to turn old tires and plastic into useful fuels.
By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 17, 2012 -
Plan looks to power five plants around Niagara Falls with New York’s trash
Currently, 80,000 tons of trash is brought in to the incinerator annually, but that amount could increase greatly with the new influx.
By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 13, 2012 -
Apple plant to boost biogas to 10MW
With the new proposed additions, Apple will be the largest user of biogas, beating the previous champion, an Ebay facility in Utah.
By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 7, 2012 -
New landfill gas-to-energy plant opens in California
City officials gathered for the ribbon cutting ceremony for the plant that is expected to power 1,300 homes in years to come.
By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 6, 2012 -
Fulcrum BioEnergy receives $175 million to build waste-to-energy plant
The California based biofuel company owns facilities across the U.S. that are capable of producing 700 million gallons of fuel every year.
By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 3, 2012 -
Excess heat from UK incinerator to help grow tomatoes
In an effort to encourage locally grown food and better resource management, waste management company SITA is venturing into agriculture.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 27, 2012 -
Hawaii looking for bids for waste-to-energy plant
Maui County wants to raise their recycling rate by at least 50%.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 20, 2012 -
Campbell's plans to fund Ohio's first biogas powerplant
Campbell's Soups will soon do more than please consumers; they could fuel a whole town.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 19, 2012 -
Food waste to energy project in San Jose, Calif., gaining momentum
Organizers said it was a slow start convincing restaurants to separate old food to be recycled, but after the first 55 participants got things going, more and more businesses wanted to join.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 13, 2012 -
Veolia signs 25-year, £460 million plan with Leeds City Council
Veolia has been hired to build a new waste-to-energy facility to cut down on Leeds trash and landfill fees.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 12, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Waste Management to continue to invest in start-ups
Despite cost-cutting and restructuring plans, Waste Management will continue to invest in clean technology companies
By Sean Griffey • Nov. 7, 2012 -
Old grease from restaurants used to heat homes
A company in Cape Cod is collecting old oil that would otherwise be thrown out and using it to create biofuels.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 7, 2012 -
Mobile Plasma Gasification system to be built in Brazil
The new waste-to-energy facility can fit in the back of a semi truck and help people all over the world.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 1, 2012 -
Safety of ash from waste to energy plant in question
The ash coming from a waste-to-energy platn in Vancouver has residents worried the Ministry of the Environment might not be telling the whole truth.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 31, 2012 -
Shanks Food Waste Plant to supply M&S with power
By M&S sending their food waste to Shanks, they can close the energy loop in their stores.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 30, 2012 -
Organic waste recycling startup launches aggressive crowdfunding campaign
By receiving donations from the community, a local startup is trying to make D.C. greener.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Second-largest landfill waste-to-energy plant opened in California
Combined with another previously existing facility, the total waste-to-energy production of the landfill is 37.5 megawatts.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Alaska gets first landfill Waste-To-Energy facility
Due to difficulties, officials say the first might also be the last.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Scientist to speak against dangers of incinerators
As city meets to discuss the safety of incinerators, Professor Vyvyan Howard speaks out.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Waste-to-energy plant expansion completed in Honolulu
The new facility will be able to handle an additional 900 tons of waste every day.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 10, 2012
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