Brazil invests $23M in biogas research

Four biogas plants and a research lab will be constructed with the investment.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 20, 2013

Eslinger Biodiesel gets $6M in funds

The facility is expected to be fully operational within 12 months.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 19, 2013

High-rise apartments in India to feature biogas plants

Waste-to-energy processing from the comfort of your own building.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 19, 2013

New Zealand to build world-leading $4.7M waste treatment plant

The technology used by the facility could potentially reduce the volume of waste by 90% and greenhouse gases by 70%.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 15, 2013

Bioenergy launch in Sacramento

The Bioenergy Assocation of California will help expand the use and protections surrounding bioenergy.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 13, 2013

World CNG receives $5 million in funding

The funding will help World CNG build and upgrade three U.S. facilities.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 12, 2013

Trust Bank to fund 5K biogas plants in two years

The program is giving developing Bangladesh a step up in the biogas world.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 11, 2013

Energy recovery facility in Ohio near completion

The waste-to-energy facility will open as an example of what the technology can do.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 8, 2013

Organic waste-to-biogas plant opens in Calif.

The new facility will cut out 99% of the region's waste.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 4, 2013

Landfill will supply green energy in San Antonio

CPS Energy is working with the city to help increase the local green energy portfolio.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 28, 2013

Plastics-to-oil may be viable 5 years from now

A plastic-to-oil conversion process called pyrolysis is attracting attention from researchers.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 24, 2013

Covanta receives approval for Niagara waste-to-energy plant

The $30.1 million project will help power push renewable electricity into the New York power grid.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 23, 2013

Palo Alto landfill seeks to stay uncapped

City officials want to build a waste-to-energy facility but may run afoul of environmental regulatory agencies.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 22, 2013

Foristar buys CNG fueling station producer

Vocational Energy will still run a portion of their company, but Foristar now has majority interest power.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 15, 2013

Company in New Jersey makes clean fuels with help from Israelis

Primus Green Energy, a blend of American and Israeli talent, is making clean fuel for automobiles and airplanes.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 14, 2013

K.C. turns waste waste into $2.1 million

Kansas City has figured out how to make money on the ultimate waste to energy conversion.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 10, 2013

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