Energy: Page 46
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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 -
City to turn plastic waste to home heating
The new machine was imported from Japan and is the first of its kind in North America.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 9, 2012 -
PacifiClean Environmental negotiating for organic waste deal in Seattle
A Kittitas County facility would be used for recycling waste and developing alternative energy using renewable natural gas.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 5, 2012 -
Mich. landfill to power city cars with excess methane
Even after powering city automobiles, the landfill will still have excess methane to burn off.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 2, 2012 -
Sewer sludge may boost production of energy plant
Sludge from the nearby wastewater treatment plant can be used in landfills to speed up methane production.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 28, 2012 -
Accidental vapor release at Clean Harbors hazardous waste incinerator
Clean Harbors shut down for a period of time as they investigated where the gasses were leaking from and the potential dangers.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 27, 2012 -
House of Representatives to send 5,000 tons of trash to incinerator
After Republicans gained control of the House they enacted new legislation which chose incinerators over the previous Democrat program of biodegradables.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 24, 2012 -
Scientists find thermoelectric material is best choice for converting heat waste to energy
The new research done by Northwestern University Scientists could change the way industries look at the problem of waste to energy.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 20, 2012 -
Pollution expert in the UK speak towards dangers of waste incinerators
A conference held to discuss the possibility of building more incinerators sparked conflict and according to incinerator proponents, was unbalanced in facts.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 20, 2012 -
Canadian recycling plant heats homes from plastics
Whitehorse recycling plant in Yukon, Canada, just west of Alaska, is housing the first technology of its kind to turn plastics back into oil.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 14, 2012
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