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Rubbish could power homes – Australia
Posted on October 18, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalRubbish could power homes - The West Australian. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of rubbish otherwise heading for landfill would be used to generate enough electricity for 60,000 homes under a proposal for Kwinana. Melbourne firm Phoenix Energy has applied to...
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Viridor Moves Forward with £200m Scottish Waste to Energy Plant
Posted on October 18, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalViridor Moves Forward with £200m Scottish Waste to Energy Plant - Waste Mangagement World. Waste and recycling company Viridor, a subsidiary of Pennon Group (LSE: PNN), has taken the next steps in its plans for a £200 million
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Waste to Energy Expansion in Hawaii
Posted on October 18, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalWBJ Weekly News Bulletin: Oct. 16-22, 2012 Item: 3. Covanta Energy Corp. (Morristown, NJ) has finished expanding its large waste-to-energy plant in Honolulu, Hawaii called H-Power. The company added a third boiler which increased the facility's capacity by 900 tons...
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DECC Gives 60 MW Waste to Energy CHP Plant Green Light in Cheshire – UK
Posted on October 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalDECC Gives 60 MW Waste to Energy CHP Plant Green Light in Cheshire - Waste Mangagement World. The UK government has given consent to an application for the construction of a 60 MW waste to energy facility...
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Newlight makes biodegradable plastic from sewage plant biogas.
Posted on September 29, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalNewlight makes biodegradable plastic from sewage plant biogas.. Two graduates from Princeton University and Northwestern University have developed a process for converting greenhouse gases from sewage treatment plants, landfills, and power plants into a biodegradable plastic
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Landfill Gas Trigeneration Plant Supplies Heat, Power & Cooling to Coca-Cola – Waste Mangagement World
Posted on September 6, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalLandfill Gas Trigeneration Plant Supplies Heat, Power & Cooling to Coca-Cola - Waste Mangagement World. Mas Energy said that the facility includes a vacuum collection system that captures methane gas from a nearby landfill, which is converted the...
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$100m Polish Waste to Energy Contract for Keppel Seghers Consortium
Posted on September 6, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and Disposal$100m Polish Waste to Energy Contract for Keppel Seghers Consortium - Waste Mangagement World. The plant will process 372 tonnes per day, which is worth is worth 333 million Zloty ($100 million). According to Eurostat1, in 2010, Poland produced 315 kg...
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$105 Million USDA Loan Guarantee for Waste to Biofuel Facility – USA
Posted on August 12, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and Disposal$105 Million USDA Loan Guarantee for Waste to Biofuel Facility - Waste Mangagement World. The facility is expected to convert processed municipal solid waste (MSW) into around 10 million gallons (38 million litres) of ethanol annually as well as...
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World’s Largest And Most Extensive Material Processing System Is Open For Business -California
Posted on August 12, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalWorld's Largest And Most Extensive Material Processing System Is Open For Business | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG), today officially flipped the switch on theworld's largest recycling operation, which can process up to 110 tons-per-hour...
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Waste to Energy Ready for Liftoff in India
Posted on August 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalWaste to Energy Ready for Liftoff in India - Waste Mangagement World. With its large and increasingly wealthy and population, India is currently producing some 55 million tonnes of solid waste and a further 38 billion litres of sewage each...
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