Energy: Page 30
-
Report: Renewable Portfolio Standards drive 60% of non-hydro renewable energy
RPS demand could require another 60 GW of non-hydro RE capacity by 2030, representing about a 50% jump from the current figure.
By Arlene Karidis • April 19, 2016 -
Covanta assists in converting 3M pounds of fishing gear, marine debris into energy
The Fishing for Energy partnership has generated enough energy since 2008 to power 2,200 homes for one month.
By Kristin Musulin • April 15, 2016 -
US waste-to-energy plants burned 29M tons of MSW in 2015
At the close of 2015 there were 71 waste-to-energy (WTE) plants in the US, with 61% of them in Florida or the Northeast.
By Arlene Karidis • April 12, 2016 -
PHG Energy, Clean Energy Technologies to collaborate on Tennessee WTE plant
CETY's equipment will process 8,000 tons of trash annually, generating over one million kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity in 20 years.
By Arlene Karidis • April 6, 2016 -
Orange County, CA launches $60M gas-to-energy site at Irvine's Bowerman Landfill
The long-awaited facility will be able to generate 160,000 megawatt-hours a year from methane gas.
By Arlene Karidis • April 1, 2016 -
Covanta CEO Stephen Jones says waste-to-energy is company's bread and butter
Jones told The Street that the company has been thriving on more and more corporations finding value in renewable power.
By Arlene Karidis • April 1, 2016 -
Michigan landfill using septic waste to accelerate decomposition, create renewable energy
While the approach has shown promising results, the public has expressed reservations, mainly tied to odors and health concerns.
By Arlene Karidis • March 30, 2016 -
Report: Global WTE market projected to hit $37.64B by 2020, though not without competition
Technology and the quest for the cleanest WTE options appear to be key to shaping WTE’s fate moving forward.
By Arlene Karidis • March 29, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The 50 states of waste: How waste-to-energy definitions vary across the nation
From trash burning to reaching renewable portfolio standards, defining waste-to-energy can be tricky — and it can change as soon as you cross a state line.
By Arlene Karidis • March 24, 2016 -
U.S. Department of Agriculture. (2011). [photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/5707774275.
Duke Energy to purchase swine, poultry biogas from new Carbon Cycle facility
Duke expects to generate about 125,000 megawatt-hours of energy a year from the agreements, which is enough to provide electricity to 10,000 homes in that timeframe.
By Arlene Karidis • March 22, 2016 -
Wikimedia
MDE officials: Permit for controversial Baltimore trash-to-energy plant invalid
A permit for the facility became void after a site-construction hiatus in October 2013.
By Kristin Musulin • March 18, 2016 -
Concord Blue awards Lockheed Martin $43M for gasification plant
The plant will leverage Concord Blue’s technology that uses heat transfer, which the company says generates no toxic byproducts.
By Arlene Karidis • March 17, 2016 -
Researchers find tomato waste may be powerful source of electricity
Florida alone produces 396,000 tons of tomato waste every year, but lacks a good disposal and treatment process for the produce.
By Kristin Musulin • March 16, 2016 -
UPDATE: 47 employees to lose jobs as Harford, MD waste-to-energy site closes
"This is all Energy Recovery does, so we don't have any other place to put people, so their jobs will be ending," said company President Jeffrey Poulton to The Baltimore Sun.
By Arlene Karidis • March 15, 2016 -
MIT researchers are turning waste gases to liquid fuel to combat global warming
Researchers believe that the process of creating low-carbon liquid fuels from facility emissions could have a majorly beneficial impact on the environment.
By Arlene Karidis • March 8, 2016 -
$6.8M Air Force waste-to-energy project showcases gasification technology
Hawaii's new waste-to-energy system has completed initial testing and, following more trials, will generate liquid jet fuel from waste.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 24, 2016 -
Flickr
EPA awards college students nearly $15K for 'TrashWalls' project proposal
The "TrashWalls" will be built of plastic bags, cardboard, and other solid waste for 10 cents per square foot to provide a low-cost green insulation option for the poor.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 24, 2016 -
'World's first' biogas plant for untreated household waste to open in England
With an annual capacity of 120,000 tons, the DONG Energy plant will receive waste from 110,000 households.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 23, 2016 -
Report: Covanta expands commitment to sustainability, sets future goals
Moving forward, Covanta aims to track workplace safety culture performance metrics and ensure 100% compliance limits at its facilities, among other objectives.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 19, 2016 -
Covanta reports revenue decline in Q4 earnings, highlights strong operational year
Despite losses, 2015 was a crucial year for the company, marked with extended partnerships, facility upgrades, and both domestic and international growth.
By Kristin Musulin • Feb. 18, 2016 -
EPA adds 3 items to nonhazardous secondary materials rule for biomass facilities
The new guidelines support stakeholders looking to adapt fuel-from-waste models while moving toward better emissions controls.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 18, 2016 -
Arizona Supreme Court clears way for controversial trash-burning plant
Electric Cooperative would accept 500 tons of trash a day, recycle 25% of it, and burn what’s left to generate electricity.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 12, 2016 -
Report: Biomass, biogas, waste-to-energy add 224 MW of capacity in 2015
"We hope to see more government support in the coming years to preserve the existing asset base [of biomass energy]," said Bob Cleaves, president and CEO of the BPA.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 11, 2016 -
Oklahoma City pushes forward on landfill gas-to-liquid plant
The plant's particular model, to serve as a commercial reference for creating renewable fuel using GTL technology, has pulled in big players who believe it is worth the time and investment to pool their resources.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 8, 2016 -
Schmidt/Hammer/Lassen architects
World's largest waste-to-energy plant to measure nearly one mile in circumference
The proposed plant will be capable of transforming one-third of Shenzhen, China's trash into energy.
By Arlene Karidis • Feb. 8, 2016
Previous
