Reduce, Renew, and Recycle Redefining waste-to-energy by Ryan Cornell The Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility No. 2 (PBREF No. 2) began commercial operation in the summer of 2015. Located in West Palm Beach, FL., it is the first municipal...
by Jim McMahon Processing 22,000 tons of kitchen and green waste annually from more than 135,000 inhabitants in the communities of Winterthur and Frauenfeld, Switzerland near Zurich, the new waste-from-energy (EfW) plant integrates leading...
UN Mandate and New Biojet Fuel Options Spurring airlines sustainability A period of significant progress in improved sustainability for the airline industry is on the horizon. Worldwide, the airline industry contributes about 2...
Biomass, especially the waste from forestry and agriculture, industry or households, is a clean and cheap energy source. However, biomass power plants are usually expensive, industrial-style, and not applicable for decentralized usage. Therefore,...
In 2014, industrial grade pellet producers shipped roughly 3.6 million tons of wood pellets to the EU. To manufacture those pellets, mills in the US South consumed 6 million short green tons of pulpwood. That 6 million tons of pulpwood...
More than three decades into the tire recycling movement, the largest application of scrap tires remains the alternative fuels market. And for good reason, as scrap tires are a tremendous resource of energy and iron. Industries consuming tire...
Municipal wastewater heat recovery is a system in which a heat exchanger transfers heat energy from the sewer waste water to a solution of water and antifreeze (ethylene glycol). A heat pump then uses the heat of this solution to heat buildings,...
Developing a more efficient way to produce biofuels Garret Munch radiates enthusiasm, especially when he gets a chance to talk about his passion: clean energy. “You have to admit,” says the University of...
The potential for renewable gas production and clean energy often dominate the spotlight in the anaerobic digestion (AD) technology world. Anaerobic digestion is a biological process that’s been rapidly gaining traction across all sectors...
Despite great efforts to reduce our carbon footprint, many of us still drive vehicles on a near-daily basis. To negate the environmental impacts of gasoline, some carpool or take transit, while others have been fortunate enough to find...
