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WEF calls for proposals for biogas use
The US Water Environment Federation (WEF) is seeking technical proposals to help develop a baseline of current and potential use of biogas at US wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The WEF submission deadline for the request for proposals is 5 pm EDT, 27 July 2011. This is due, the WEF says, to an increased focus on wastewater, biosolids and biogas as future energy sources that could reshape ...
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The UK paves the way for energy recovery from biomass and waste
According to the UK Waste Strategy landfilling waste is the worst environmental option. The methane it produces is a potent greenhouse gas, 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Consequently, the Landfill Directive calls for a 50 percent reduction of the biodegradable municipal waste that is dumped at increasing costs. Energy recovery from biomass and waste is going to play an important role ...
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The Potential for Biogas in Africa
When thinking about renewable energy it’s common to think of wind power and solar. However there is massive potential in Africa for the utilisation of renewable gas for power generation. Some naturally occurring microbes are able to break down organic material in the absence of oxygen to produce different types of biologically created gas – ‘biogas’ that consists primarily ...
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