Landfill Waste-to-Energy News
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Waste Management Expands Des Moines Metro Park East Landfill Gas-to-Energy Plant
Waste Management of Des Moines announced an expansion to the Des Moines Metro Methane Recovery Facility at the Metro Park East landfill in Polk County. The plant is a result of a private-public partnership between Waste Management and Metro Waste Authority. Waste Management is a leading developer, operator and owner of more than 100 landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. When ...
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BC Bioenergy Network invests in Quadrogen Power Systems to produce ultra-clean sustainable energy from landfill waste
The BC Bioenergy Network (“BCBN”), a provincially-funded leader supporting the growing bioenergy sector in British Columbia, announced today a $1.5 million loan to Vancouver based Quadrogen Power Systems Inc. (“Quadrogen”) to demonstrate high performance biogas clean-up to ultra-clean levels at the Village Farms International Inc. (Village Farms) greenhouse adjacent to the ...
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Waste-to-energy shredders ready to roll at SITA UK’s new SRF plant
SITA UK’s new Solid Recovered Fuel plant is set to produce some 60,000 tonnes of SRF a year with the installation of three high-specification shredders. The UNTHA shredders are ready to swing into operation at the plant in Birmingham – part of SITA UK’s new Integrated Resource Recovery Centre which will create up to 150 jobs once fully up and running. SITA UK has invested in ...
By Untha UK Ltd
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Republic Services Continues Its Commitment To Planet-Friendly Operations
Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG), one of the nation's largest recycling companies, is committed to employing the best environmental practices as it expands the Company's recycling operations. Recycling plays a critical role in creating a sustainable future and Republic is proactively expanding and modernizing its infrastructure across the U.S. so more people and communities can participate ...
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FlexEnergy and DoD Announce the First Commercial System to Generate Clean Energy from Low-Quality Landfill Methane with Near-Zero Emissions
FlexEnergy Inc.(www.flexenergy.com) an energy technology company based in Irvine, California, celebrated the successful installation and operation of the first commercial deployment of its Flex Powerstation™ FP250 system on November 8, 2011 at the Department of Defense's (DoD) Fort Benning, GA Army post. The Flex Powerstation™, the only turbine to offer both pollution control and ...
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Department of Defense Ready to Generate Clean Energy from Landfill Methane Using FlexEnergy Technology
FlexEnergy Inc (www.flexenergy.com), a clean tech company with a breakthrough solution that generates clean energy from methane with near-zero emissions, has successfully installed its first commercial order of the Flex Powerstation™ FP250 at the Department of Defense's (DoD) Fort Benning, GA Army base. The Flex Powerstation™ will convert landfill gas into enough renewable electricity ...
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Dow, City of Midland and consumers energy announce power agreement for energy from landfill gas
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today announced a power purchase agreement with the City of Midland (The City) and Consumers Energy where natural gas created by the city's landfill will be used to generate electricity to power Dow facilities in its hometown. Recapturing the landfill gas, which would ordinarily escape into the atmosphere, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than ...
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Recovering Energy from Waste without Landfilling or Incineration - Ze-gen showcases new gasification technology at EBW UK 2011
Ze-gen, Inc., a US-based firm with plans to build their second commercial scale plant in the UK, has an answer to the problem of the economic viability of waste gasification. With its liquid metal gasification technology, Ze-gen can reliably produce tar-free synthesis gas from selected waste materials, including construction and demolition (C&D) wood waste. The company will exhibit at the ...
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Winning projects fight climate change by harnessing valuable energy from landfill gas
Seven innovative landfill methane capture projects were recognized by EPA for generating renewable energy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Announced at the 12th Annual Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) Annual Conference, the seven winners included a project that converts landfill gas to fuel for county vehicles, and one of the largest multiple-customer landfill gas use projects in ...
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WM expands renewable energy program to develop landfill gas-to-energy project
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI) has announced that it plans to use its expertise as the nation’s largest developer of landfill gas to energy (LFGTE) projects to partner with private and municipal landfill owners to develop the country’s untapped landfill gas resources. Waste Management is the first in the waste management industry to launch such a program. Waste Management’s third-party LFGTE ...
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WM expands renewable energy program
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI) has announced that it plans to use its expertise as the nation’s largest developer of landfill gas to energy (LFGTE) projects to partner with private and municipal landfill owners to develop the country’s untapped landfill gas resources. Waste Management is the first in the waste management industry to launch such a program. Waste Management’s third-party LFGTE ...
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