Tag Archives: Waste
MIT recommends interim storage for nuclear waste
Spent fuel is stored in large pools where enough residual heat is released after about five years for the fuel rods to be removed. (Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET) Regardless of whether spent fuel from today’s nuclear reactors is treated as waste or reused as fuel in the future, an expert commission says the U.S. should create … Continue reading
Human waste powers new CHP boiler
A wastewater treatment works in Lancaster has installed a new 500kW combined heat and power system (CHP), which is powered from human waste and generates enough electricity for all of the site’s needs. It uses methane produced from sewage breakdown, around 1,000 cubic metres of sludge a day, generating 40,000 cubic metres of gas a … Continue reading
Waste Management CEO places energy bets
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.– Waste Management wants your waste for more reasons that you might think. The company, which hauls garbage from 22 million customers, is in the midst of a strategy to invest in technology start-ups in an effort to get electricity, chemicals, or liquid fuels from municipal solid waste. Already, the company generates two … Continue reading
Food waste leads to 6% of UK’s water footprint
Food thrown away by UK consumers represents six per cent of the nation’s water footprint, a new report has shown. Research by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap) and WWF has highlighted the environmental impact of food waste around the world.It found that it takes 6.2 billion cubic metres of water to produce 5.3 … Continue reading
Waste heat engine can be paired with solar
to generate house power requirements. …Posted by Green Tech on March 19, 2011 11:14 AM | Permalink | Category: Waste-to-Energy (w2e) View the original article here
Waste heat-powered thermoelectrics find investors
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Waste Management inks another trash-to-treasure deal
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Wales ‘tackling waste levels’
Latest news 24 June 2010 The Welsh government is cracking down on the amount of rubbish sent to landfill and encouraging households to be more efficient with waste and recycling. Towards Zero Waste, the country’s new waste-management strategy, aims to boost recycling rates. According to the government, the typical household in Wales wastes around View … Continue reading
Welsh assembly launches zero waste strategy
Latest news 22 June 2010 The Welsh government is hoping to tackle waste with a new recycling and composting target. Launching its new report, the assembly said it wanted Wales to become a zero waste society by 2050. It is aiming to recycle or compost 70 per cent of household waste in Wales by 2025, … Continue reading
Energy from waste offers Scotland alternative recycling option
Latest news 19 June 2010 Scotland could generate a percentage of its electricity by converting its waste to energy, a report has suggested. The Energy from Waste Potential in Scotland report revealed that the country could generate eight per cent of its existing electricity demand from energy to waste facilities. Professor Jan Bebbington, vice-chair of … Continue reading