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RECAM® applied for landfill gas filtration

Thanks to the cooperation agreement between our licensor ITR and the Energy Public Company LGH has been tested successfully the application of RECAM® for landfill gas filtration. The results of pilot test in the landfill of Rovato (Italy) proved that with RECAM® is possible to remove 99,96% of H2S and 99,98% of all kinds of siloxanes with evident economical ...

Nov. 27, 2011

The latest technology in landfill gas analysis

Part II A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 sets the minimum standard for contamination when land is redeveloped - as a minimum, sites must not qualify as contaminated land once they have been developed. The utilisation of brownfield sites therefore necessitates environmental investigation work, but Matthew Penfold from Geotechnical and Environmental Assessment Associates (GEA) says ...

Aug. 13, 2012

By Ashtead Technology Ltd

Geotech launches new portable landfill gas analyser

The new Geotech GA5000 portable landfill gas analyser arrives in Jan 2012 with a colour-screen and a 3-year warranty. Up-to-the-minute as a new-generation analyser, the ...

Jan. 1, 2012

By Geotech

First Hofstetter gas system in Indonesia for the Bantar Gebang landfill site, Jakarta

Generating energy from landfill gas represents an important step for Indonesia in its quest to reduce its shortage of electricity by using existing and renewable sources of energy. This year, landfill site operator Navigat Organic Energy is building a complete degassing system for collecting gas at the existing landfill site in Bantar Gebang. Hofstetter was awarded the order to supply the key ...

Apr. 1, 2011

By Hofstetter BV

Landfill Gas set to generate green income for the Scottish Borders

An innovative renewable energy project by Scottish Borders Council will create enough green electricity to power more than 1,000 homes, while cutting annual carbon emissions by the equivalent of around 30,000 tonnes. The project, at Easter Langlee Waste Disposal site near Galashiels, Scotland, takes away the local authority’s burden of controlling and disposing of methane, a greenhouse gas that ...

Aug. 21, 2009

By ENER-G

Biofilters cut old landfill carbon footprint

Researchers in the US are testing biofilter systems as a viable alternative to releasing methane from passive landfill vents into the atmosphere. The technology could reduce the overall impact of old landfills on global warming. Details are reported in the current issue of the International Journal of Environmental Engineering. Organic matter rotting in smaller, old landfill sites generates a ...

Sep. 5, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

Testing Environment

During the summer of 2012 I was one of the lucky, if undeserving, torch bearers for the London Olympics. The fact that a UN bureaucrat was given such an honour owes much to the growing importance of the environment in sport worldwide. Since 1994, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has been working ever closer with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to raise the 'green' bar of the summer ...

Sep. 2, 2013

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Hofstetter provides Jeddah`s landfill gas collection and flaring project under the Clean Development Mechanism

The Jeddah Old Landfill Gas Capture Project is a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Project generating Certified Emissions Reductions (commonly referred to as carbon credits CER's) which will be traded in Industrialised Countries during the 10 year crediting period. The investor Jeddah Development & Urban Regeneration Co. JDURC sees the advantages of the CDM Project in stopping Greenhouse ...

Jun. 24, 2011

By Hofstetter BV

California Landfill Violates PCB Disposal Rules

Environmental testing solutions for hazardous waste, including PCBs, are available for municipalities, industry and the general public from LA Testing. ...

May 10, 2010

Indoor Air Quality Issues Due to VOCs, Vapor Intrusion and Landfill Gases

Today, there are several thousand operational landfills spread across the United States. Some estimates have put the number of old municipal landfills that are no longer in operations at approximately 10,000 sites. Although landfills were once primarily built far from people, many of these landfills are now surrounded by neighborhoods and various forms of commercial ...

Jan. 28, 2013

By IAQ Index

IEQ Testing for LEED Certification

The indoor environmental quality (IEQ) professionals at Clark Seif Clark (CSC) provide comprehensive air sampling services for residential and commercial structures working to achieve LEED certification. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) was established in 1993 and their LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System has become the leading tool used ...

Oct. 21, 2010

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Nexterra completes biosolids fuel testing

Vancouver-based Nexterra has announced the successful completion of testing of biosolids as a potential new fuel source for its proprietary gasification technology. The first phase of testing took place last month at Nexterra’s product development centre in Kamloops B.C., using biosolids from Metro Vancouver. Nexterra is actively developing a new application of its proprietary gasification ...

Jul. 8, 2009

By GLOBE Foundation

Missouri Coalition for the Environment: Experts Brief Missouri Public Officials About Nuclear Weapons Waste And Landfill Fire Risks At Republic Services´ West Lake/Bridgeton Landfill

Two independent experts briefed public officials from the St. Louis region today about their assessment of the risks posed by the fire and nuclear weapons wastes at the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, Mo. The landfill sits in an urban area in the Missouri River floodplain. The landfill is owned and ...

Mar. 15, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Ener-Core Powerstation EC250 to be installed at Santiago Canyon landfill to generate clean electricity

Ener-Core’s (OTCQB:ENCR) 250kW Powerstation EC250 will be installed at the closed Santiago Canyon Landfill in Orange County and will allow Orange County Waste & Recycling to generate clean electricity from a gas that is currently being flared. The installation is part of a renewable energy project made possible by the California Energy Commission’s award of $1.5 million to the ...

May 4, 2015

By Ener-Core, Inc.

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™ ...

Sep. 8, 2011

By FlexEnergy Inc

Study Finds Ingeo™ Biopolymer Stable in Landfills with No Statistically Significant Quantity of Methane Released

A peer-reviewed article appearing in the journal of Polymer Degradation and Stability concludes that Ingeo™ biopolymer is essentially stable in landfills with no statistically significant quantity of methane released. This conclusion was reached after a series of tests to ASTM D5526 and D5511 standards that simulated a century’s worth of landfill ...

Sep. 13, 2012

By Organic Waste Systems

SCS Expands GHG Offset Verifications to Include Landfills, Livestock and Ozone Depleting Substances

Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), a leading verifier of forest carbon offsets, has expanded the scope of its carbon offset verification services in response to escalating demand created by the launch of California's Cap and ...

Jul. 10, 2012

By SCS Global Services

Eaton’s South Molton Plant Honored for Reducing Waste, GHG Emissions through Zero Waste-to-Landfill Program

Power management company Eaton is honoring its aerospace facility in South Molton, U.K, for achieving "zero waste-to-landfill" by nearly eliminating all wastes sent to landfills through strategies such as recycling, re-use and new work processes. Eaton is encouraging its manufacturing sites to achieve zero waste-to-landfill as part of its waste management program and also as a means to reduce the ...

Jan. 6, 2015

By Eaton Corporation

Homeowners, Tenants Sue Republic Services for Putrid Smells Released from Bridgeton Landfill

The Simmons Firm, a national litigation firm known for handling complex toxic exposure cases with offices in Clayton, Mo., and Alton, Ill., filed suit March 19 on behalf of residents living near the Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill against Republic Services, Inc., Allied Services, LLC, and Bridgeton Landfill, LLC. The case is Marsha Buck et. al. v Republic ...

Mar. 27, 2013

Crowcon launches Gas-Tec Hydrocarbon Gas Detector for Leak Survey and Localisation

Crowcon’s new Gas-Tec portable hydrocarbon gas detector is designed for rapid leak survey and localisation in applications such as gas distribution networks and landfill sites. Using Crowcon’s tried and tested flame ionisation chamber, the Gas-Tec also features next generation technology such as GPS, data and event logging. The new device allows survey teams to track progress and quickly pinpoint ...

Feb. 19, 2010

By Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd - a Halma company

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