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EPRI Selects GBB for an Evaluation of Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Power Plants

Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) announced today that a detailed engineering and economic evaluation for the use of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as fuel in the generation of power utilizing various conversion technologies and parameters has been initiated for the Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. (EPRI) after being selected through a formal procurement process. The ...

Oct. 26, 2011

By Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB)

Converting municipal solid waste to biomass feedstock

CleanTech Biofuels, Inc., an early stage provider of cellulosic biomass feedstock derived from municipal solid waste (MSW) for renewable energy and bio-based chemical production, has received a US patent for its process and apparatus for converting MSW into cellulosic biomass feedstock, known collectively as the Biomass Recovery Process. The Biomass Recovery Process is carried out by the angled ...

Jul. 13, 2010

By GLOBE Foundation

China Solid Waste Disposal Industry Report, 2012

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: China Solid Waste Disposal Industry Report, 2012 ...

Jan. 15, 2013

By ReportLinker

New technologies of complex recycling of municipal solid waste

UkrSSEC ”Energostal” developed effective technologies of complex recycling of solid domestic waste and concluded first contracts on creation of enterprises for waste recycling on the “turn-key” basis. In January-February 2010 UkrSSEC ”Energostal”, city halls of two big towns of Ukraine (its western and southern regions) and also investors signed tripartite protocols on building of modern ...

Mar. 30, 2010

By UkrSSEC Energostal

Rising municipal solid waste generation fuelling the municipal solid waste-to-energy market, notes Frost & Sullivan

Extensive technology adoption and better collection efficiency of municipal solid waste (MSW) could help the Indian municipal solid waste-to-energy market register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7 by 2013. The increase in the quantity of waste generated, coupled with the need for a proper means of waste disposal, offers significant growth opportunities to the market. New analysis from ...

Mar. 29, 2011

By Frost & Sullivan

Rising Municipal Solid Waste Generation Fuelling the Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Market, Notes Frost & Sullivan

Extensive technology adoption and better collection efficiency of municipal solid waste (MSW) could help the Indian municipal solid waste-to-energy market register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7 by 2013. The increase in the quantity of waste generated, coupled with the need for a proper means of waste disposal, offers significant growth opportunities to the market. New analysis ...

Mar. 29, 2011

CleanTech Biofuels, Fiberight Agree to Create Municipal Solid Waste to Cellulosic Ethanol Demonstration Plant

St. Louis, MO – CleanTech Biofuels, Inc. (OTC: CLTH), an early-stage provider of technology to convert municipal solid waste into sustainable biomass for renewable energy production, has announced a joint research agreement with Fiberight, LLC (Fiberight), to establish the anticipated yields and operating costs from using biomass produced by CleanTech Biofuels (CleanTech) for the ...

Jul. 1, 2010

By CleanTech Biofuels, Inc.

MHIEC Receives Order for Plant Modification Work in Hyogo Japan to Extend Operational Life of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Facility

Tokyo, Oct 9, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order from Takarazuka City, in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture, for modification work to improve core equipment of a municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration plant at its Takarazuka Clean ...

Oct. 9, 2012

By Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)

Wastewater treatment plant takes a bite out of tough solids

The City of Hammonton’s original steel bar screen rusted while continually allowing debris to pass through to the oxidation ditch and final clarifier. Floatables found their way through the plant to the UV trough, clogging the RAS and internal recycle pumps along the way. Managers of the Hammonton Wastewater Treatment Plant took on the challenge of finding a more efficient screening system. With ...

Feb. 26, 2008

By JWC Environmental

Clean energy from solid waste to benefit smaller cities in PRC

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending $200 million in loans to the Dynagreen Environmental Protection Group Company to help small and medium-sized cities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) turn their growing mountains of solid waste into a sustainable source of renewable energy. The loan agreement was signed today in Beijing. “Unlike large cities which are implementing ...

Apr. 11, 2013

By Asian Development Bank

M&J pre-shredding equipment powers solid waste and recycling opportunities

eFACTOR3 provides a complete line of pre-shredding equipment from M&J Industries. M&J is crushingly reliable when it comes to the supply of pre-shredding equipment. Founded as Møller & Jochumsen in 1857, M&J began to produce shredders for solid waste in 1988. M&J Industries' unique, patented cutting-table and knife designs have made the company a leading producer of primary ...

Nov. 17, 2009

By eFACTOR3 LLC

M&J Industries acquisition puts increased focus on solid waste

On October 7th, Metso took over the ownership of the Danish company M&J Industries, located in Horsens on Jutland. M&J will be integrated into Recycling business line, as the new business unit Solid waste recycling. At M&J headquarters, some 100 employees, of which about 40 work in the production unit, are now to become our newest Metso colleagues. On Thursday October 8th, a ...

Dec. 15, 2009

Rotary Drum Screen Separates Solids from Waste Streams without Clogging

A new, compact Rotary Drum Screen from Munson Machinery removes solids from industrial and municipal waste streams, and recovers solid product from process streams, at rates from 600 to 2,790 gal/min (2,270 to 10,560 liter/min) without blinding or clogging the screen, while reducing floor ...

Feb. 6, 2015

By Munson Machinery Company, Inc.

Wheelabrator Awarded Broward County Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Contract

The Broward County Commission today awarded Wheelabrator Technologies an exclusive, five-year contract for disposal of the county’s municipal solid waste and bulk trash. Effective July 2013, the agreement extends Wheelabrator’s long-standing relationship with Broward County. In addition, the commission approved an inter-local agreement (ILA) that allows ...

Aug. 28, 2012

Pöyry assists in the improvement of wastewater disposal and solid waste management in Vietnam

Pöyry's Water & Environment business group has been awarded a contract for wastewater disposal and solid waste management for four provincial towns in Vietnam. The assignment, which is funded by the German KfW Development Bank and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) under the Program North II in Vietnam, has a value of EUR 3.5 million. The local clients are Lang Son ...

Sep. 6, 2011

By Pöyry Energy

Organic Waste Management is pleased to announce the commencement of construction of a new GBP 15m solid waste treatment facility in Northwich Cheshire

The site will primarily serve the Manchester / Merseyside industrial commercial market and will divert 180k tonnes of waste which would normally go the landfill. The waste will go through an intensive recycling process which will recover the hard recyclables and convert the residue to compost or a high calorific fuel product. The company is using Bedminster Technology, who operates facilities in ...

Aug. 10, 2009

By Derek Gough Associates LLP

Government Focus on Waste Diversion from Landfills Sustains Solid Waste Management Market in Australia

Government emphasis on waste diversion from landfills will strengthen the prospects of the solid waste management (SWM) market in Australia. With increasing waste volume and the government’s long-term plan to achieve zero or near-zero waste, market participants are already seeing the lucrative benefits of SWM. However, growth will be tempered by the lukewarm demand for recovered materials ...

Mar. 25, 2014

By Frost & Sullivan

Portable Waste Water Treatment Plant New for 2010

Wastewater Pilot Test Unit Portable Small Scale Self Contained Wastewater Treatment Plant Integrated Engineers Inc. can provide you with a low risk pilot test system so you can determine maximum ...

May 4, 2010

By Integrated Engineers Inc.

Nanoparticles present in residues of waste incineration plant

The use of nanomaterials in consumer goods is growing, as is their presence in waste. A new study is the first to follow the fate of engineered nanoparticles through the entire waste incineration chain. The results indicate current filter technology is effective in removing nanoparticles from flue gas, but that nanoparticles also bind to residues, such as fly ash and slag, which eventually end up ...

Dec. 6, 2012

By European Commission, Environment DG

NIB loan for waste-to-energy plant in Lithuania

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Finland's Fortum have concluded a new loan agreement totalling EUR 70 million for building a waste-to-energy heat and power plant in the Lithuanian city of Klaipeda. ...

Apr. 4, 2011

By Thomson Reuters

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