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Waste Conversion West Coast: Waste Conversion Technology industry is here to stay but only an innovative approach will yield progress

A new report –published this week by Renewable Waste Intelligence, has found that major challenges abound in the pursuit of a more effective waste management strategy. The research was conducted with John May of Stern Brothers, Harvey Gershman of Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Michelle Young of the City of San Jose and Paul Relis of CR&R – all experts in different fields of ...

Sep. 16, 2011

Plasco to build 150,000 tonnes per year Waste Conversion Facility in Ottawa

Plasco Energy Group Inc. (Plasco or the company) today announced that it will build a 150,000 tonnes per year Waste Conversion Facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The announcement comes after the City of Ottawaannounced on December 14th signing agreements with Plasco. The Facility will be built to the Plasco Conversion System (PCS™) design and will incorporate three proprietary ...

Dec. 17, 2012

By Plasco Conversion Technologies Inc

Clean World Partners Opens Ground-Breaking Waste Conversion Facility

Clean World Partners today opened the nation’s first commercial high-solid organic waste conversion facility at American River Packaging’s Sacramento ...

Apr. 19, 2012

EPA, San Jose, recycler celebrate food waste to energy conversion

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and City of San Jose will celebrate the city’s successful food-waste-to-energy program at a tour of the nation’s first large-scale commercial anaerobic digestion facility, privately owned and operated by Zero Waste Energy Development Company. “Thanksgiving is a great time to focus on reducing food waste, the largest single material ...

Nov. 25, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Covanta Energy Introduces Commercial Gasification System for the Conversion of Waste to Energy

Covanta Energy Corporation (NYSE: CVA), a leading global owner and operator of Energy-from-Waste projects, today announced that it has completed commercial demonstration testing on a first-of-its-kind gasification technology. The technology has demonstrated the ability to gasify unprocessed post-recycled municipal solid waste (MSW) in a commercial setting, while reducing emissions and increasing ...

Apr. 24, 2012

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Announces Conversion and Remarketing of a Portion of FAME Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, announced today that it intends to convert the interest rate period on, and remarket, $21.4 million aggregate principal amount of Finance Authority of Maine Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project) Series 2005 (the "Bonds"). The Bonds were ...

Jan. 11, 2012

By Casella Waste Systems, Inc

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Announces Pricing of the Conversion and Remarketing of a Portion of FAME Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, announced today that it has priced the previously announced conversion and remarketing of $21.4 million aggregate principal amount of Finance Authority of Maine Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project) Series 2005 (the "Bonds"). The Bonds will ...

Jan. 24, 2012

By Casella Waste Systems, Inc

Waste Management and Renmatix Announce Agreement to Explore Conversion of Urban Waste to Low-Cost Cellulosic Sugar

Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM), the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services, and Renmatix, the leading manufacturer of biobased sugar intermediates for global chemical and fuel markets, today announced they have entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) to explore the feasibility ...

Aug. 23, 2012

Energos welcomes ROC decision on Advanced Conversion Technologies

Clean energy recovery from waste business Energos (www.energos.com) says the government's decision to reverse proposed changes to Renewables Obligation Certificate (ROC) support for Advanced Conversion Technologies (ACT) under its recent review will unlock much needed new generation infrastructure, including its own £450 million investment pipeline, and has ...

Jul. 25, 2012

By ENER-G

Research and Markets: Biofuels. Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes

Research and Markets ...

May 27, 2011

Proven, Widely Used Conversion Technologies to Process 1.8 million Tons of Waste at Cebu City Landfill

Ruth P Briones, Chair and CEO of Greenergy Solutions Inc and convener of Zero Waste Philippines presented to the Cebu City Government the 25 year integrated waste management plan employing proven and widely used conversion technologies that will process and dispose of the 1.8 million tons of waste at the Cebu City Inayawan Landfill. The plan also ...

Jun. 6, 2012

By Greenergy Solutions Inc.

ForeverGreen Enterprises Selects The Livingston Group to Represent Its Alternative Fuel/ Integrated Waste Conversion/Projects

ForeverGreen Enterprises (FGE) is pleased to announce the selection of The Livingston Group, LLC, (TLG) as the company’s representative and strategic counselor with state and local governments along the U.S. Gulf Coast. The Livingston Group was created in March 1999 and provides comprehensive public affairs, government relations and lobbying services on a global basis. Recognized as one of ...

Apr. 26, 2007

Waste2Tricity submits bid to London Waste & Recycling Board for conversion of London’s rubbish into green energy

A consortium led by Waste2Tricity Limited has submitted an Expression of Interest to the London Waste & Recycling Board (LWRB), in response to the Board’s open call for environmentally responsible and innovative approaches to deal with the capital’s 21 million tonnes of rubbish produced annually. Waste2Tricity’s solution is to use plasma gasification technology combined with fuel cells to ...

Mar. 20, 2009

By Waste2Tricity

Planning permission signals start for Energos' ninth advanced conversion facility

Clean energy recovery from waste specialist Energos is preparing to build its ninth advanced conversion facility at AmeyCespa's Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park, which received planning approval this month. The Waste ...

Jul. 28, 2013

By ENER-G

Sharp develops solar cell with world`s highest conversion efficiency of 35.8%

Sharp Corporation has achieved the world's highest solar cell conversion efficiency(1) of 35.8%(2) using a triple-junction compound solar cell. Unlike silicon-based solar cells, the most common type of solar cell in use today, the compound solar cell utilizes photo-absorption layers made from compounds consisting of two or more elements such as indium and gallium. Due to their high conversion ...

Oct. 22, 2009

By Japan Corporate News - JCN

Media advisory: EPA Commemorates Earth Day, continues conversation on climate change

This Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expanding the conversation on climate change through public engagement and education on the importance of continuing to protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we live on. As we continue to make strides in protecting the climate by cutting carbon pollution and greenhouse gasses, EPA is participating in events ...

Apr. 22, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

CORRE Announces $5 Million Debenture Conversions and Release of Additional Financing Proceeds

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 06/17/10 -- Canadian Oil Recovery & Remediation Enterprises Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: CVR) ("CORRE" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, following a detailed review of CORRE's five-year Business and Financial Plan by Al-Najah Advanced Technology Co. Ltd. ("NAT"), NAT has confirmed its acceptance of this plan and has exercised its right to convert the full ...

Jun. 17, 2010

Joule Extends Solar CO2-Conversion Platform to Produce Renewable Gasoline and Jet Fuel

Joule today announced another industry first in renewable fuel production: the direct conversion of waste CO2 into the essential components of gasoline and jet fuel. The breakthrough gives Joule the opportunity to expand its Sunflow™ product line and help address global demand for true hydrocarbon fuel replacements. In addition, the process uses waste CO2 as a feedstock, allowing ...

Apr. 15, 2013

DOE Issues Final Request for Proposal for the Operation of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Facilities

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Final Request for Proposal (RFP), for the Operation of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion Facilities at Paducah, Kentucky and Portsmouth, Ohio. A cost-plus award fee and firm-fixed-price contract line item contract will be awarded from this Final RFP. The total estimated value of the contract is between $400 and $600 million, with a ...

Sep. 8, 2015

By US Department of Energy

Tetra Tech Awarded Feasibility Study for Environmental Remediation Project at Cameco’s Port Hope Conversion Facility

Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that it has been awarded a contract to complete the feasibility study for a major remediation project in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. The remediation effort is a cornerstone of the “Vision in Motion” project being conducted by Cameco Corporation, one of the world’s largest uranium producers. Following the ...

Jun. 27, 2012

By Tetra Tech

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