greenhouse gas Articles
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How to define additionality in relation to greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions
Companies that have facilities which use refrigeration and air-conditioning systems or heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems have to measure changes which are imposed upon them due to greenhouse gas emissions. Additionality is a measure which compares the level of emissions prior to implementation with the levels after a greenhouse gas reduction project has been introduced. ...
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Centralized water and wastewater treatment as a greenhouse gas producer in Finland
Centralized water and wastewater treatment are key components of modern society but, at the same time, sources of greenhouse gas emissions. In this study, we carried out an assessment of the role of centralized water and wastewater treatment as a greenhouse gas producer in Finland, based on the existing literature and a questionnaire study. The aim of the study was to outline the significance of ...
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Bioenergy and greenhouse gases
Branches, stalks, and manure are waste no longer; bioenergy is part of the solution to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. A study released by the Green Power Institute, the Renewable Energy Program of the Pacific Institute, reports that converting forest residues, agricultural and urban biomass waste, and gases from manure and landfills into energy helps reduce our greenhouse-gas emissions and ...
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Thermal Treatment of MSW - Can we Afford Recycling at the End of the Pipe?
Incineration has clear environmental advantages over direct landfilling since it reduces the risk of pollution of water resources and prevents greenhouse gas emissions. If incinerators are equipped with metals recovery stages, they can be used as recycling processes for mineral materials and metals. Such separating incinerators may become competitive with separate collection schemes for metal ...
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Greenhouse gas emissions and reduction studies using a portable TDL gas monitor
Boreal Laser's GasFinder is a portable open path gas monitor based on laser technology. GasFinder is uniquely suitable for studies of greenhouse gas emissions. It is specific to the gas of interest, provides one second response and has a broad dynamic range. GasFinder is permanently calibrated and is very small and light (less than 5kg). Alignment is easy and stable. No on-site electronic tuning ...
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Overview of the climate action reserve: opportunities for landfill operators
There is an active and growing market for carbon credits in the U.S., and landfill owners/ operators need to be aware of the opportunities that this may present for their businesses. Though we do not yet have a nationwide cap-and-trade system, there is an active voluntary market for carbon credits (millions of dollars and millions of credits were traded in 2009) and momentum is gaining behind ...
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The changing picture of greenhouse gas reporting for landfills
With the implementation of Federal Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting in 2010, landfill owners can find themselves subject to GHG reporting regulations at the federal level, and in some cases, also at the state or local level. This article will review the Federal Mandatory Reporting Rule (MRR) requirements for municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills subject to mandatory reporting under 40 ...
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IBA washing in The Netherlands - Case Study
In the Netherlands, the EfW industry and the Dutch government signed the Greendeal, to improve IBA quality. To be able to comply with the strict quality standards, Blue Phoenix Group developed and patented new technology to wash the IBA. Project description The process integrates wet metal recovery to increase metal recovery. The IBA washing technology consists of multiple washing steps to ...
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Utilisation of Municipal Solid Waste Compost as landfill cover soil for reducing greenhouse gas emission
Municipal Solid Waste Compost (MSW-C) was introduced for improving landfill cover soil properties and enhancing methane oxidation. The landfill cover soil was irrigated with leachate for maintaining appropriate moisture content for methane oxidation reaction. It was found that MSW-C was an effective landfill cover material for landfill gas emission control exhibiting the highest Methane Oxidation ...
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Major Waste Company
Location: Multiple Sites Project Start Date: 2009 Element Markets works with one of North America’s largest solid waste management companies to produce GHG offsets at several of its landfill sites across the U.S. Our client has voluntarily installed gas collection and destruction equipment at these landfills to create the carbon offset projects, and Element Markets plays several key roles. ...
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Sustainability Metrics Offer a Level Playing Field for Data Centers
I am one of those people who live and breathe innovation, and, in my spare time, I sometimes (okay, very often) watch American football, so this is my favorite time of year. During a recent game, I listened to the announcer talk of a level playing field and it got me thinking about data center sustainability. In football, the scoring tells the winning team from the losing team – six points ...
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Contracting a methane gas extraction system: Engineering and installing extraction wells requires expertise Here’s what these specialty contractors do
Of the three typical ways of removing methane from landfills — venting, burning, and extraction — only the latter properly disposes of the potentially hazardous gas and offers the option of selling it as fuel. Over the last two decades, 594 U.S. gas-to-energy sites have taken advantage of this benefit, generating 1,813 megawatts of electricity and 312 million standard cubic feet a day ...
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Utilisation of landfill gas for the generation of energy
The gases in landfill sites that develop during degradation processes, largely contribute to the greenhouse effect and additionally harbour considerable safety and health hazards. However, they are also often rich in methane and therefore a potential energy carrier. In many countries much of this potential for the generation of electricity and heat from landfill gas still exists. Furthermore, ...
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MultiRes - San Francisco - Case Study
Why Do We Need to Collect Organic Waste? In the US, over 31 percent of the trash that goes to landfills is compostable. This works out to roughly 133 billion pounds of organic waste. When it comes to looking for ways to curb greenhouse gas emissions, diverting food scraps from urban centers to commercial compost facilities is a huge opportunity. Doing so yields massive benefits since use of ...
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Dry ash processing in France - Case Study
In France the majority of the IBA is processed with conventional equipment removing ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The remaining aggregates are used on landfill and infrastructure projects accros France. Project description Blue Phoenix Europe has integrated its ballistic separation technology into the existing IBA processing installation of R.E.P. (Veolia) to further improve the fine ...
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Organic Diversion Programs in Multi-Residential Buildings - San Francisco Case Study
Why do We Need to Collect Organics and Food Scraps? In the United States, over 31 percent of the trash that goes to landfills is compostable. This works out to roughly 133 billion pounds of organics. When it comes to looking for ways to curb greenhouse gas emissions, diverting food scraps from urban centers to commercial compost facilities is a huge opportunity. Doing so yields massive benefits ...
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Hotel Fuerte El Rompido signs an agreement with ALLCOT to offset its emissions
Fuerte el Rompido, a four-star hotel in the province of Huelva (Spain), has signed an agreement with Allcot to offset its emissions from 2015. So, Fuerte el Rompido shows its commitment to fighting climate change. Last year, Fuerte El Rompido generated 995 tCO2e (tonnes of CO2 equivalent). These emissions came largely from the consumption of electricity and propane. The latter is widely used as a ...
By ALLCOT
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Greenhouse gas emissions from waste management-assessment of quantification methods
Of the many sources of urban greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, solid waste is the only one for which management decisions are undertaken primarily by municipal governments themselves and is hence often the largest component of cities’ corporate inventories. It is essential that decision-makers select an appropriate quantification methodology and have an appreciation of methodological ...
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Greenhouse gas emission potential of the municipal solid waste disposal sites in Thailand
Open dumping and landfilling are the prevalent solid waste disposal practices in Thailand. Surveys on the disposal sites revealed the presence of 95 landfills and 330 open dumps. Methane emission potential at these sites was estimated by three methods. Results of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) method, Landfill Gas Emission model (LandGEM), and closed flux chamber technique ...
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Determination of greenhouse gas emission reductions from sewage sludge anaerobic digestion in China
Sewage sludge is a considerable source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission in the field of organic solid waste treatment and disposal. In this case study, total GHG emissions from sludge anaerobic digestion, including direct and indirect emissions as well as replaceable emission reduction due to biogas being reused instead of natural gas, were quantified respectively. The results indicated that ...
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