Dive summary:
- Covanta finished expanding a waste-to-energy plant in Honolulu, increasing its waste capacity 900 tons, bringing the total capacity to 3,000 tons of garbage turned into energy per day.
- Covanta can now process all of the island's solid waste at the facility, diverting waste from landfills and producing approximately 90 megawatts of renewable energy.
- The facility will eliminate the need for one million barrels of imported oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by almost one million tons each year.
From the article:
Covanta Energy Corporation (NYSE: CVA), a world leader in sustainable waste management and renewable energy, today announced that it has completed the expansion of the H-POWER Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facility, owned by the City and County of Honolulu. Covanta Energy is the designer, builder and operator of the facility, which is an integral component of the City and County's comprehensive solid waste management program. ...