Energy: Page 43
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DTE Energy considers expanding landfill gas program
DTE Energy may grow its current program due to increased demand from consumers.
By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 22, 2013 -
Covanta ups waste-to-energy holdings with $48.6M acquisition
The Morristown, New Jersey-based company now owns four waste-to-energy plants across the state.
By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 20, 2013 -
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As Covanta waste-to-energy plant hemorrhages money, can trash deal help?
A proposal to import trash from nearby Cortland County may help the facility reduce its losses.
By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 15, 2013 -
Michigan State U. unveils on-campus anaerobic digester
The school has built an organic waste system that will turn waste produced on campus into electricity.
By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 14, 2013 -
Madison County, N.Y. landfill to slash energy costs with solar panels
Madison County, New York is seizing opportunities to generate savings and tax breaks from its landfill by embracing solar panels and a gas-to-energy project on site.
By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 14, 2013 -
Recycling firm to open $7M-$10M waste-to-fuel plant in St. Louis
Materials Lifecycle Management, based in Massachusetts, plans to spend millions opening a new facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 7, 2013 -
Chemical company produces fuel from waste
INEOS Bio developed the first commercial quantities of ethanol from cellulosic feed.
By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 1, 2013 -
Hearing called for Covanta's $30M expansion in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Covanta Energy's proposed expansion of its waste-to-energy facility is open for public debate.
By Nicole Wrona • July 29, 2013 -
N.J. agencies grant $12M for biomass projects
New Jersey agencies have created initiatives totaling $12M that are expected to push renewable energy sources into production.
By Nicole Wrona • July 26, 2013 -
Mass. commercial food waste ban sparks new industry
Waste-to-energy plants are being planned throughout the state as the impending ban on commercial food waste goes into effect next year.
By Nicole Wrona • July 22, 2013 -
General Electric pilots gas-to-energy project at Lebanon's largest landfill
General Electric launched the gas-to-energy pilot at Naameh landfill to create a solution for the rising demand for electricity in this region.
By Nicole Wrona • July 18, 2013 -
$7M waste-to-energy project coming to Wis. farm
The biogas facility will produce green energy from livestock manure.
By Nicole Wrona • July 11, 2013 -
Landfill gas purification system patent issued to Manufactured Methane Corp.
A U.S. patent was assigned to a pair of Knoxville, Tennessee inventors demonstrating a methodology for the separation and purification of landfill gas stream.
By Nicole Wrona • July 10, 2013 -
General Electric bringing waste-to-energy gasification to the grid in Tenn.
General Electric is partnering with PHG Energy to turn biomass into electricity.
By Davide Savenije • June 27, 2013 -
India's KMC to turn mountains of waste into energy
As the Kolkata Municipal Corporation landfill in India approached capacity, officials scrambled to find a solution, proposing a new waste-to-energy plan.
By Nicole Wrona • June 17, 2013 -
NYC mayor proposes mandatory food recycling
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants 10% of the city's residential food waste turned into energy at a new facility.
By Nicole Wrona • June 17, 2013 -
CRRA plans $11.6M landfill cap and solar install project in Hartford, Conn.
The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority will cap the Hartford landfill and install solar panels on top of it.
By Davide Savenije • June 10, 2013 -
N.C. landfill's gas-to-energy project to serve as example for others
A local research analyst called the waste-to-energy program at the Watauga County landfill a good option for smaller landfills.
By Shauna Blackmon • June 7, 2013 -
Covanta, Clean Energy Fuels to open CNG fueling station for NYC and N.J.
The CNG fuel will power garbage trucks in both New Jersey and New York City.
By Shauna Blackmon • June 6, 2013 -
Penn. county close to buying controversal incinerator
Lancaster County wants to purchase an Act 47 “distressed” incinerator from indebted neighboring county.
By Shauna Blackmon • June 3, 2013 -
Stericycle caught falsifying emission records
The medical waste incinerator was caught putting more toxins into the air than they claimed.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 31, 2013 -
UK launches first waste-to-fuel station
The station will use landfill waste to power the country’s large trucks.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 23, 2013 -
Austin lawmakers regulate food waste
Restaurants have four years to face regulations prohibiting them from throwing away food scraps.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 23, 2013 -
Tidy Planet joins KFC for waste-to-energy project
The food waste company is helping KFC reuse materials to help power their stores.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 22, 2013 -
Police seize incinerator from possible killer
The unrecognizable body of a missing Canadian father was found on a farm with an industrial sized incinerator.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 17, 2013