571 miles is approximately the additional one way transit (collection and long haul) before waste to energy and composting are … More
Tag: emissions
Simplifying Global Warming
See on Scoop.it – Fostering Sustainable Development Everybody is worried about climate change. It’s just that a fair proportion is … More
OIL AND CLIMATE CHANGE: CORRELATION OR CAUSE?
Originally posted on Ultimate Fulfillment:
They say that every cloud has a silver lining. If future energy consumption (which is mostly fossil…
Flawed Carbon pricing and the cost of global warming
Originally posted on Clean Energy and Water Technologies:
The climate is changing with increasing global warming caused by man-made Carbon emission. The economic impact…
Delivering Green: Three Case Studies in Low-Carbon Logistics
Originally posted on Supply Chain @ MIT:
Caterpillar is the subject of one of three case studies that show how supply chain management can support both…
Energy Efficiency As Climate Change Mitigation Tool for Middle East
See on Scoop.it – Fostering Sustainable Development The Middle East is the largest oil-exporting region in the world. Around 85 … More
Car Engine Fuel Types and their Environmental Impacts
Originally posted on Everything You Need to Know about Electric Vehicles:
Before, motorists were only left with the option of choosing between petrol or diesel for their…
Power To The People: Why Renewable Energy Still Matters
Originally posted on Mark Raving Mad:
To anyone who really knows the numbers, it’s fairly clear that Renewable Energy sources will not…
Why should we believe in renewable energy?
Originally posted on Re Construct Romania:
A very intense debate about the future of renewable energy in Romania has started at the beginning of this…
Trends in Energy Management
See on Scoop.it – Energy Blog Managing and reducing energy consumption not only saves money but also helps in mitigating … More
Five Facts about EPA’s New Carbon Rule
Ten Golden Rules in Composting
It seems everyone is concerned about the environment and trying to reduce their “carbon footprint”. I hope this trend will … More
Strategic Solutions for Major Problems Associated with Biomass Projects
This article makes an attempt at collating some of the most prominent issues associated with biomass technologies and provides plausible … More
Major Problems Associated with Biomass Energy Projects
The issues enumerated below are not geography-specific and are usually a matter of concern for most of the biomass energy … More
Anaerobic Digestion of Tannery Wastes
Anaerobic digestion is a favorable technological solution which degrades a substantial part of the organic matter contained in the sludge … More
Hydrogen Sulphide Removal from Biogas
Depending on the use of the biogas, most trace components must be removed from the biogas. Water vapour can be … More
Organic Waste Management
Most of the organic waste generated in developing countries is dumped into the landfills. It is a sheer waste of … More
Woody Biomass Utilization and Sustainability
Harvesting practices remove only a small portion of branches and tops leaving sufficient biomass to conserve organic matter and nutrients. … More
Role of Waste-to-Energy in Waste Management
Waste-to-energy provides the fourth “R” in a comprehensive solid waste management program: reduction, reuse, recycling, and energy recovery. The benefits … More
Advisory and Consulting Services in Waste-to-Energy and Biomass Energy
BioEnergy Consult is committed to the development of sustainable energy systems based on non-food biomass resources and different types of … More
Waste-to-Energy in the Middle East
The high volatility in oil prices in the recent past and the resulting turbulence in energy markets has compelled many … More
Waste-to-Energy in the Tannery Industry
The energy generated by anaerobic digestion or gasification of tannery wastes can be put to beneficial use, in both drying … More
Socio-economic and Environmental Benefits of Waste-to-Energy
Waste-to-energy technologies hold the potential to create renewable energy from waste matter, including municipal solid waste, industrial waste, agricultural waste, … More
Biomass Energy and its Importance
Biomass can play a dual role in greenhouse gas mitigation related to the objectives of the UNFCCC, i.e. as an … More
Biomass Pyrolysis
Pyrolysis is the thermal decomposition of biomass occurring in the absence of oxygen. It is the fundamental chemical reaction that … More
Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) from Municipal Solid Wastes
Solid waste is a growing problem in all countries, and a critical problem in almost all the cities of the … More
Woody Biomass Conversion Technologies
There are many ways to generate electricity from biomass using thermo-chemical pathway. These include directly-fired or conventional steam approach, co-firing, … More