Sweden tops new ranking of countries best equipped.

A new report ranks the world’s countries not on their economic indicators, but on their ability to “safeguard the needs…

Peat as Energy Resource

See on Scoop.it – Energy Blog Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation. One of the most common components is Sphagnum moss, although …

Green Building Trends in the Middle East

See on Scoop.it – Fostering Sustainable Development The Middle East region faces a unique set of challenges in terms of sustainable …

Merits of Anaerobic Digestion of Wastes

See on Scoop.it – Waste Waste Everywhere Anaerobic digestion is the natural biological process which stabilizes organic waste in the …

Energy Outlook for Jordan

See on Scoop.it – Energy Blog The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is an emerging and stable economy in the Middle …

5 Green Myths Debunked

Originally posted on Green Freak:
Going green is a much talked about topic. All kinds of rumors and false ideas are…

Energy Issues in the Middle East

See on Scoop.it – Energy Blog There are several problems confronting the world with respect to its fossil fuels-based energy …

Green Economy Potential in Jordan

See on Scoop.it – Fostering Sustainable Development The global financial recession triggered serious debate among many countries in revealing the …

Energy from Palm Oil Biomass

See on Scoop.it – Energy Blog A palm oil plantation yields huge amount of biomass wastes in the form of …

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…

Solar-Powered Desalination in Middle East

See on Scoop.it – Water Board Conventional large-scale desalination is cost-prohibitive and energy-intensive, and not viable for poor countries in …

Trends in Energy Management

See on Scoop.it – Energy Blog Managing and reducing energy consumption not only saves money but also helps in mitigating …

Land misuse, land mismanagment

Originally posted on Say No To Food Waste:
In this post I would like to tackle the issue of land misuse or as some…

Solar Energy Tips And Techniques Straight From The Energy Experts

Originally posted on ghanaoven8:
Have you thought about a solar energy system for your home or business? Whether it is…

Photovoltaics and Our Energy Future

Originally posted on Clean.Tech.Verdict:
In a previous post we provided an overview of solar energy and promised to delve into…

A New Bio-Gas System in Palestinian Susya

Originally posted on The Villages Group: Cooperation in Israel-Palestine:
in May 2010, the Bio-Gas project was launched to install systems for producing gas from sheep…

Housing scheme sells energy back to the grid

Renewable Energy Developments in the Middle East

Originally posted on Gigaom:
It’s got a dry, sunny climate, an addiction to fossil fuels, and it’s set to become…

What Are Renewable Energy Sources And Why Are They So Important?

Originally posted on Green Planet:
We keep hearing these terms “renewable energy”, “renewable resources”, “renewable energy sources” all more than the…

Garbology

Originally posted on JunkScience.com:
Thanks to new regulations, the emission of such toxic chemicals from waste processing has been reduced…

What is Waste to Energy

Reduction in the volume and mass of solid waste is a crucial issue especially in the light of limited availability …

Biomethane and its Storage

The typical composition of raw biogas does not meet the minimum CNG fuel specifications. In particular, the CO2 and sulfur …

Dimensions of Sustainable Development

Social Availability of energy has a direct impact on poverty, employment opportunities, education, demographic transition, indoor pollution and health, and …

Waste-to-Energy Market Trends

The global market for WTE technologies was valued at US$19.9bn in 2008. This has been forecasted to increase to US$26.2bn …

Emerging Trends in Municipal Solid Waste Gasification

Gasification with pure oxygen or hydrogen Gasification with pure oxygen or pure hydrogen (or hydrogasification) may provide better alternatives to …

Biomass Resources in the MENA Region

According to a recent study, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region offers almost 45 percent of the world’s …

Benefits of Anaerobic Digestion

Anaerobic digestion provides a variety of benefits. These may be classified into three groups viz. environmental, economic and energy benefits: …

Challenges in Production of Cellulosic Ethanol

The production of biofuels from lignocellulosic feedstocks can be achieved through two very different processing routes. They are: Biochemical – …

Incorporating Energy Recovery in Waste Management System

The increasing clamor for energy and satisfying it with a combination of conventional and renewable resources is a big challenge. …