Tag: Municipal solid waste
Food Waste Management
Food waste is an untapped energy source that mostly ends up rotting in landfills, thereby releasing greenhouse gases into the … More
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 … More
Biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
Biomass conversion technologies transform a variety of wastes into heat, electricity and biofuels by employing a host of strategies. Conversion … More
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 … More
Biomass Energy in Jordan
Renewable energy systems have been used in Jordan since early 1970s. Infact, Jordan has been a pioneer in renewable energy … More
Biomass Energy Prospects in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, with its abundant biomass resources, holds a strategic position in the global biomass energy atlas. There is immense … More
Comparison of Different Waste-to-Energy Processes
Major components of Waste-to-Energy Processes Front end MSW pre-processing is used to prepare MSW for treatment and separate any recyclables … More
Benefits of Anaerobic Digestion
Anaerobic digestion provides a variety of benefits. These may be classified into three groups viz. environmental, economic and energy benefits: … More
Technology Options for Waste-to-Energy Projects
A wide variety of conversion methods are available for realizing the potential of waste as an energy source, ranging from … More
Biomass Energy Resource Base in Jordan
Municipal solid wastes represent the best source of biomass in Jordan. In terms of quantity per capita and constituents, the … More
Growing Size of Waste-to-Energy Industry
Around 130 million tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) are combusted annually in over 600 waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities globally that … More
Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste
Food waste is one of the single largest constituent of municipal solid waste stream. Diversion of food waste from landfills … More
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. … More