Environmental engineers at the University of Cincinnati have figured out how to make biodiesel, plus other fuels & products, from inedible food waste.
Tag: waste-to-energy
The Waste Biz: How To Boost The Production Of Methane Gas From Landfills… Really
Why would you want a landfill to produce more methane gas? To make waste-to-energy systems profitable. This week’s edition of The Waste Biz.
The Politics Of Chicken Poop: Should Manure Get The Same Treatment As Other Renewable Energy Sources? [Updated]
Chicken poop is polluting the Chesapeake Bay, so businesses in Maryland want to build a methane digester. Is their approach the most sensible?
This Waste To Energy Project Is Electrifying Rural Vietnam
This waste to energy project from Climate Friendly brings electricity to rural Vietnamese households by building biogas systems for animal poop.
The Waste Biz: Using An Anaerobic Digester To Turn Brewery Waste Into Energy
Pure Energy Group’s anaerobic digester installation at Devi’s Canyon Brewery brings biogas production from brewing waste into an urban setting.
What to Do with Used Cooking Oil: How about Turning it into Jet Fuel?
Boeing has come up with a novel idea of what to do with used cooking oil, particularly the large amounts coming from China: fuel planes with it.
Composting vs. Waste-to-Energy: The Politics Of Green Waste
What is the best way to deal with green waste? Burning? Composting? Recycling? May be the best answer is creating less of it?
Sweden Recycling 99% of its Garbage – Really? [Video]
Sweden recycling 99% of its waste sounds too good to be true, and, to some degree, it is. Does “waste to energy” count as recycling?