In January Zero Waste Europe published an article on dioxin emissions in three European waste-to-energy plants. Here Prof. Nickolas J. Themelis, director of the Earth Engineering Center at Columbia University discusses the report. From article of Waste Management World In January 2023, [...]
Authors: Nickolas .J. Themelis
Affiliation: Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University
Published in: Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy (2023)
By Yixi Tian*, Nickolas J.Themelis, A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas*, Shiho Kawashima, Yuri Gorokhovich
Link to the article in journalGuidelines on Public-Private Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals in Waste-to-Energy Projects for Non-Recyclable Waste: Pathways towards a Circular Economy Economic Commission for Europe Committee on Innovation, Competitiveness and Public-Private Partnerships Working Party on Public-Private Partnerships Sixth session Geneva, 1-2 December [...]
The Training Workshop of Waste-to-Energy for North Africa was successfully held online on December 5th-6th, 2022. This training workshop was hosted by Zhejiang University, jointly organized by International Consultant Committee of Waste to Energy (ICCWtE), China Everbright Environment Group Limited and [...]
Letter from Prof. Nickolas J. Themelis1 and all members of the Global WtERT Council2 an international consortium of universities representing 24 Nations to Organizing Committee of COP27 Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University (https://earth.engineering.columbia.edu) Global Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council, (wtert.org) We [...]
The WtERT Bi-Annual Conference 2022, hosted by the Earth Engineering Center at the City College of New York (CCNY), marked the return of in-person engagement for the global Waste-to-Energy community. Held on October 13–14, 2022, the conference brought together leading experts [...]
By Yixi Tian*, Nickolas J.Themelis, Diandian Zhao, A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas*, Shiho Kawashima
Link to the article in journalBy A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas
Link to the articleThe 2021 Waste-to-Energy (WtE) survey shows that WtE plants are still much needed. Thermal treatment in WtE plants continues to represent an indispensable and solid pillar in waste management. Furthermore, responses from operators clearly show the sector as a driver of [...]
