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 [...]
The 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 [...]
Recent catastrophic events have made climate change a major environmental issue. The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) has estimated that methane (CH4) is 25 times stronger than carbon dioxide (CO2) over a 100-year horizon; and 80 times [...]
Prof. Nickolas Themelis reviewed the data presented in the Reshaping Plastics report of April 2022 These data show that the EU manages better its plastic wastes than the US:: -Recycling (mech+chemical) 13.9% of total; adding the 2 million tons exported and [...]
Authors: Nickolas J. Themelis, Wenchao Ma
Affiliation: Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University & City College of New York
Published in: Journal of Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy (2021)
Waste to energy (WTE) in China: from latecomer to front runner. This paper discusses the 2000–2018 evolution of energy and metals recovery from urban wastes in the European Union and China.
In a complementary measure, landfills should also be outfitted with facilities to monitor and control existing methane emissions. By Nickolas J. Themelis November 09, 2021 Please click here to see the link.
Waste sector critical to combat climate change What role does the waste and resources management sector play in driving actions to achieve net zero? From HELENA NAGELER-PETRITZ First published: 05 November 2021 Click here to see news: https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1049/rpg2.12315 [...]
The role of energy recovery from wastes in the decarbonization efforts of the EU power sector Constantinos S. Psomopoulos, Kyriaki Kiskira, Konstantinos Kalkanis, Helen C. Leligou, Nickolas J. Themelis First published: 26 October 2021 Click here to see publication: https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1049/rpg2.12315 Abstract: [...]
