DOE ARPA-E Solid Waste Project
ARPA-E (https://arpa-e.energy.gov) is a new program under the US Department of Energy. Please click this video link to see the details of this program.
Bollinger Calls on Biden to End the Trump Administration’s Assault on the International Exchange of Ideas
Prof. Nickolas Themelis and the Earth Engineering Center at Columbia University, founder of the Global WtERT Council, are proud of our many foreign alumni trained in sustainable waste management. Among the self-destructive regulations implemented by the outgoing US administration, there were seven [...]
Paper by Dr. Samet Ozturk (WtERT-Turkey) at Eurasia 2020 Symposium
By Dr. Samet Ozturk (WtERT-Turkey)
Download conference paper (pdf)Announcement/ Creation of WtERT-Morocco/ Signature of MOU with IRESEN
We are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Global WtERT Council (GWC), and the Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN), Morocco’s National Institute for Solar Energy and Renewable Energy. [...]
2018 Directory of Waste-to-Energy Facilities | Energy Recovery Council
This report contains the articles, maps, and figures of WTE plants in the U.S. It provides information on the capacity, production, emissions, and exploration in the circular economy of the WTE facilities by states. Please download the report for more details. [...]
Norwegian pilot plant for Carbon Capture from WTE plant was successful and may lead to 400,000 ton/year industrial scale plant
CCS Pilot Phase Successfully Completed Fortum Oslo Varme’s Klemetsrud waste-to-energy (WTE) plant has successfully validated carbon capture technology at its pilot plant. The move is part of Norway’s planned full-scale carbon capture and storage project known as Northern Lights. The Northern [...]
ESWET – Waste to Energy Essential Complement to Recycling as Lockdowns Loosen
As public authorities are now planning the post-coronavirus recovery, the European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy (ESWET) has issued a reminder of the complementary role energy recovery plays to recycling in its comprehensive hygenisation of residual waste. Please click the link for the [...]
Cleveland landfilling recyclables after unsuccessful second attempt to secure processing contract
People do not realize how expensive recycling can be for a city. Have a look at this story. A prior contract expired last month and the city declined to accept a new bid that would have reportedly cost around $200 per [...]
News from WtERT-Colombia
Receive our greetings from the SOCIEDAD ANTIOQUEÑA DE INGENIEROS, SAI, which supports WTERT - Colombia. Enrique Posada, our president, received your excellent communication about Covid 19. Very important the points you show. We translated it and sent it to our contacts [...]
April 2020 Letter to members and friends of WtERT
Dear members and friends of the GWCouncil, Attached please find a letter by Prof. Nickolas Themelis, Columbia University. Please click the link for the details.