WTE in Istanbul
On September 26, 2018, Prof. Themelis of GWC made a presentation to UN-visiting 1st Lady of Turkey and to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
News from WtERT-Brazil
Mr. YURI SCHMITKE A. B. TISI is now the head of WtERT-Brazil. Please see attached two presentations about the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
News from WtERT-Colombia
Receive our greetings from the SOCIEDAD ANTIOQUEÑA DE INGENIEROS, SAI, which supports WTERT - Colombia. Enrique Posada, our president, [...]
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 [...]
Waste Incineration safely destroys viruses at high temperature
The European Environment Commission recognizes the importance of WTE power plants is dealing with the COVID-19 wastes. Over the [...]
Federal court strikes down Baltimore Clean Air Act
The city of Baltimore has one of the best waste management systems in the U.S. (recycling, composting, waste to [...]
China Energy Building WTE Plant in Ukraine
China Energy announced plans to build a WTE plant in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, after signing a contract worth [...]
“Plastic Wars”, PBS Front line, March 31. 2020
Those of you who have not seen the film "Plastic Wars" (PBS Frontline, March 31, 2020; link below), please [...]
Upcoming EEC/WTERT/ASME Conference on October 22nd & 23rd, 2020
Please see attached flyer for our upcoming EEC/WTERT/ASME Conference to be held at CCNY on October 22nd & 23rd, [...]
Covanta reports record tonnage processed in 2019 and better prospects for WTE in U.S.
Please click the link to Covanta reports.
Communication of Prof. Themelis with CNBC reporter who worked on recent CNBC video.
Gasification Growing in Waste Processing" (2020/02/07/the-future-of-waste-to-energy-technology.html). Please see the attached link to an interview with me by Katerina Ploumidaki, [...]
Responses by Prof. Nickolas Themelis to questions on WTE and landfilling posed by Waste Dive reporter.
Question: Dr. Themelis, Thank you very much for passing this along. The thesis seems to be comparing the health and [...]
Interview of Prof. Nickolas Themelis with NBC reporter working on MSW gasification project
Municipal (MSW) and other solid wastes contain carbon and hydrogen which, when reacted with oxygen. produce heat. This can [...]
News from our partners in Chile
WtERT-Chile (http://www.wtert.cl) contributed to the report Rojas M., P. Aldunce, L. Farías, H. González, P. Marquet, J. C. Muñoz, R. [...]
Call for Papers in Special Issue entitled “Advances in Industrial Waste Reduction”
"A call for Papers in Special Issue of Applied Sciences, titled "Advances in Industrial Waste Reduction" by Prof. Psomopoulos of [...]