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 against students coming to study in the US. In this open letter, Columbia President Bollinger asks President-elect Joe [...]
News from WtERT-Brazil
Mr. YURI SCHMITKE A. B. TISI is now the head of WtERT-Brazil. Please see attached two presentations about the Brazilian WTE Market. Click the links in the photos to download the presentation slides.
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. www.iresen.org Founded in 2011 by the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mining and Environment, and key players of the [...]
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. Download
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 Lights plan will use pipelines to gather captured carbon from various industries and bury it under the North [...]
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 details.
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 ton. Please click the link for the details.
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 in Colombia. We annex the translated communication. We make use of this opportunity to tell you that we [...]
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.