The Scientific Truth about Waste-to-Energy Waste-to-energy key to reducing greenhouse gases & complementing recycling, says CCNY study by Marco J. Castaldi, The City College of New York | 2021 Introduction: Addressing the Global Waste Crisis Waste-to-energy facilities offer significant environmental protection, [...]
First Lady Emine Erdoğan Meets Columbia University Experts on Waste Management: A Milestone in Türkiye’s Zero Waste Journey Introduction During an official visit to the United States, First Lady Emine Erdoğan of Türkiye held a high-level meeting at Columbia University [...]
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.
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 [...]
By Dr. Samet Ozturk (WtERT-Turkey)
Download conference paper (pdf)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. [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
