Enerkem Inc., a waste-to-biofuel specialist, has begun construction of its municipal waste-to-biofuels facility with its partners, the City of Edmonton and the Government of Alberta.
Warwickshire County Council has announced the signing of a partnership contract which it claims will save taxpayers across four local authorities more than £400 million over 25 years by converting waste to energy.
Residents from North Yorkshire in the UK have staged protests against plans for a waste-to-energy facility and have instead called for improved recycling rates, according to the BBC.
An energy from waste project by UK based Neales Waste Management Group, working in partnership with ENER-G Natural Power Ltd will createelectricity from waste at the Clayton Hall Landfill Site.
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc., a specialist in creating renewable fuels from non-food cellulosic wastes, has announced that the company has changed its name to BlueFire Renewables, Inc.
Edinburgh Napier University has filed a patent for the new biofuel, made from the by-products of whiskey, which can be used in ordinary cars without any special adaptations.
Construction is expected to begin later this year on one of the largest Waste to Energy Anaerobic Digestion plants in the U.S.
Detroit Edison will add to its renewable energy portfolio with the announcement that two contracts totaling 20 MW were approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission.
