This is a wonderful example of an extremely important fact: when it comes to environmental sustainability, one size doesn’t fit all.
Tag: municipal solid waste
Sweden Kills the Municipal Solid Waste Problem, But How Valuable Is That?
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Waste-to-Energy: Is It a Waste?
Here’s a video depicting the enormous problem that the Lebanese have with the disposal of their municipal solid waste (MSW). Insofar as it’s part of the venerable “Story of Stuff” project, its central message is that our society simply consumes …
Waste To Energy
Here’s a discussion on Quora.com that speaks to waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, and why they are not ubiquitous. In addition to the NIMBY principle, which is severe, the real gating factor here is the presence or absence of regulations as to …
Bringing Renewable Energy to the Third World Can Mean Leap-Frogging Over a Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
A friend of mine called a few days ago asking for advice on the following: what are the principal reasons that Myanmar might want renewable energy, especially energy that is produced from MSW (municipal solid waste)? Apparently, he’ll soon have …
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Fraudulent Concepts in Waste-To-Energy
I spoke with a gentleman this morning about an ostensible breakthrough in converting different types of plastics to high-octane gasoline and high-quality diesel. I was saddened (though not surprised) when I received the business plan, and promptly reported back as …
Waste to Energy, Methane Digesters, and Old Friends
It never ceases to amaze me how 2Greenenergy’s relatively tiny Internet presence has reconnected me with old friends I haven’t seen in 40 years. Bruce Wilson, whom I met in the sandbox in kindergarten in 1960, reconnected with me fairly …
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From Guest Blogger Bill Caldwell — Illegal Dumping Damages the Environment
When the terms “waste,” e.g., municipal solid waste or MSW is used at sites like 2GreenEnergy, it usually refers to projects where these materials are removed from a landfill, or redirected away from a landfill and chemically processed into electricity …
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New Pyrolysis Project: MSW to Electricity
I’ll soon be updating our list of renewable energy investment opportunities, as I’ve come across a few more that I think are excellent. One is a municipal solid waste (MSW) to electricity via pyrolysis project in a small, stable, but …
Cellulosic Ethanol (and Most Other Biomass Projects) Can’t Scale
When I first got into the renewable energy space, Robert Rapier was one of the first people to whom I reached out, as he’s been around this industry quite a while. I recall that he was quite gracious with me; …
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Jack McMullen To Play Key Role in Waste-To-Energy Project
During my trip back East last week I had the honor of meeting Jack McMullen in his office in Cambridge, MA. If you want to see an interesting and multi-varied bio, you may want to check this out. I’m happy …
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