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Waste-to-Energy Plant Coming to South Africa

Courtney Lepping — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 19:48:47 +0000

Exciting news coming from South Africa: a renewable energy project is underway that will provide electricity to households through waste management. The engineering company Black & Veatch, which originates from the U.S. and has existed for over 50 years, will be assisting the upcoming waste-to-energy (WTE) plant that will be stationed in Drakenstein. Sub-Saharan Africa […]

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Bill Gates Funds Project That Produces Biodiesel and Methane From Human Sludge in Ghana

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:56:17 +0000

Q: What do human poop, fuel cells, clean energy and Bill Gates have in common? A: a $1.5 million grant to Columbia University professor Kartik Chandran. He is to develop a "Next-Generation Urban Sanitation Facility" in Accra, Ghana along with Waste Enterprisers and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The project will turn fecal sludge into biodiesel and methane. Gross, isn't it?

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Biodegradable Trash Not Good For The Environment, Scientists Say

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:25:45 +0000

Everyone knows that biodegradable products are the best for the environment, and just because they disintegrate quickly they aren't a threat to anything... it seems not. Not that non-biodegradable materials are any better, but a recent study from North Carolina State University says biodegradable products are responsible for high methane emissions, a gas whose greenhouse effects are much more potent than those of CO2.

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