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Public and private sectors work together to improve the North East's waste management processes(20/01/2010)
Tough central Government targets designed to redirect waste away from landfill sites, and the strong economic prospects associated with reusing waste for low carbon energy generation has united the North East’s public and private sectors to establish the North East Sustainable Resources Board (NESRB) – the first committee of its type outside London. Senior industrial leaders and policymakers in the North East have come together to establish a... [more]
Renew introduces vinyl floor recycling network(21/05/2009)
Renew is spearheading local efforts to introduce a new vinyl floor recycling network that could help save businesses money, create jobs and bolster the region’s environmental credentials. Renew is the organisation tasked with the facilitation and delivery of commercial energy and sustainable technology projects across the North East. The scheme, originally developed by WRAP and set up in partnership with leading UK flooring manufacturing brand... [more]
renewaFUEL to build and operate a biomass facility that will produce renewable energy cubes for FirstEnergy(15/04/2009)
renewaFUEL, LLC, a subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., has entered into a memorandum of understanding with FirstEnergy Generation Corp., an affiliate of FirstEnergy Corp., under which renewaFUEL will design, build and operate a biomass facility that will produce renewable energy cubes for FirstEnergy’s R.E. Burger Plant. The renewable energy cubes, when burned to produce electricity, result in a carbon neutral solution compared with ... [more]
University of Glamorgan demonstrates viability of hydrogen production from renewable energy sources(11/03/2009)
Hydrogen produced from renewable sources is a potential solution to future energy problems, providing a carbon-free fuel. UPS Systems plc has installed a fuel cell within the University of Glamorgan’s Renewable Hydrogen Research and Demonstration Centre at Baglan Energy Park, South Wales. The new Centre was initiated with EU funding, and now has long- term funding guaranteed by the University. The Centre will demonstrate the viability of hyd... [more]
Global skills shortage could be a major problem for the energy industry(03/03/2009)
President Obama's plan to turn around the US economy includes $150bn of investment in green energy over the next ten years, driving America towards energy independence whilst creating 5 million 'green collar' jobs. Nobody could question the need for the new US president to take action to resurrect the US economy or our need for the US to take a prominent role in the battle against climate change. However, is creating five million renewable ene... [more]
Supacycle enables separation of paper, metal, plastic and glass waste in household bins(10/02/2009)
Unlike existing refuse collection, Supacycle enables separation of paper, metal, plastic and glass waste from household to bin and throughout the collection process, avoiding the need to send waste to a factory to be manually sorted. By maintaining the separation of different types of waste, Supacycle also prevents the mixing of recyclable products that currently leads to the extraction of low quality raw materials that cannot be manufactured ... [more]
Renewable Energy Systems Americas commences commercial operations of Hackberry Wind Project(30/01/2009)
Renewable Energy Systems Americas (RES Americas) has announced completion and commencement of commercial operations of its Hackberry Wind Project, a $350 million wind farm in Shackelford County, Texas. RES Americas is the developer, construction contractor, operator of the project, and owner, along with GE Energy Financial Services. Austin Energy will purchase the power produced by Hackberry, moving the City of Austin closer to its goal of se... [more]
Renew Energy Resources selects Pacific Biodiesel Technologies for waste vegetable oil facility in New York City(22/10/2008)
Renew Energy Resources, Inc. has announced that its subsidiary Legacy Oil New York has chosen Pacific Biodiesel Technologies as its technology partner for the company’s project in New York City. After due diligence by both Renew and its partner in Legacy, The Doe Fund, Pacific emerged as the leading technology for a vertically integrated waste vegetable oil (WVO) facility. Pacific currently has designed and started 12 WVO facilities and we an... [more]
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