The Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility No. 2 (PBREF No. 2) began commercial operation in the summer of 2015. Located in West Palm Beach, FL., it is the first municipal waste-to-energy (WTE) facility built in the United States in more than 20 years.....
In 2011, the City of Winterthur, Switzerland launched a 2050 energy policy which included a long-term reduction in greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 2.2 tons of CO2 per person per year, and corresponding measures to promote sustainable energy te....
A period of significant progress in improved sustainability for the airline industry is on the horizon. Worldwide, the airline industry contributes about 2 percent of the planet's total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. But air travel is expec....
Biomass, especially the waste from forestry and agriculture, industry or households, is a clean and cheap energy source. However, biomass power plants are usually expensive, industrial-style, and not applicable for decentralized usage. Therefore, ....
In 2014, industrial grade pellet producers shipped roughly 3.6 million tons of wood pellets to the EU. To manufacture those pellets, mills in the US South consumed 6 million short green tons of pulpwood. That 6 million tons of pulpwood represents:....