Land Energy Articles & Analysis

Ameresco Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading US cleantech integrator, has been commissioned to develop a renewable natural gas (RNG) plant at the Layton landfill in Utah. This project was awarded by the Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District (WIWMD), which oversees waste disposal and recycling in Davis and Morgan Counties. WIWMD has chosen Ameresco to design and construct the RNG plant at its ...

By Ameresco, Inc.

Element Markets is pleased to announce the hiring of Scott O’Neill as Senior Vice President of Operations. O’Neill will lead the company’s best-in-class renewable natural gas (RNG) operations and compliance teams. Scott brings 25 years of expertise to Element Markets across a number of segments of the RNG industry, including project development, regulatory policy, methane ...

By Element Markets LLC

Syngas production from waste gasification is one way to produce renewable energy. However, varying waste compositions can make gasification challenging to control, resulting in inconsistent syngas compositions. Closely monitoring gas composition and adjusting process conditions during gasification can ensure consistent, high-quality syngas production. Infrared sensors are the ideal solution for ...

By Edinburgh Sensors Ltd - TECHCOMP Group

In an effort to continue to expand the Commonwealth's clean energy economy while reducing energy rates, the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) recently (9/26) issued an Order approving compensation for owners of new solar projects under the Commonwealth's Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program. The program, administered by the Department of Energy Resources, will save ratepayers ...

By Smart Grid Observer

GE’s Distributed Power business (NYSE: GE) today announced U.K.-based Clarke Energy, GE’s authorised distributor of Jenbacher gas engines in Algeria, has been selected by the Cevital Group to supply a 39.6 megawatts (MW) on-site power plant for the group’s Brandt household electronic appliances factory in the city of Setif, along with their Laminoir factory in Oran. The natural ...

By Clarke Energy

Clarke Energy Supplying Cevital Group with 39.6 Megawatts, On-Site Power Plants Station to Use Nine of GE’s J624 to Power Brandt and Laminoir Factory’s Expansion, GE’s Gas Engine Technology Selected for its Reliability in Off-Grid ‘Island Mode’ Project Represents Largest Gas Engine Order in North Africa for Clarke Energy and GE ALGIERS, ALGERIA—May 22, ...

By Clarke Energy

According to new analysis the global waste to energy (WTE) market earned revenues of $17.98 billion in 2012 and will rocket up to $28.57 billion in 2016. More waste-to-energy plants are likely to be created in China, the United Kingdom, Central and Eastern and India, due in part to higher population densities. Within the latest International W2E Market Bulletin it is clearly shown that the ...

By GPT Waste Management Ltd

Biffa to Replace Older Generators with GE’s More Efficient Jenbacher Landfill Gas Engines Clarke Energy to Install GE’s Jenbacher Gas Engines at Several Landfills across United Kingdom New Units Will Produce a Total of 8.5 MW of Renewable Energy, Enough for 20,000 Homes GE Power & Water’s Distributed Power business (NYSE: GE) today announced Clarke Energy, GE’s ...

By General Electric

GE Power & Water’s Distributed Power business (NYSE: GE) today (May 5, 2014) announced Clarke Energy, GE’s authorized Jenbacher gas engine distributor for the United Kingdom, has been selected to supply U.K. waste management company Biffawith eight of GE’s Jenbacher landfill gas engines as part of a modernization of several landfill gas-to-energy (LFGE) plants across the ...

By Clarke Energy

Naylor Industries PLC is a long established, leading British manufacturer of building & construction products, specialised clay pipes, plastic drainage & ducting and concrete products with an unparalleled reputation in the market for quality and service. Bridie Warner-Adsetts is the Group Operations Director at Naylor Industries and is responsible for the organisation's energy ...

By Inprova Energy

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today recognizes two federal facilities with the ENERGY STAR Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Award for their highly-efficient CHP systems, which increase the reliability of their electricity supply while reducing carbon pollution that causes climate change. The awards, which demonstrate how federal agencies are reducing carbon pollution in support of ...

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Today, the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) Albany in Albany, Georgia is one of two federal facilities being recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the ENERGY STAR Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Award for their highly-efficient CHP systems, which increase the reliability of their electricity supply while reducing carbon pollution that causes climate change. The MCLB ...

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its RE-Powering Mapping and Screening Tool, which will now provide preliminary screening results for renewable energy potential at 66,000, up from 24,000, contaminated lands, landfills, and mine sites across the country. The RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative, started by EPA in 2008, encourages development of renewable energy ...

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Waste Management of Des Moines announced an expansion to the Des Moines Metro Methane Recovery Facility at the Metro Park East landfill in Polk County. The plant is a result of a private-public partnership between Waste Management and Metro Waste Authority. Waste Management is a leading developer, operator and owner of more than 100 landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. When ...

By Waste Management Inc.

A recent study by Calvert Investments, Ceres and the World Wildlife Fund analyzed corporate commitments to renewable energy and greenhouse gas reductions.  In this report, GM is mentioned alongside AT&T, Google, HSBC, Procter & Gambleand Walmart  as companies that have committed environmental activity. GM is just one of 15 Global 100 companies listed – and one of 13 Fortune 100 companies ...

By 3BL Media

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC): WHAT: U.S. Congressman-Elect Doug LaMalfa and local leaders will join Ameresco executives for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to recognize the completion of construction on the 2.2 megawatt (MW) landfill gas-to-energy project at Butte County’s Neal Road landfill. The only one-of-its- kind north of Sacramento, the facility will collect methane gas ...

By Ameresco, Inc.

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC): WHAT: U.S. Congressman-Elect Doug LaMalfa and local leaders will join Ameresco executives for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to recognize the completion of construction on the 2.2 megawatt (MW) landfill gas-to-energy project at Butte County’s Neal Road landfill. The only one-of-its- kind north of Sacramento, the facility will collect methane gas ...

By Ameresco, Inc.

Clarke Energy today announces that ECI Partners LLP, the UK growth focused mid-market private equity firm, has invested a minority shareholding in the company, in order to help it realise its global plans for growth. Clarke Energy, based in Knowsley near Liverpool, employs 700 people worldwide, with a turnover of circa £201m to year-end 31 October 2011. It is the world’s largest ...

By Clarke Energy

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), has announced that Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, was awarded the SWANA Silver Excellence Award in Landfill Gas Utilization. Jim Bier, senior project developer, accepted the award on behalf of Ameresco. The award was presented at SWANA’s annual national ...

By Ameresco, Inc.

GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that six of its Jenbacher specialty gas engines will be installed at the Loma Los Colorados Landfill in Chile as part of a major expansion of the site’s existing landfill-gas-to-energy (LFGTE) plant. The landfill is located 63 kilometers northwest of Santiago and is the country’s largest municipal solid waste operation, ...

By General Electric