Three firms battle for super efficient waste-to-energy plant

Three companies have been shortlisted to design the most economically and commercially viable waste-to-energy gasification demonstrator plant. The Energy Technologies Institute’s (ETI) £2.8m project will see Advanced Plasma Power (APP), Broadcrown Ltd and Royal Dahlman compete to develop the plant that would be commercial at between 5MW-20MW. The chosen plant could be designed, built, tested […]

Rubbish plan for landfill site

A UK firm is to dig up a landfill site in Belgium, recycle half the rubbish and turn the rest into renewable electricity. The project is believed to be the first of its kind in the world and is being keenly watched as a blueprint for freeing up landfill sites and producing alternative energy. It […]