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  • Green landfill to energy
    24 November 2023, by Philippe

    Integrated infrastructure to replace dumpsites.
    An innovative financing model for waste treatment in developing economies. Produce biomethane, produce electricity. Improve waste management from open dumpsites to environmentally controlled landfills. The case of Meknes, Morocco: 200,000 t/y of waste safely managed; 70% reduction in emissions by 2033; 5,500 MWh/y production capacity.
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  • WAGABOX® technology
    24 November 2023, by Philippe

    A benchmark solution for landfill gas purification for recovery.
    Coupling membrane filtration and cryogenic distillation to upgrade landfill gas into grid compliant biomethane: Improvement in energy yield compared with cogeneration. Optimized methane capture as there is no limitation in air concentration in landfill gas.
    Example: WAGABOX® in Claye-Souilly, France: Capacity: 130 GWh/y. 21,000 eqCO2 avoided/y. 20,000 households supplied with biomethane.
    https://waga-energy.com/en/

  • Assessing the GHG emissions of a waste collection and treatment service
    31 October 2025, by Philippe

    GHG assessment, a tool for understanding carbon impact and identifying emission reduction levers.
    Targeted action plan to reduce CO₂ emissions:
    Objective: Achieve a 3% annual reduction in emissions, totaling 16 ktCO2e, broken down as follows: 70% through CO₂ capture and recovery from the WtE plants 8% by improving residents’ sorting habits 7% with a sustainable purchasing policy 7% by expanding the fleet of electric machines 5% by using biofuel for the vehicle fleet

  • Organic waste recovery
    24 November 2023, by Philippe

    Supporting local authorities to sort, collect and treat domestic food waste.
    Mandatory source separation of organic waste as of January 2024: Collection schemes: on-site composting, door-to-door collection, voluntary deposit Targeting 100 kt/year of biowaste collected in the service area Construction of a methanizer on the river port of Gennevilliers by 2026 to produce biomethane and organic fertilizers
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  • CoMétha Pyrogazification Project
    24 November 2023, by Philippe

    A disruptive technology opposing incineration and complementary with methanization.
    From R&D to a full-scale pilot: Treat a mix of organic waste, including food waste and sewage sludge Maximize the transformation of organic matter into syngas Minimize the volume of solid residues (ashes) Recover nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus)
    – https://www.cometha.fr/en/

  • Major waste-to-energy hub
    31 October 2025, by Philippe

    Recovering biomethane and energy from waste produced on the island.
    By 2026, combining multiple technologies to divert 148 kt/year of waste from landfilling: Methanizer producing renewable biogas and soil amendments from biowaste RDF (*Refuse-derived fuel) facility producing local, low carbon energy from waste to replace the use of coal and fossil gas
    Total amount of energy produced : 121 000 MWh/year.
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  • Ecocombust II
    24 November 2023, by Philippe

    Black pellets from wood waste as a substitute for coal.
    Wood waste conversion into black pellet to fuel the Cordemais coal-fired power plant. Transformation of wood waste by steam cracking to produce 160,000 t of black pellets/year as an alternative fuel to coal. The plant uses 250,000 t/year of B-wood and 40,000 t/year of Solid Recovered Fuels.

  • Landfill Closure & Rehabilitation
    31 October 2025, by Philippe

    Seizing the opportunity for decarbonation, depollution and regeneration.
    90 hectares of landfill in Abidjan suburbs closed after 53 years of operation. Remodeling the landfill surface and slopes; Development of a watertight covering; Collection of water, leachate, and biogas; Treatment of leachate; Energy recovery from the biogas.
    – https://www.veolia.com/fr/medias/planetlive/biogaz-decharge-pollution-solution

  • Istanbul Waste-to-Energy Plant
    24 November 2023, by Philippe

    Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality - İSTAÇ A.Ş.
    Treatment capacity of 1.1 M/t waste per year: Europe’s largest waste to energy facility. Electricity production by an 85 MW turbine = meets the needs of 1.4 million inhabitants. Objective of carbon neutrality by 2053.
    – Learn more online

  • MassBio2, the CO2 Dashboard
    24 November 2023, by Philippe

    Assessing biogenic and fossil carbon fractions in incineration flue gas, waste and energy.
    From flue gas to waste composition… by measuring the origin of CO2 (14C analysis)
    An algorithm assesses biogenic and fossil CO2, the waste composition, and the renewable energy fraction.
    – http://www.cabinet-merlin.fr/v2/nos-innovations/