Articles

• 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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• Open-burning & Air quality
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  El Alto and La Paz – evaluation of airborne particle pollution sources.
  This evaluation of airborne particle pollution sources in Bolivia show that: Local air pollution in La Paz is mainly due to road traffic but additional sources such as waste burning may have non-negligeable impacts. Waste burning contributes only 2 to 5% of total PM10 but contains more than 50% of the PAHs content which are carcinogenic components.
  – https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/23/10325/2023/

• Barka Landfill
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  A landmark of the Omani journey from open dumpsites to 100% controlled solid waste treatment.
  2,500 t/day are highly compacted and readily covered with soil to reduce emissions. Biogas is recovered; the installation of a gas engine is in planning; the capture of biogas from open cells is evaluated. Leachate is treated; the permeate reused to cover the landfill operation needs; no discharge Tyres are processed in chips to fuel a nearby cement plant.

• Geothermal CO₂ capture
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  Leveraging CO2 dissolution capacity in cold versus hot water.
  R&D project to combine a deep geothermal plant with permanent CO2 storage of incineration flue gases.
  The project aims to: Store 300,000 tons of CO2 (40% fossil) in a deep aquifer. Recover heat from the geothermal aquifer to supply district heating. Reduce the amount of the future European tax on waste-to-energy emissions.
  – https://co2-dissolved.brgm.fr/

• 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/

• Non-recyclable waste into green energy
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  Heat and power production as an alternative to landfilling.
  The Sète waste-to-energy plant:
  55,000 t/y of non-recyclable waste processed in an 18.1 MW oscillating furnace to produce 15.7 GWh of electricity 23 GW of steam
  – https://www.paprec.com/fr/ikos-fresnoy-folny-pionnier-de-la-methanisation