by Richard Schiffman – 05/23/16 For two decades, Klaus Lackner has pioneered efforts to combat climate change by pulling carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Now, after years of watching the global community fail to bring greenhouse gas emissions under control,...
by Chris Mooney – 2/26/2016 Dr. Klaus Lackner with his team’s rooftop prototype on Feb. 9 at Arizona State University’s School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment in Tempe, Ariz. (Caitlin O’Hara for the Washington Post.) Tempe, AZ — From...
03/15/2015 A SCOTS transport operator is to introduce a bus which runs on human and household waste, goes into regular service later this month. Powered by biomethane gas, the Bio-Bus, which has been dubbed the ‘poo bus’ will use waste from more than...
by Ben Messenger – 10/27/2016 Finnish lifting equipment specialist, Konecranes, has introduced a range of lifting and material handling technologies specifically designed for waste to-energy and biomass applications in the Middle East. According to the company...
by Cole Rosengren – 10/26/16 Even if a city can reach a “zero waste-to-landfill” goal, there will always be some waste left. Depending on whom you talk to, waste-to-energy facilities are either a part of that problem or a solution to it. Despite...