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Waste to ethanol using gravity pressure vessel technology
In the gravity pressure vessel system, natural forces gravity and underground heat are used to convert waste into sugars, which are then fermented into ethanol or butanol. - Read More
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India’s ITC plans to take its “Wealth Out of Waste” (WOW) programme across the country. WOW has been
(Oct 2008) India’s ITC plans to take its “Wealth Out of Waste” (WOW) programme across the country. WOW has been designed to manage waste from individual households as well as civic bodies. ITC will collect dry recyclable waste from households. A recent study by ITC showed that on an average, an Indian city generates around 2,500 tonnes of waste every day. Since there is hardly any recycling, the waste is used as landfill, causing large scale air and water pollution, the study says. - Read More
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Potential for energy from waste in India
According to a recent Assocham study, about 40,000 million tonnes of solid waste and 5000 million cubic metres of liquid waste is generated every year in the urban areas which can be suitably recycled for power generation. About 1,500 MW of power could be generated from urban and municipal wastes and an additional 1,000 MW from industrial waste in the country by 2010, the study estimated. - Read More
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Amsterdam uses garbage to light up the city
The success of a waste-to-energy project in far-away Amsterdam could solve the most pressing problem of Indian cities and towns, which are grappling both with growing garbage pile-ups and power shortages. Using solid garbage as fuel, the Amsterdam’s Waste and Energy Company, or AEB, generates 1 million MWh of electricity yearly, which is used to run the city’s trams and the metro network, its street lighting, and designated public buildings. - Read More
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