In Texas, Waste Management Inc., the biggest landfill operator in North America, is investing $825 million over the next four years to expand its renewable natural gas infrastructure and turn methane from garbage dumps into biomethane. WM said the funds will bring 17 new projects online across the U.S. and Canada by 2026, adding to […]
In Kentucky, Waste Management unveiled the latest technology at its Outer Loop Recycling and Disposal Facility in Kentucky, turning waste from the landfill into usable, renewable natural gas (RNG). This facility captures methane produced by the landfill and converts it to pipeline quality natural gas. The Outer Loop RNG facility serves as a model for […]
In Oklahoma, the team behind the ENVIA Energy gas-to-liquids plant confirmed that the first Fischer-Tropsch product has been successfully produced at the company’s first commercial-scale plant in Oklahoma City. What makes it special is that the source is landfill gas and waste biomass. It’s been used for some times for the CNG vehicle market — […]
In New Hampshire, Energy Capital Partners has closed on its acquisition of Wheelabrator Technologies for $1.94 billion. Wheelabrator, acquired from Waste Management, has 15 waste-to-electricity facilities that produce 768 MW per year. A new energy-from-waste facility is under construction in the U.K. and is scheduled to begin operations in 2015. They also recover metals from […]
In Ohio, Velocys advises that the final investment decision has been made to proceed with construction of a commercial GTL plant using the Company’s technology. The project is being funded by a joint venture (JV) between Waste Management, NRG Energy, Ventech Engineers International and Velocys, formed to develop a series of GTL plants in the […]
Waste Management is the largest environmental solutions provider in North America, serving more than 20 million customers in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. WM is committed to developing new waste solutions that can help communities and organizations achieve their green goals, including zero waste. With the largest network of recycling facilities, transfer stations and […]
In Texas, Waste Management is looking to invest in commercial stage technologies rather than startups as it looks to de-risk its portfolio. The company has pulled out of some of 25 total investments it has made since 2007 in the past 12-18 months. The company said in 2012 it had invested between $300 million and […]
From the leaders in bioenergy and chemicals— the real issues and trends. In California, ABLC-Next has concluded for this year — and industry leadership in R&D, commercialization, policy and finance will reconvene at ABLC 2014 — the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference — in Washington DC on April 21-23 of next year. Between now and then, […]
In Florida, voting is now underway in the 2013 Hot Partners competition, and will continue through Friday June 14 at 5pm EDT. As the competition enters its final two days of voting, Waste Management took the lead in Feedstocks (gases and residues), while Dupont continues to make a race of it with CocaCola in Strategic customers […]
In Florida, voting is now underway in the 2013 Hot Partners competition, and will continue through Friday June 14 at 5pm EDT. In the bio-based world, that means partners, and plenty of them. Who are the best? Who’s the hottest? That’s what the Hottest Partners in Bioenergy and Bio-based Products rankings are all about. Voting is open to all […]
