Johannesburg, South Africa/Overland Park, Kansas – Black & Veatch was selected by MBHE African Power (PTY) Ltd, a local renewable energy developer, to provide technical assistance for the country’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant. The energy plant…
U.S. Companies Look to Develop Waste and Water Business at IFAT 2016
Munich, Germany and Waldwick, N.J., May 26, 2016 — Against a dynamic backdrop of heightened environmental pressures, infrastructure safety and security…
TiE Hackathon Semi-Finalists Tackling the World’s Waste Problem
Waste management is a significant problem for the world, which is why it was one of the topics chosen for teams to tackle at the January 2016 TiE Smart…
NEC and ASCAN to Launch Pioneering Smart Waste Collection Service in Santander
MADRID, Oct. 7, 2014—NEC Corporation (TSE: NEC 6701) announced today that it is developing a smart waste collection solution for the city of Santander in Spain in partnership with waste management service provider ASCAN. The solution uses sensors that collect…
Government’s Empty Buildings Are Costing Taxpayers Billions
Government estimates suggest there may be 77,000 empty or underutilized buildings across the country. Taxpayers own them, and even vacant, they're expensive. The Office of Management and Budget says these buildings could be costing taxpayers $1.7 billion a…
Atlas Copco Filtration Solution Helps Turn Nottingham’s Waste Into Energy
FCC Environment, one of the UK’s leading recycling and waste management companies, is using the latest energy-efficient compressor and filtration solutions from Atlas Copco to help turn waste into energy at its Nottingham waste processing site. The energy…
Can Cities Be "Resilient" and "Sustainable" at the Same Time?
If you've successfully flushed a toilet recently, then you appreciate (at least subconsciously) the workings of a good sewer system. Waste disappears, no matter what time of day or night, or what the weather's like. But weather is actually a challenge for…
