Adding a buzz of electricity to fermenting food waste can accelerate the breakdown of organic matter and generate greater quantities of useful byproducts that are highly-prized by industry. This ...

Sustainable municipal waste management solutions often involve waste-to-energy plants that can produce electricity while also providing steam to district heating systems. Efficient steam turbines are ...

Food waste generates about 8-10% of global planet-warming gases and costs trillions each year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. But a new study suggests electricity could help ...

It’s no secret that New York City, like many densely populated urban areas throughout history, has a trash and rodent problem. Mountains of bloated trash bags —many containing food waste that attract ...

Montauk Energy’s warehouse on Highway 24 will be the site of its project to generate electricity by sending hog waste through ovens. By heating hog waste, the company will generate biogas that will ...

A new thermogalvanic device uses nanoparticles to control ion flow, allowing it to convert waste heat to electricity and store the energy without external batteries. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Heat is ...

Nkweauseh Reginald Longfor works at Sophia University. Many African cities still struggle with litter and garbage that is not properly disposed of. This poses serious public health risks. It attracts ...

Efforts to generate energy from hog waste in Eastern North Carolina received a jumpstart from a provision tucked into the 90th page of a bill passed last year that was originally supposed to focus on ...