Including waste incineration in EU ETS would bring climate, employment benefits
Including waste incineration in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) would encourage waste prevention and recycling, yielding both climate and employment benefits, according to a new study requested by Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) and carried out by CE Delft. The European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) doesn’t include municipal waste incineration. In July, the […]
Irish Eqtec re-enters Croatia market with Belišće biomass facility
Waste-to-energy and gasification solutions company Eqtec has announced it has completed the acquisition of a 1.2 MW power plant in Croatia.
Vienna ranked first among greenest cities in the world
Vienna is the greenest among the 50 most visited cities on the planet, according to the study evaluating the cities’ green and sustainable solutions such as parks, the use of renewable energy sources, public transportation, water consumption, walkability, recycling and air pollution. Resonance Consultancy, which conducted the study, added a green index to its Best […]
Refuse-derived fuel as an alternative to fossil fuels in Serbia
Authors: Igor Đorđević, Associate, and Ivan Gazdić, Head of Projects & Infrastructure, CMS Belgrade Given the increased pollution levels and large quantities of municipal solid, commercial and industrial waste being generated daily in both developed and developing countries, it is expected that various waste-to-energy processes, including recovering energy from generated waste, will likely play a […]
Expert views (part three): Future of recycling industry in Serbia and use of waste-derived alternative fuels
In the third in a series of interviews on waste management with representatives of state institutions, the business community, academia, and civil society in Serbia, we asked what the future of the recycling industry in Serbia, while we also sought positions on the use of waste-derived alternative fuels and the implications for the environment and […]
Waste management in Serbia – problems, challenges, and possible solutions
Serbia has handed the second draft negotiating position for chapter 27 to the European Commission, and the authorities expect the opening of the chapter, which deals with the environment, to be possible by the end of 2019. From the moment of accession (the assumption is this would happen in 2025), Serbia is proposing an 11-year […]
Belgrade landfill operator to apply to get biogas plant into feed-in tariff system
Once it gets the construction permit under the EUR 330 million public-private partnership (PPP) project to remediate the Vinča landfill, Suez Vinča Operator will apply to sell the output of a 3 MW biogas plant under the feed-in tariff system, according to Marko Milačić, managing director of the firm, 100% owned by France’s Suez Groupe. […]
Hitachi Zosen Inova company to build first waste-to-energy plant in Istanbul
The Swiss company Hitachi Zosen Inova has been awarded a contract by the Istanbul city government to build a waste-to-energy plant on the outskirts of the city to process municipal solid waste. The contract calls for the complete construction and installation of all equipment and the operating of and maintenance of all equipment at the plant […]