How waste-to-energy plants turn garbage into electricity with a fatal flaw
1 month, 4 weeks ago

How waste-to-energy plants turn garbage into electricity with a fatal flaw

India Today  

In a startling expose, The New York Times in an investigative report recently shed light on the alarming environmental and health impacts of waste-to-energy incinerators in Delhi, particularly focusing on the Timarpur-Okhla plant. The push for WTE facilities in Delhi comes against the backdrop of India's rapidly increasing waste generation. INDIA'S WASTE PROBLEM The push for WTE facilities in Delhi comes against the backdrop of India's rapidly increasing waste generation. According to a 2021 NITI Aayog report, the average per capita daily solid waste generation in 28 major Indian cities is 0.39 kg, with some cities producing up to 0.99 kg per person per day.

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From waste to electricity to pollution
2 weeks, 5 days ago

From waste to electricity to pollution

The Hindu  

Delhi remains the most polluted city in India, as of December 20. Air pollution in Delhi mostly originates from human activities such as burning coal; petrol, diesel, and gas; biomass in industries; and coal-based power plants. According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, thermal plants emit sulphur dioxide at levels 240 times higher than stubble burning. …

Use power tariffs for a transformation: The strategy Delhi needs to resolve its waste crisis
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Use power tariffs for a transformation: The strategy Delhi needs to resolve its waste crisis

Live Mint  

If there is one defining feature of municipal services in large parts of India, it is chronic underfunding and under investment. In April 2022, there was a super emitter event at the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi, captured by satellite data which showed that methane emissions from the landfill reached 438 metric tonnes per hour, which is equivalent to 68 …

Energy plant turns trash into treasure
1 year, 1 month ago

Energy plant turns trash into treasure

China Daily  

Li Jingfeng put on gloves, sat on a rotating chair and began his day's work. The company collects domestic waste from neighboring counties and areas, processes it and then burns it to generate power, turning trash into treasure. The project began operations in May 2021 and this year alone it has processed 190,000 metric tons of domestic waste, and generated …

Explained | Why do so many waste-to-energy plants fail?
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | Why do so many waste-to-energy plants fail?

The Hindu  

The Kerala government recently announced the State’s first waste-to-energy project in Kozhikode. Waste-to-energy plants in major cities could also consume a portion of the non-recyclable dry waste generated in urban local bodies nearby. Of the non-biodegradable waste, only about 5 TPD out of the 95 TPD is recycled; the remaining non-recyclable dry waste could be used to generate power at …

Delhi to get 4th waste to energy plant in 2 months as project enters final leg
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi to get 4th waste to energy plant in 2 months as project enters final leg

Hindustan Times  

The construction work on Delhi’s fourth waste to energy plant at southeast Delhi’s Tehkhand is in the last stage, following the installation of boilers, officials associated with the project said, and added that the plant may start operations in the next two months. According to a senior Municipal Corporation of Delhi official, the plant will produce 25 megawatts of power …

How India’s Waste Landfills Can be Its Green Fuel Fields
3 years, 2 months ago

How India’s Waste Landfills Can be Its Green Fuel Fields

News 18  

The world is warming up because of fossil fuel emissions caused by humans. India is gearing to adopt newer technology to convert solid waste into clean and green energy that would help in immediate, rapid and large-scale reduction in greenhouse emissions. The situation in India is indeed alarming—the country produces 62 million tonnes of waste annually, of which an estimated …

4th waste to energy plant in Delhi to be ready by August next year
3 years, 3 months ago

4th waste to energy plant in Delhi to be ready by August next year

Hindustan Times  

The waste to energy plant at south Delhi’s Tehkhand will become operational by August next year, South Delhi Municipal Corporation officials said, adding that a crucial piece of hardware for the plant is expected to arrive by month-end. This will be SDMC’s second waste to energy plant which will process 2,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day. “In a …

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