Cairo’s Poor Convert Kitchen Waste Into Fuel Savings

CAIRO, Jun 12 2013 (IPS) - The bio-gas digester on the roof of Hussein Farag’s apartment in one of Cairo’s poorest districts provides a daily supply of cooking gas produced from the kitchen waste his family would otherwise discard in plastic bags or empty into the clogged sewer below his building.

Constructed of two large plastic tubs and mostly recycled materials, the zero-emissions bio-gas unit saves his family about LE 20 (three U.S. dollars) a month in gas bills. And in the ramshackle Darb El-Ahmar district where Farag lives, that works out to nearly a day’s wage.

Farag’s bio-gas digester converts organic waste fed into its 1,000-litre plastic tank into methane gas that can be used to heat water or cook food. Ordinary kitchen waste – everything from food scraps, to stale tea and mouldy bread – is soaked overnight in water to soften, then poured into the tank’s bacteria-rich soup to decompose. A pipe carries the methane gas produced to the family’s kitchen stove.

Read more : http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/06/cairos-poor-convert-kitchen-waste-into-fuel-savings/

Frito-Lay will build 7 public CNG fueling stations this yeaPlano-based Frito-Lay will break ground on seven compressed natural gas fueling stations across the country this year, including one in Texas. The snack maker will use the CNG stations for its own fleet of delivery trucks but they also will be open to the public. The Texas fueling station will be in Rosenberg just west of Houston. More fleets are going CNG, such as Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), United Postal Service, Dallas Area Rapid Transit and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport because it saves money, has environmental benefits and uses a domestic fuel source.r

Plano-based Frito-Lay will break ground on seven compressed natural gas fueling stations across the country this year, including one in Texas.

The snack maker will use the CNG stations for its own fleet of delivery trucks but they also will be open to the public. The Texas fueling station will be in Rosenberg just west of Houston.

More fleets are going CNG, such as Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), United Postal Service, Dallas Area Rapid Transit andDallas/Fort Worth International Airportbecause it saves money, has environmental benefits and uses a domestic fuel source.

Read more:
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/06/20/frito-lay-will-build-7-public-cng.html

Original context : http://www.stjohns.ca/tender/tender-riverhead-wwtf-digester-no-2-gas-proof-liner

Tender - Riverhead WWTF - Digester No. 2 - Gas Proof Liner

Closing Date: 

Wed, 2013/06/26 - 3:00pm

Tender

Tenders are invited for the following project:

RIVERHEAD WWTF
DIGESTER NO. 2
GAS PROOF LINER

Tender Packages for this project are available at the Office of the Director of Engineering, Third Floor, City Hall, New Gower Street, St. John's, Newfoundland.  Tel: (709) 576-6192.

A non-refundable deposit of Twenty Eight Dollars and Seventy Five Cents ($28.75) H.S.T. included for each tender package is required.

The scope of this project generally includes the removal and replacement of gas proof liner and installation of roof waterproofing membrane.

Tenders in sealed envelopes marked "Tender - Riverhead WWTF Digester No. 2 Gas Proof Liner” must be received at the Office of the Director of Corporate Services and City Clerk not later than 3:00:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 26, 2013.

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Tender Briefing:  A mandatory tender briefing and site visit will be held at the Riverhead WWTF Boardroom, 209 Southside Road, St. John’s, NL, at 2:00 pm on Monday, June 17, 2013, for all potential bidders and sub-contractors.  PPE will be required.

Civic body approves waste-to-energy plant

Resolution passed to establish a plant at Kavundampalayam on a trial basis

The latest in the series of measures the Coimbatore Corporation has taken to address issues related to waste management is a waste-to-energy plant. The Corporation, by way of a Council resolution, has an in-principle approval to establish a plant at its old dump yard in Kavundampalayam.

Read more : http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/civic-body-approves-wastetoenergy-plant/article4752790.ece

Vermont Tech begins work on biogas CHP plant

After seven years of planning, Vermont Technical College has broken ground on an anaerobic digestion project that will generate heat for the campus, and power that will be sold to the grid.

Permitting for the Central Vermont Recovered Biomass Facility, which will accept about one truck load per day of off-campus food waste, began in summer 2012. It is being built near the campus central heating plant, co-located with the farm fields on the main campus, which it will also take in waste from.

Read more : http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8927/vermont-tech-begins-work-on-biogas-chp-plant

EOI: Companies interested in developing a waste-to-energy plan in Barbados

The Government of Barbados is soliciting expressions of interest from companies interested in developing a waste-to-energy plant in Barbados. The three elements to the project include: Landfill Gas to Energy, Solar PV and Wind. Those seeking to express their interest should be able to demonstrate their ability to implement a 3-5MW project.

For more information:

http://neia.org/eoi-companies-interested-in-developing-a-waste-to-energy-plan-in-barbados/

Ecology revises rules for managing organic waste

OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has revised rules for managing organic wastes - also known as "green waste."

Changes to the rules affect methods for transforming organic material into useable or marketable materials.

Green waste makes up 27 percent of the solid waste put into landfills, according to Ecology officials. Disposal of green waste causes more methane and liquid waste at the landfills. Methane is a greenhouse gas emission and is considered a hazardous substance.

Read more : http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grantcounty/ephrata/ecology-revises-rules-for-managing-organic-waste/article_511279f4-9aeb-11e2-808c-0019bb30f31a.html