Essays about: "waste-to-energy"
Showing result 41 - 45 of 50 essays containing the word waste-to-energy.
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41. Pre-feasibility Study of a Waste to Energy Plant in Chisinau, Moldova
University essay from Institutionen för fysik och astronomiAbstract : The thesis outlined in this report has been done as a sub-project in cooperation between the municipalities Borlänge in Sweden and Chisinau in Moldova. The project aimed to explore the region's economic and environmental opportunities for waste incineration with energy recovery, also known as Waste to Energy. READ MORE
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42. Investment in Enhanced Landfill Mining (ELFM): a real option approach : a case study of Koshe/Repi landfill site (Ethiopia)
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : The marginal socio-economic condition of many people, lack of cooperative culture and cultural aversion towards waste, absence of well-defined enforcement mechanism to effectively coerce the population, restricted public service funding, high rate of population growth and the resulting ever increasing waste production are some of the major challenges faced by most developing countries, including Ethiopia, in an effort to implement effective and efficient municipal solid waste management (MSWM). Koshe/Repi, an old landfill in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is considered to be a huge opportunity in terms of material recovery and energy production. READ MORE
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43. Design of Public-Private Partnership for Waste Management in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Waste management is a growing concern in rapidly urbanizing developing countries and Haiti is noexception. Excessive amounts of improperly discharged waste endangers unique tropical environment, appears to bea reason of fast spread of epidemic diseases, increases risk of floods during the hurricane season and contributes toclimate change. READ MORE
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44. Business Models within the Waste-To-Energy Industry : An investigation of the methods used to create, capture, and deliver value; and the influence that stakeholders have upon a firm’s business model
University essay from Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Waste-to-energy is currently at the forefront of clean technologies. It consists of the burning of different types of wastes (solid, liquid, gaseous) that provide heat and electricity. With high efficiency levels in energy production (80-90%) and low flue gas emissions, this type of energy production has quickly spread throughout Europe. READ MORE
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45. Waste Management with Focus on Waste incineration with energyrecovery in Chisinau Municipality, Moldova
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad; Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET); EnergiteknikAbstract : The amount of waste in the world increases every year due to an improved living standard andgrowing population. The problem is especially large in poor countries where the ability tohandle the waste is limited due to financial and management problems. If instead wastematerial is seen as a resource it can help reduce the amount of waste on landfill. READ MORE
