Ford EfW plans pulled after snub
26 Nov 2021
UK: New plans for the facility are due to be submitted in the “near future”, according to the developers
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Council to reprocure EfW plant contract
UK: Council will decide on measures next week, which would also see it bring a number of waste-related services in-house
Wood and Eqtec sign collaboration agreement
Deal covers promoting the production of bioSNG and hydrogen from waste feedstocks
EfW needs to put the U in CCUS - Dr Adam Read
The utilisation element of carbon capture is a “crucial” one that the energy-from-waste sector must get right as projects develop, says Dr Adam Read
Dutch EfWs processing more waste despite import tax
Businesses ARN, Attero, AVR and EEW say they are processing more not less waste since tax launched, while more UK waste has been landfilled as a result of increased costs
Waste authority calls for recycling to be made compulsory
The authority also called for all new UK-based EfW plants to be mandated to use the same SCR technology as its plant will be equipped with
Ford EfW gets thumbs down from planners ahead of meeting
UK: Developers' plans have been recommended for refusal in a blow for the project, which would be the second joint venture between Viridor and Grundon
Covid has shaped ‘new’ waste-export market in Europe - Geminor
Falling amounts of RDF for export, from the UK in particular, is creating opportunities for new markets to supply under-capacity EfW plants
EnviTec and Balance to work together on bioLNG
Germany: Companies have established a joint venture to market the “CO2-free fuel for commercial and heavy-duty transport as an independent supplier”
Rival Dutch firm emerges as ‘preferred bidder’ for AEB
Netherlands: AEB was officially put up for sale earlier this year, and there are three bidders with AVR leading the chase
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