The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries could raise as much as $200 billion a year in revenues from the production of green hydrogen by 2050 according to the Dubai-based Sii Desert Energy and Germany’s Roland Berger. In a report, the consultancies said that the GCC had become a global hub for large-scale renewable energy projects…
Waste-to-Energy plants produce steam in an electricity generating boiler when municipal solid waste (MSW) is burned. MSW often includes a blend of energy-rich materials, including paper, plastics, waste yard and wood products. For every 100 pounds of MSW, about 85 pounds can be burnt as fuel to generate electricity in the United States. Waste-to-Energy plants…
Algae-based biofuels are considered environmentally friendly alternative to traditional liquid fossil fuels or diesel fuels, which produce high levels of greenhouse gases when they burn. Also, algae hold the potential to produce billions of gallons per year of renewable diesel, gasoline and jet fuels. It uses algae as its main source of production of energy-rich…
Ethanol is generally produced by the fermentation of sugar, cellulose, or converted starch and has a long history. First-generation ethanol can be obtained from the fermentation of the edible parts of sugar-rich crops such as sugarcane, maize, guinea corn, millet, other starchy substrates, and cellulose. More recently, local production of ethanol from cassava has gained…