Waste-to-Energy Pathways
Waste-to-energy is the use of modern combustion and biological technologies to recover energy from urban wastes. The conversion of waste material to energy can proceed along three main pathways –...
View ArticleRenewable Energy in Palestine
High population growth, increasing living standards and rapid industrial growth has led to tremendous energy demand in the Palestinian Territories in recent years. The energy situation in Palestine is...
View ArticleBiogas from Animal Wastes
Middle East and North Africa region has a strong animal population. The livestock sector, in particular sheep, goats and camels, plays an important role in the national economy of respective countries....
View ArticleFood Wastes Disposal Methods
Food waste is one of the most prominent waste streams across Middle East, especially in GCC region. The mushrooming of hotels, restaurants, fast-food joints and cafeterias in the Middle East region...
View ArticleMerits of Anaerobic Digestion of Wastes
Anaerobic digestion is the natural biological process which stabilizes organic waste in the absence of air and transforms it into biofertilizer and biogas. It is a reliable technology for the treatment...
View ArticleOrganic Industrial Wastes in the Middle East
Organic industrial waste includes a wide range of organic materials obtained from industrial and commercial operation. Industries in Middle East countries produces a large number of organic residues...
View ArticleBiomass Energy in Jordan
Jordan has promising biomass energy potential in the form of municipal solid wastes, crop residues and organic industrial wastes. Municipal solid wastes represent the best source of biomass in Jordan....
View ArticleBioenergy Resources in Jordan
With high population growth rate, increase in industrial and commercial activities, high cost of imported energy fuels and higher GHGs emissions, supply of cheap and clean energy resources has become...
View ArticleBiogas Potential in the Middle East
Anaerobic digestion is the natural biological process which stabilizes organic waste in the absence of air and transforms it into biofertilizer and biogas. It is a reliable technology for the treatment...
View ArticleBiogas Feedstock in the Middle East
Anaerobic digestion (or biogas technology) is the natural biological process which stabilizes organic waste in the absence of air and transforms it into biofertilizer and biogas. It is a reliable...
View ArticleBiomass Energy and its Promise
Biomass is the material derived from plants that use sunlight to grow which include plant and animal material such as wood from forests, material left over from agricultural and forestry processes, and...
View ArticleWastes as Energy Resource
The tremendous increase in the quantum and diversity of waste materials generated by human activities has focused the spotlight on waste management options. Waste generation rates are affected by...
View ArticleWaste-to-Energy Pathways
Waste-to-energy is the use of modern combustion and biological technologies to recover energy from urban wastes. The conversion of waste material to energy can proceed along three major pathways –...
View ArticleCombined Heat and Power Systems
Combined Heat and Power (CHP), or Cogeneration, is the sequential or simultaneous generation of multiple forms of useful energy (usually mechanical and thermal) in a single, integrated system. In...
View ArticleAnimal Waste Management in Africa
Livestock and poultry production are among the main economic activities in rural as well as urban areas of African countries.The livestock sector, in particular sheep, goats and camels, plays an...
View ArticleOrganic Industrial Wastes in the Middle East
Organic industrial waste includes a wide range of organic materials obtained from industrial and commercial operation. Industries in Middle East countries produces a large number of organic residues...
View ArticleFood Wastes Disposal Methods
Food waste is one of the most prominent waste streams across Middle East, especially in GCC region. The mushrooming of hotels, restaurants, fast-food joints and cafeterias in the Middle East region...
View ArticleWastewater Treatment Process and its Benefits
With water shortages plaguing the world, water scarcity has become one of the largest threats facing society today, making it one of the UN’s main millennium development goals. Therefore governments...
View ArticleWaste-to-Energy Outlook for Jordan
A “waste crisis” is looming in Jordan with more than 2 million tons of municipal waste and 18,000 tons of industrial wastes being generated each year at an annual growth rate of 3 percent. Alarmingly,...
View ArticleBiomass Energy and its Promise
Biomass is the material derived from plants that use sunlight to grow which include plant and animal material such as wood from forests, material left over from agricultural and forestry processes, and...
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