Hot Topics for Waste-to-Energy Investors and Developers
The Waste-to-Energy Association (“WTEA”) submitted July 1st comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing the proposed rule styled: Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and...more
The Florida Legislature enacted legislation establishing a Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Program. Florida’s Governor signed into law Senate Bill No. 1764 on June 20th whose stated purpose is to: . . . incentivize...more
Climate Change Litigation on the Horizon with Trump Environmental Overhaul - On July 16, 2020, President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published the long-awaited final rule revising the implementing...more
A few years ago, we reported that a wave of waste to energy (“WTE”) projects were expected in the Middle East. It now appears that the wave is about to break. From Saudi Arabia, to the UAE and to Oman, these planned projects...more
Australia's thermal Waste to Energy (WtE) market took a giant leap forward in October, with the Kwinana WtE project reaching financial close. ...more
Projects and energy updates from South Africa - Green energy bid targets black business - South Africa plans to invite bidders for additional renewable power projects amounting to ZAR50 billion of investment, which will...more
Ms. Cathy Webb, MS, CQA, CQE undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention and Tradeshow titled: The EHS Manager’s Guide to: The Pitfalls of HAZMAT Shipping (“Presentation”) ...more
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) issued a $3,500,000 funding opportunity for projects that use animal waste to generate electricity while reducing the environmental impacts that animal wastes can have on Maryland’s...more
City of Cape Town launches waste-to-energy plant - South Africa’s City of Cape Town is now generating its own electricity through a waste-to-energy plant. While launching the ZAR400 million (US$30 million) plant...more
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has recently seen a surge of interest in developing renewable energy, in particular solar energy projects. Led by Morocco and Jordan which have successfully implemented numerous...more
Last Sunday, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a compromise energy bill to significantly increase electricity produced by renewable energy sources. The state’s utilities will be required to purchase power from on and...more
Recent activity in the waste management sector in many Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries suggests that governments in the region are starting to look again at waste to energy (W2E) projects. Within the span of 18...more
With the January 2013 extension of the Production Tax Credit for renewable energy projects, waste-to-energy deals are back on investor and developer's radar screens. Join partners from Pepper Hamilton LLP, Deloitte Financial...more