In line with the UK’s commitment to minimising its use of traditional fossil fuels, the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has declared that coal will no longer be used as a source of power generation from 2025.…
Loss on ignition (LOI) testing helps waste management organisations remain compliant with The Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2015. Here, Sarah Gazzola, commercial manager, Energy & Waste Services, explains the LOI testing process and why it is vital for businesses to understand the chemical make-up of fines in their waste.…
As the creation of a zero-carbon economy becomes an increasingly important priority, greater attention is being paid to solid recovered fuel (SRF) – fuel produced entirely from materials found in non-hazardous waste. George Bradley, business manager, Energy & Waste Services, SOCOTEC, is now the UK’s principal expert representing the British Standards Institute (BSI) on the International Standards Organisation’s (ISO) TC 300 Solid Recovered Fuel Technical committee. Having just returned from the group’s second plenary meeting in Tokyo, George explains its objectives and the importance of setting standards for testing and sampling SRF.…
Sarah Gazzola, commercial manager, Energy Services, SOCOTEC, explores biofuels’ place in Europe’s renewable energy future.…
Declan Burns, managing director of Energy & Waste Services, reflects on 2015 and considers the opportunities and challenges that the energy and waste sector faces in 2016 and beyond.…
SOCOTEC’s Energy & Waste Services commercial manager, Sarah Gazzola, talks about the importance of solid biofuels to the UK’s energy mix; developing waste materials into clean recovered fuels; as well as some of the innovative new types of fuel currently in development.…
ESG - now SOCOTEC - and MRW partnered to host a round table of industry experts to discuss the future of Energy from Waste (EfW). James Clay, operations director, Energy & Waste Services, SOCOTEC, reflects on the changes that must be made in order to ensure continued EfW development.…
