Wastewater Gets The Solar Treatment

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The city of Gilbert, Arizona has installed a 2.3-megawatt photovoltaic system on its Neely Wastewater Treatment Plant, outside of Phoenix. Read more →

Waste-To-Energy For A Military On The Move

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A portable, self-contained wastewater treatment and water filtration system could lower costs and increase the self-sufficiency of the military's energy supply. Read more →

Solar To Power Arizona Wastewater Treatment

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The town of Prescott Valley, Ariz., is installing solar energy systems at its municipal wastewater treatment plant and water pumping stations. Read more →

Clean Energy To The Power Of Pee

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Researchers in England produce a wee bit of electricity using urine in a microbial fuel cell, and believe it could be a significant source of clean energy. Read more →

Bacteria Generate Electricity From Waste

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Penn State researchers are developing microbial fuel cells that use bacteria to generate electricity from waste. Read more →

Fuel Cell Puts New Twist On Sewage Treatment

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Chinese researches say they've come up with a fuel cell that, using visible light as a catalyst, cleans up wastewater while generating electricity. Read more →

Hydrogen Fuel Cells Powered By Sewage

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An Orange County, Calif., wastewater treatment plant is using methane to produce hydrogen to power its operations, and to fuel vehicles. Read more →

California Plant Gets Biogas From Sewage

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A new facility in San Diego will process biogas produced from sewage processing into methane that will be inserted into the region's natural gas pipeline. Read more →

California Wastewater Plant Energy Offset By Onsite Solar

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MP2 Capital recently announced that the opening a new solar power plant in Winters, California, designed to help offset the electricity consumed by that city's wastewater treatment facility. Read more →