"Junk" energy: sludge. California produces 700,000 tons of dried sludge (insoluble deposits from steam boilers as sludge or in solid form) per year, from which about 10 million kWh of electricity per day can be produced. The University of Nevada, Reno, dries the sludge to make it combustible for a gasification process that turns it...
Main Thesis: The intensive development of oil transshipment infrastructure and shipping in the northwestern Black Sea region imposes a significant anthropogenic burden on coastal ecosystems. Effective protection of the region is achievable through the implementation of biotechnologies (specifically, agents and biosorption booms), systematic monitoring, and state environmental control. Key Objective: To harmonize the operations of the...
