Session 1: Contract Negotiations and Project Developments, Part 1:

Setting the New Standard for EfW Projects in Canada, North America, and Possibly the World
Jim McKay, HDR - Presentation PDF

New Contract Provisions to Assure Timely Maintenance Of Publicly Owned WTE Facilities
Paul Stoller, Stoller Consulting - Presentation PDF

Keeping Sustainability Alive in an Environment of Austerity
Jeff George, Covanta Energy - Presentation PDF

H-Power Facility Expansion
Greg Gesell, HDR - Presentation PDF - Video Files

Renewable Energy Expansion: A Model for the Next Generation of Facilities
Raymond Schauer, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County - Proceeding PDF - Video Files 

Session 2: Advanced Air Emissions Controls:

SCR DeNOx Systems in European EfW Facilities
Peter Chromec, AE&E, Inc. - Presentation PDF

Effective Removal of HCl and SO2 with Dry Injection of Sodium Bicarbonate or Trona
Yougen Kong, Solvay Chemicals, Inc. - Presentation PDF

Novel Gas Cleaning with Integrated Energy Recovery
Bo Herrlander, Alstom Power - Presentation PDF

Update on Semi-Dry Scrubbing Technology for WTE
Richard Saab, Siemens - Presentation PDF

Session 3: Contract Negotiations and Project Developments, Part 2:

Trend Towards Integrated Facilities: Marseille
David Garcia de Herreros, Urbaser - Presentation PDF

Making Sense for WTE in Difficult International Settings
Jim Michelson, SCS Engineers - Presentation PDF

Establishing Project Feasability for Emerging Technology Projects: An Independent Engineer's Perspective
Dave Demme, R.W. Beck - Presentation PDF

Waste-to-Energy:  Current Situation and Development in the European Union
Michael Jakuttis, WtERT Germany GmbH - Presentation PDF

EfW Project - Principles of the Municipal Procurement Process for the EfW Facility in Durham
Mirka Januszkiewicz and Matt Gaskell, Region of Durham - Presentation PDF

The Need and Obstacles in Implementing WTE in Island Settings
Maria Elena Diaz Barriga, Columbia University - Presentation PDF

Skiing Hill-The New WTE Facility in the City of Copenhagen
Bettina Kamuk, Ramboll - Presentation PDF
 

Session 4: Improving Plant Operations:

Improving Refractories for WTE Challenges
Patrick Stephan, Saint Gobain - Presentation PDF

Waste Combustion Technology and Air Emission Control Developments
Jens Sohnemann, Fisia Babcock Environment - Presentation PDF

Induction Heat Tube Extraction for Generating Bank Replacement
Wade Blaser, Babcock Power - Presentation PDF - Video Files

Recommitting to a Long Term WTE Future through Comprehensive Refurbishment Program
Joseph Krupa, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. - Presentation PDF

Technical and Economic Considerations for Extracting Metals from Ash at WTE Facilities
Thomas M. White, Wheelabrator Technologies & David L. Nederveld, Case Engineering, Inc. - Presentation PDF

Advanced Cleaning Solutions to Extend Boiler Runtime
Brandon Billings, Clyde Bergemann - Presentation PDF - Video Files
 

Session 5: Policies that Promote WTE:

Changes in Public and Government Perception of the Role of WTE for Sustainable Management of Wastes
Nickolas J. Themelis, Columbia University - Presentation PDF

Energy Recovery from Municipal Waste: Why We Need It Now
Rick Brandes, RB Consulting - Presentation PDF

EPA Developments Related to WTE
Jesse Miller, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Presentation PDF

Energy Recovery Insights: A Plastics Perspective
Greg Wilkinson, Third Oak Associates - Presentation PDF

Carbon and Green House Gas Evaluation of the Lancaster County Waste Management System
David Traeger, HDR - Presentation PDF

The Landfill Disposal Index:  How to Measure Progress Towards Zero Waste
Jeremy O'Brien, SWANA Applied Research Foundation - Presentation PDF

Session 6: Modeling:

Mixing and Residence Time Analysis of MSW Particles by Different Number of Moving Bars and Reciprocation Speed of the Traveling Grate
Masato R. Nakamura, Columbia University - Presentation PDF - Video Files

Numerical Modeling of Pollution Formation in WTE Systems using Computational Fluid Dynamics
Alex Frank, Columbia University - Presentation PDF

A Model for Mass and Energy Balances of Bio-drying Process
Stefano Consonni, Politecnico di Milano - LEAP - Presentation PDF

Energetic and Environmental Analysis of a New Cogenerative Configuration for the WTE Plant of Piacenza
Carlo De Servi, Politecnico di Milano - Presentation PDF

Modeling and Measuring Impacts from Ash Landfilling: Using Data to Inform Regulatory Policy
Stephen Zemba, Cambridge Environmental - Presentation PDF

Session 7: Case Studies of Small and Publicly Operated Facilities:

What About Small Facilities?
Matt Clark, Renewable Resource Consultants - Presentation PDF

Technologies for Low Capacity WTE Plants
Claudine Ellyin, Columbia University - Presentation PDF

Has the Time Come for More Publicly Operated WTE Facilities in the United States?
Tony LoRe, CDM - Presentation PDF

Sneak Peak at Procurement of Innovative Recycling and Waste-to-Fuel Conversion System in New Hanover, NC
Bob Brickner, Gershman, Brickner, Bratton, Inc. - Presentation PDF

Operation of California’s Only Publicly Operated WTE Plant: Commerce Refuse to Energy Facility
Matt Eaton, LA County Sanitation Districts - Presentation PDF

Session 8: Thermal Treatment:

Beneficial Use of Ash from Gasification of Biomass
Naomi Klinghoffer, Columbia University - Presentation PDF

The Latest and Greatest on the Resurgence of WTE and Conversion Technologies
Harvey Gershman, Gershman, Brickner and Bratton, Inc. - Presentation PDF

Advanced Pollution Control for Gasification of Varied Opportunity Fuels
Bradley Ginger, EISENMANN Corp. - Presentation PDF

A Novel Approach to the Generation of Sustainable Energy from Biomass and Wastes
Stephen Hammond, Sterling Environmental Engineering - Presentation PDF