Albania Builds on PENETRON for First Waste-to-Energy Plant, Geeks News Desk Jul. 24, 2017
Albania Builds on PENETRON for First Waste-to-Energy Plant, Geeks News Desk Jul. 24, 2017 Albania Builds on PENETRON for First Waste-to-Energy Plant in June 2017, inaugurated its first waste-to-energy plant in Elbasan, which will almost eliminate the community’s landfill problem. PENETRON ADMIX was used to treat concrete used for the plant’s below-ground structures. Located on the Shkumbin River in central Albania, Elbasan is one of the country’s largest cities (population 128,000) and also one of its most polluted. The city’s new waste-to-energy plant uses trash as a fuel for generating power, just as other power plants use coal, oil, or natural gas. The burning trash heats water into steam, which drives a turbine to create electricity. Generally, this process can reduce landfill volumes by up to 90% and will…