❝ Waste management and green energy production are two interconnected and closely linked fields. Combining both is one of the approaches increasingly adopted by researchers and key players in the sector.

Recently, the University of Kentucky launched an innovative research project that seeks combining efficient waste management and green energy production. The main goal is to transform everyday waste into high-quality sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).

The research project entitled «Surface Enhanced Smart Preprocessing of Municipal Solid Wastes for Year-Round Supply of Conversion-Ready Feedstocks» and awarded by the Department of Energy (2.12 million of federal funding) aims to address issues linked to rising greenhouse gas emissions and resource depletion.

Led by Professor Jian Shi at the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering /BAE), the project strive to develop technologies that improve the surface properties and feedstock uniformity of municipal solid waste, facilitating its efficient transformation into biofuels and bioproducts.

This achievement will mark an important milestone in the advancement of biofuels and bioproducts research, in the promotion of a sustainable MSW-based bioeconomy, and in the mitigation of the technical risks associated to the thermochemical conversion of municipal solid waste into sustainable aviation fuels.

NB North Energy welcomes this initiative and actively supports collaborative efforts designed to build a more sustainable and reliable energy solutions through cutting edge technologies, contribute more to the wellbeing of the environment, and transform the future of our planet.❝