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Kelleher Environmental has been involved in identifying the policy, health, and environmental impacts of thermal treatment options (using different life cycle assessment models), and on communicating these to the public.
Use of Forest Biomass To Produce Energy, Friends of the Earth, Canada
Researched and prepared a paper on the amount of forest biomass produced in Canada and how it is currently used to produce energy. Identified technical barriers to increased use of forest biomass, and technologies currently available or being researched (gasification, pyrolysis, black liquor gasification) to increase forest biomass utilization and make the Canadian pulp and paper industry a net energy exporter
Peer Review of Comparative Emissions Report, Hamilton-Niagara Task Force
Peer reviewed the MacViro-Earthtech Comparative Emissions report on incineration and gasification of 200,000 tonnes of post-diversion waste prepared for the joint Niagara-Hamilton Task Group.
City of Toronto New and Emerging Technologies Task Group
Maria Kelleher Co-Chaired the Toronto NET process from March-June, 2003. Issues addressed included development of a Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) on providing new and emerging technologies to City of Toronto to meet their 90% diversion objective, and how the processes fitted into the current Environmental Assessment protocol in Ontario.
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris, France
Author of a policy paper on developing a framework for identifying the role of incineration with and without energy recovery within waste minimization.
Waste Management Strategy, National Energy Policy of Thailand
Carried out analysis of options for managing waste for Thailand, with a population of 60 million, to maximize energy recovery and contribute to the national energy balance. Presented a range of options for moving forward, with economic, energy, training and waste diversion implications of each.
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