Why Montenegro?

Montenegro is called the “Jewel of the Adriatic” for its breath-taking, cerulean coastline that is draped by steep, vertical folds of towering cliffs. Its economy relies heavily on the tourism and services industry. In 2024, over 2.5 million tourists visited the country. With a population of about 617,000, tourism creates a significant increase in waste generation during peak seasons.

Montenegro has had a problem for many years disposing of municipal and industrial waste. Data updated for 2023, shows Montenegro generated 360,136.8 tons of municipal waste. This is a 7.2% increase compared to 2022. Per capita, this amounts to 577.5 kg, which is 6.1% more than the previous year, according to MONSTAT.  Additionally, in 2023, Montenegro's manufacturing, mining, quarrying, and other industrial sectors generated 722,966.8 tons of waste. This represents 55% of the country's total waste generation for the year, which amounted to 1,314,292.4 tons. These industries also saw a 13.2% increase in waste generation compared to 2022. 

This waste is stored in regulated and unregulated waste sites. Montenegro has a strategic waste management plan; however, since it was written, newly-developed and proven technologies have emerged that can be applied to address Montenegro's waste issues. Use of these technologies will allow for the safe disposal of the generated municipal waste and some of the industrial waste, while at the same time generating heat and energy.

We are in the process of collecting more data, and working with partners to generate suitable solutions, and develop business proposals. 

A Possible Solution / Waste as Renewable Energy

A new and proprietary gasification technology that recovers energy from a wide variety of waste streams and makes better use of what most people would throw away. The garbage that ends up in Montenegrin landfills, wild dumps, and waterways can yield a wide variety of valuable products through gasification. Electricity, steam, diesel, and hydrogen fuel are all great examples of what this new gasification technology can produce.

Testing has shown that on average, one ton of municipal solid waste contains roughly 12 million BTUs of potential energy. The energy trapped in one full garbage truck could power 42 American homes for one year!  Many waste streams that are notoriously difficult or expensive to landfill or recycle make excellent feedstock for this new gasification technology.