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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Plasma Enhanced Melter from InEnTec to Produce Clean Syngas
In a major sustainability milestone for the industry, InEnTec Chemical LLC yesterday announced it successfully completed demonstration of its mobile Plasma Enhanced Melter for four of the world's largest chemical companies to produce ultra clean, hydrogen rich synthesis gas (referred to as "syngas") from chemical residuals that would normally be treated as hazardous waste and incinerated. This follows a recent announcement by Dow Corning to adopt InEnTec Chemical's technology for application at its Midland Michigan
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Saturday, May 12, 2007
Plasma Process Converts Garbage into Clean Energy
Plasma process converts garbage into clean energy
February 23rd, 2007
With an eco-friendly technology called Plasma Gasification, one can produce clean energy which in turn powers the process, along with commercially useful byproducts.
Recently a company has developed this interesting device that can handle pretty much any type of waste put into it and turn it into a clean source of energy.
This process creates two byproducts; one is a synthetic gas composed mostly of hydrogen and carbon monoxide which can be converted into a clean fuel. The second byproduct is a form of vitrified glass that can be used as inert fill for construction in roads, building blocks or other uses.
The process produces enough synthetic gas to power the unit, as well as a surplus which could be sold directly or used to generate excess electricity, providing an additional source of revenue for the facility.
Read more from this post @ Green Geek
February 23rd, 2007
With an eco-friendly technology called Plasma Gasification, one can produce clean energy which in turn powers the process, along with commercially useful byproducts.
Recently a company has developed this interesting device that can handle pretty much any type of waste put into it and turn it into a clean source of energy.
This process creates two byproducts; one is a synthetic gas composed mostly of hydrogen and carbon monoxide which can be converted into a clean fuel. The second byproduct is a form of vitrified glass that can be used as inert fill for construction in roads, building blocks or other uses.
The process produces enough synthetic gas to power the unit, as well as a surplus which could be sold directly or used to generate excess electricity, providing an additional source of revenue for the facility.
Read more from this post @ Green Geek
Labels: environment, inventions, waste
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New System to Transform Restaurant Grease into Renewable Energy
New System to Transform Restaurant Grease into Renewable Energy
May 2007
Wastewater sludge and grease from restaurant kitchens are a nuisance for the environment, as they release methane during decomposition. An energy firm in California has come up with an innovative system that will be transforming wastewater sludge from its local restaurants into clean energy. Chevron Energy Solutions, a Chevron subsidiary is providing the assistance for engineering and constructing the environment-friendly system at the City of Rialto’s wastewater treatment facility.
The new system is also claimed to considerably increase municipal revenues and decrease the city’s energy costs - apart from decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.
Via Eco Friend post
May 2007
Wastewater sludge and grease from restaurant kitchens are a nuisance for the environment, as they release methane during decomposition. An energy firm in California has come up with an innovative system that will be transforming wastewater sludge from its local restaurants into clean energy. Chevron Energy Solutions, a Chevron subsidiary is providing the assistance for engineering and constructing the environment-friendly system at the City of Rialto’s wastewater treatment facility.
The new system is also claimed to considerably increase municipal revenues and decrease the city’s energy costs - apart from decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.
Via Eco Friend post
Labels: environment, greenhouse-gases, waste
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Friday, May 11, 2007
Waste to Energy - Burning Turkey Feces
Waste to Energy - Burning Turkey Feces
April 15, 2007
A revolutionary plant in USA is turning 270 tons of poultry waste into 300 barrels of crude oil every day. That would be cause for wild celebration in many circles if not for some problems. First, the plant is losing money, and second, some residents of the town that once welcomed it now pretty much hate it. It turns out that process of cooking turkey waste and other waste gives off - not surprisingly - a horrible stench.
Solution? The owner is considering a deal to build a plant in Ireland, where costs would be considerably less, and where a recent news article predicted a plant should be operating by next year.
Source: Peak E
April 15, 2007
A revolutionary plant in USA is turning 270 tons of poultry waste into 300 barrels of crude oil every day. That would be cause for wild celebration in many circles if not for some problems. First, the plant is losing money, and second, some residents of the town that once welcomed it now pretty much hate it. It turns out that process of cooking turkey waste and other waste gives off - not surprisingly - a horrible stench.
Solution? The owner is considering a deal to build a plant in Ireland, where costs would be considerably less, and where a recent news article predicted a plant should be operating by next year.
Source: Peak E
Labels: animal-waste, waste
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Purdue, city and county, industries join to turn waste into power
Purdue, city and county, industries join to turn waste into power
Giles Clark, 13 March 2007
by Susan A. Steeves
Planners and scientists from Purdue, central Indiana's Clinton County and city of Frankfort, and industries Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and Indiana Clean Energy LLC (ICE) are joining forces to use waste to produce methane for conversion to electricity. Two separate facilities will be built — one for industrial waste conversion and another for hog waste — with the goal of having plants in operation by spring 2008.
Read the full report here @ Biofuel Review
Giles Clark, 13 March 2007
by Susan A. Steeves
Planners and scientists from Purdue, central Indiana's Clinton County and city of Frankfort, and industries Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and Indiana Clean Energy LLC (ICE) are joining forces to use waste to produce methane for conversion to electricity. Two separate facilities will be built — one for industrial waste conversion and another for hog waste — with the goal of having plants in operation by spring 2008.
Read the full report here @ Biofuel Review
Labels: industrial-waste, methane, waste
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Animal Fats into Jet Fuel
Animal Fats into Jet Fuel
March 19, 2007
RALEIGH - Airlines could soon be looking to acquire chicken grease and hog lard to convert into jet fuel.
A team of NCSU scientists and engineers says it has developed a biofuels technology capable of converting animal fats - including lipids from dead chickens, hogs and cattle - into fuel for airliners and fighter jets.
The technology is "100 percent green," as no petroleum-derived products are added to the process. It can also be used to make additives for cold-weather biodiesel fuels and holds the potential to fuel automobiles that currently run on gasoline.
Read the full report from here @ The Pig Site
March 19, 2007
RALEIGH - Airlines could soon be looking to acquire chicken grease and hog lard to convert into jet fuel.
A team of NCSU scientists and engineers says it has developed a biofuels technology capable of converting animal fats - including lipids from dead chickens, hogs and cattle - into fuel for airliners and fighter jets.
The technology is "100 percent green," as no petroleum-derived products are added to the process. It can also be used to make additives for cold-weather biodiesel fuels and holds the potential to fuel automobiles that currently run on gasoline.
Read the full report from here @ The Pig Site
Labels: airlines, animal-waste, research, transportation, waste
S. Korea begins operation of power plant using animal waste
S. Korea begins operation of power plant using animal waste
SEOUL, March 14 - South Korea has begun operations of a cogeneration power plant that runs on animal waste, in an effort to enhance the country's use of reusable energy and protect the environment, the government said Wednesday.
The plant in Icheon, located 80 kilometers southeast of Seoul, is designed to process 20 tons of animal excrement a day, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said.
Read the full news report here @ Yonhap News
SEOUL, March 14 - South Korea has begun operations of a cogeneration power plant that runs on animal waste, in an effort to enhance the country's use of reusable energy and protect the environment, the government said Wednesday.
The plant in Icheon, located 80 kilometers southeast of Seoul, is designed to process 20 tons of animal excrement a day, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said.
Read the full news report here @ Yonhap News
Labels: animal-waste, waste
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More food waste being recycled in Milton Keynes, UK
More food waste being recycled in Milton Keynes, UK
More food waste in Milton Keynes (UK) is to be recycled after a successful pilot scheme to cut down on rubbish going to landfill.
The trial, which started in 2005, was carried out in Newport Pagnell and Bradwell Common to find out the best way to encourage residents to recycle their leftover food.
From April 2007 the food waste will be sent to Biogen's anaerobic digestion plant in Bedford where it will be combined with animal slurry to produce green energy and fertiliser.
Read the full news report from here @ Milton Keynes Today
More food waste in Milton Keynes (UK) is to be recycled after a successful pilot scheme to cut down on rubbish going to landfill.
The trial, which started in 2005, was carried out in Newport Pagnell and Bradwell Common to find out the best way to encourage residents to recycle their leftover food.
From April 2007 the food waste will be sent to Biogen's anaerobic digestion plant in Bedford where it will be combined with animal slurry to produce green energy and fertiliser.
Read the full news report from here @ Milton Keynes Today
Labels: animal-waste, waste
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Trash power - Energy from Waste & Garbage
Trash power - Energy from Waste & Garbage
Mar. 27, 2007
Reynolds, a town 20 miles north of Lafayette, is aiming at generating its own electricity and gas, using everything from municipal trash to farm waste, hog manure and even town sewage.
The project will have a facility that turns garbage into electricity. The project could become part of the solution to two of the country’s biggest challenges: Disposing of garbage and reducing America’s reliance on fossil fuels for energy.
The equipment at the BioTown technology center in Reynolds includes an anaerobic digester, gasifier and fast pyrolysis, which will create syngas, bio-oil and fertilizer.
Read the full news story from here @ Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne
Mar. 27, 2007
Reynolds, a town 20 miles north of Lafayette, is aiming at generating its own electricity and gas, using everything from municipal trash to farm waste, hog manure and even town sewage.
The project will have a facility that turns garbage into electricity. The project could become part of the solution to two of the country’s biggest challenges: Disposing of garbage and reducing America’s reliance on fossil fuels for energy.
The equipment at the BioTown technology center in Reynolds includes an anaerobic digester, gasifier and fast pyrolysis, which will create syngas, bio-oil and fertilizer.
Read the full news story from here @ Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne
Labels: waste
Cutting the Carbon Impacts of Waste
Cutting the Carbon Impacts of Waste
A clearer picture of how waste can be managed to reduce its impacts on climate change emerges in new research published today.
The reports anticipate the greenhouse gas effects of the UK’s main waste streams between 2005 and 20311, and assess the different ways of dealing with household garden and food waste2,3.
The ERM report shows that recycling has significant benefits over landfill, particularly in terms of reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Read the full news report from here @ The A to Z of Building
A clearer picture of how waste can be managed to reduce its impacts on climate change emerges in new research published today.
The reports anticipate the greenhouse gas effects of the UK’s main waste streams between 2005 and 20311, and assess the different ways of dealing with household garden and food waste2,3.
The ERM report shows that recycling has significant benefits over landfill, particularly in terms of reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Read the full news report from here @ The A to Z of Building
Labels: climate-change, waste
Monday, March 26, 2007
Alberta biofuels plant to weave straw into gold
Alberta biofuels plant to weave straw into gold
23 Mar 2007
RIMBEY -- A central Alberta town is on track to build a plant that will turn straw and municipal waste into millions of litres of biofuel each year.
Rimbey Mayor Dale Barr said construction on the plant could start as early as this summer, with an estimated cost of about $30 million.
Read the full report from here @ the Calgary Sun
23 Mar 2007
RIMBEY -- A central Alberta town is on track to build a plant that will turn straw and municipal waste into millions of litres of biofuel each year.
Rimbey Mayor Dale Barr said construction on the plant could start as early as this summer, with an estimated cost of about $30 million.
Read the full report from here @ the Calgary Sun
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Human waste used to heat apartment
Human waste used to heat apartment
Canadian Press, March 26, 2007
Halifax (CP) - A low-rise apartment building in Halifax heated with the help of human waste takes energy efficiency to new heights, says an engineer whose company was involved in the affordable-housing development.
Energy providers working on the new building started with the concept that sewage isn't useless material; Human waste from the four-storey building is pumped into a holding tank for six hours before it's released into the city's sewer system. during these six hours, a geothermal inside the tank takes the heat out of the sewage.
Read the full article from here @ The Star Phoenix
Canadian Press, March 26, 2007
Halifax (CP) - A low-rise apartment building in Halifax heated with the help of human waste takes energy efficiency to new heights, says an engineer whose company was involved in the affordable-housing development.
Energy providers working on the new building started with the concept that sewage isn't useless material; Human waste from the four-storey building is pumped into a holding tank for six hours before it's released into the city's sewer system. during these six hours, a geothermal inside the tank takes the heat out of the sewage.
Read the full article from here @ The Star Phoenix
Labels: efficiency, waste
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Manure to become energy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Manure to become energy in Mount Joy
By Patrick Burns, Staff
Intelligencer Journal
Mar 09, 2007
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - EnergyWorks, of Annapolis, Md., has agreed to build an anaerobic digestion plant on a poultry farm that would produce biogas from waste created by the chickens.
The plant will produce an odorless, colorless gas similar to natural gas that is produced when animal waste is decomposed by bacteria in the absence of oxygen.
More from this news report @ Lancaster Online
By Patrick Burns, Staff
Intelligencer Journal
Mar 09, 2007
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - EnergyWorks, of Annapolis, Md., has agreed to build an anaerobic digestion plant on a poultry farm that would produce biogas from waste created by the chickens.
The plant will produce an odorless, colorless gas similar to natural gas that is produced when animal waste is decomposed by bacteria in the absence of oxygen.
More from this news report @ Lancaster Online
Labels: animal-waste, biofuels, biogas, waste
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