Top Five - Random Energy Sources
by TreeHugger on 01.28.05
Hydrogen, fuel cells, wind turbines, and photovoltaics are the way of the future, but the clever thinking to make energy production green doesn’t stop there. We now give you the strangest sources of energy we’ve found so far.... [by KK]
Coal-burning power stations are so last century when compared to slick new plants making power from poultry refuse.
It’s one thing to recycle plastic bottles into carpets, but Ozmoenergy turns non-degradable plastic into diesel.
What to do with the scungy buns and half-eaten burgers at McD’s? Convert it to methane, of course.
These two machines both chomp through landfill waste to produce oil, gas, and other forms of energy.
Lastly, good old-fashioned human power. Not so earth-shatteringly bizarre, unless you’re making ice cream with a yo-yo (similar US version here).
You may want to look at this Process
http://www.globalfinest.com/tech
Waste, BioMass & Recyclables to Diesel
Catalytical Depolymerization
Input Material - any type of hydro-carbon (wood, biomass, plastics, oil etc)
Closed Fluid process,no harmful Emissions (no dioxins, no furans)
Low-temp (max 350° Celsius)
Fully automatically controlled system with little maintenance
Low-price production Pressureless closed system
12t Input/day = 11,000lt Diesel
Highest quality fuel (EU-Norm)
De-centralized Units
Additional electric energy and heat production
Positive energy balance
High efficiency (up to 90% depending input material)
Current Systems in the Marketplace:
Depolymerization Systems currently available operate on a type of pyrolysis (high temperatures) deep pressure cycles, a perfect system to produce dioxins and furanes and reletivley expensive to run due to the heat required.
PVC and PET are problematic in these systems because they include Chlorides and other materials which can not be handled or disposed safely at the high temperatures they operate at, and therefore are not emissions free or as efficient.
The proven Catalytic Depolymerization Patented technology will deal with all Bio Mass waste streams.
Decentralized plants that produces 500+ litres of diesel per hour
Convert landfill into electricity for the Power Grid or for sale as Diesel
Decrease landfill by up to 80% - On Site Production
Our plant operates pressureless, closed loop and at temperatures no higher than 350°C
No Toxic emissions and an efficiency of up to 94%
Chloride ingeredients are also neutralized in the fluid system.
This is a genuine breakthrough that will finally deal with the BioMass/Plastic Waste Problem
Worth a Look
http://www.globalfinest.com/tech