Transportable Plasma Waste to Energy System (Air Force)
Abstract
This project will test a waste to energy system that handles ten-tons per-day and can efficiently and economically dispose of the entire waste stream in an environmentally sound manner. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) A7AV (Environmental) at Hurlburt Field, Florida will evaluate an advanced waste to energy system developed by PyroGenesis, a Canadian company located in Montreal, Canada. This compact, land-based system will accept any gas, liquid or solid waste without the need for pre-sorting, including hazardous and biological/medical waste while also being a net energy producer. Current waste disposal methods typically involve expensive contracts with local waste haulers that collect and transport the waste to a landfill. At remote locations, open pit burning is usually involved, with a myriad of operational security, environmental, health, and other serious exposure risks to our troops. Executive Order 13423 mandates the Federal Government reduce energy consumption, increase the use of green products, reduce greenhouse gases, and divert or reduce solid waste. The Plasma Waste to Energy System will meet all these goals, while producing electricity and valuable by-products (i.e. gravel and metal ingots).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 65a20b9cff58e74fef0e995d71930446