There's a company around here trialing a small scale plant that converts garbage of all kinds to diesel fuel, I wonder if this is a similar concept? Once a windmill blade is converted to a hydrocarbon it would be rather simple to again make plastics or resins using existing processes.
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There are several waste to energy processes. Is this specific to turning plastic waste into diesel? Or any garbage?
Do you know the company name? I found this article, but it's 4 yrs old.
Corbella: Alberta company turns trash into diesel with its 'game-changing' technology
We want to make this the greenest company ever built in the world
There are several waste to energy processes. Is this specific to turning plastic waste into diesel? Or any garbage?
Do you know the company name? I found this article, but it's 4 yrs old.
Corbella: Alberta company turns trash into diesel with its 'game-changing' technology
We want to make this the greenest company ever built in the worldcalgaryherald.com
Was supposed to be any garbage, they were going to take a bunch of old wooden rail ties from CN and sell them back the diesel it made for the locomotives.
But yes that's the company, Cielo. I haven't followed them in a while though, looking now it looks like their stock has tanked, none of their new projects have been built, and possible financial difficulties.
That's why I asked. I have seen that story repeat itself multiple times and interviewed one locally. It too seems to have fizzled. They use a similar process. There is a company in British Columbia that is processing waste plastics that I am following. They seem to be more together. We are working with a local business to recycle our community's waste plastics. These collections go to Merlin.
There is also a local firm in NH who also claims to have a plastics to diesel project https://www.wcax.com/content/news/How-a-local-company-is-turning-plastic-into-diesel-568089441.html
The devil is in the details https://energynews.us/2023/03/15/ne...lastics-as-some-call-for-tighter-regulations/
Generally the only way these pencil out is if they are getting paid to take the waste. Landfill space is expensive especially in VT (only one very expensive landfill not that far away from Groveton NH) reportedly $160 per ton plus a bunch of add on fees. If the plastic waste can be converted to diesel and sold into the wholesale diesel market they have two streams of revenue.
The problem with many of these plants is that there is a waste stream and its pretty nasty stuff. There can also be various nasty emissions during processing.
The devil is in the details https://energynews.us/2023/03/15/ne...lastics-as-some-call-for-tighter-regulations/
Generally the only way these pencil out is if they are getting paid to take the waste. Landfill space is expensive especially in VT (only one very expensive landfill not that far away from Groveton NH) reportedly $160 per ton plus a bunch of add on fees. If the plastic waste can be converted to diesel and sold into the wholesale diesel market they have two streams of revenue.
The problem with many of these plants is that there is a waste stream and its pretty nasty stuff. There can also be various nasty emissions during processing.
The firm we interviewed had a closed system that tightly controlled emissions. I think they were using steam pyrolysis in a closed chamber, but will need to dig up their literature. The company pitched the idea to the county which is considering alternatives once the landfill is at capacity. They seem to have used up all their startup capital too.
They are all waiting for carbon tax to get a third stream of revenue.
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