Re: [Amc-list] The Pickens Plan (not)

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

There's a waste recycling plant that breaks nearly everything fed into it down chemically, and burns gases produced to create most of the heat needed by the process. Oil comes out as one of the recycled products. I thought it was in New Jersey, but I can't find anything on it now. I recall reading the article on-line and seeing samples of the results. May have been just organic waste, but I seem to recall plastics and such being fed into it as well. 

South Carolina Electric and Gas (SCE&G) has several "tap wells" over land fills to capture methane. This is used to power large generators (each about the size of an over-the-road trailer -- 30-40', and these can be cascaded to provide more power). As far as I know they are used mainly during peak demand hours. The gas is stored in compressed tanks. Not a permanent solution, but does add to available power at lower costs than conventional fuel. 

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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 13:17:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Ethanol from food grade stock might be short term and might be diadvantageous for other reasons, but there is a movement afoot to produce it from waste biomass, namely municipal solid waste.  There's at least one pilot plant operating now in a southern city. forget where.  

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