inhabitat.com — The plant will use super-hot 10,000 degree Fahrenheit plasma to effectively vaporize 1,500 tons of trash each day, which in turn spins turbines to generate 60MW of electricity - enough to power 50,000 homes! Cutting down on landfill waste while generating energy is a pretty win-win proposition.
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b9gh47qNov 16, 2008
I think that's a great idea, it really is a win-win situation.
revslaughterNov 16, 2008
So what's the energy profit?
Closed AccountNov 16, 2008
Don't the Energy corporations own the patent on Plasma?I think they hold the patents on garbage and air too.So that means we won't see this technology actually used for at least 120 more years./s
kyletehgreatNov 17, 2008
i dugg you cause you used 'transmogrify'
flameboyNov 17, 2008
Uhmm... This article sucks balls for not explaining any of the real questions in this field:1. How much energy does it take to generate the "10,000 degree plasma"?2. Landfills already capture methane gas and sell it. So whats the advantage here?
Closed AccountNov 17, 2008
They should use the sun furnace for generating plasma and cremating bodies as well as rubbish.This idea of using electricity to power a plasma furnace seems counter productive.
miheyNov 17, 2008
Oh, but the system is not perfect. Plasma is contained by magnetic fields, as there are no materials strong enough to remain solid in that heat. The containment chamber does exist, however, as do gasses, that escape the scorching heat and reside along relatively colder walls, until the cleaning day comes.Moreover, certain atoms are lethal to us and our environment. Some would cause an erosion of the containment chamber, requiring an expensive maintenance. How long has such a plasma furnace been functioning?Still not convinced. There are always two sides to a coin... good, that everyone is so excited about, and the bad, dark side that everyone would rather not see until it bites us back.Like the nuclear energy. "It is perfectly safe! *cough*wheeze* Excuse me, it is time for my chemo..."
fustigationsNov 17, 2008
DeBeers will be PISSED!
razgriz25thMay 28, 2009
what is left when you vaporize the garbage?
nilmurJun 25, 2009
I like to repeat what Crushthemtorg said but he maybe right on running out of trash. These plants consume 1500 tons of trash to power 50000 homes a day. How many Homes are there in the world and how much garbage is produced in a week. Eventually it might just stop all together and the revert to other stuff till we can power it again or have home plasma plants that can produce enough energy for a skyscraper for a week on a weeklies trash. Just like to say. It's good though