Global Waste Reality
The World Bank projects a 70% global increase in urban solid waste with a projected cost of $205-$375 billion.
Humans generate over 2.1 billion tons of municipal solid waste annually, 70% of which ends up in landfills, where it pollutes the environment in addition to the environmental consequences of to landfill fires.
2.1 billion tons of municipal solid waste is approximately 24.5 quadrillion Btu of energy – enough heat to meet about 10% of the global electricity consumption.
Global Waste Reality
The World Bank projects a 70% global increase in urban solid waste with a projected cost of $205-$375 billion.
Humans generate over 2.1 billion tons of municipal solid waste annually, 70% of which ends up in landfills, where it pollutes the environment in addition to the environmental consequences of to landfill fires.
2.1 billion tons of municipal solid waste is approximately 24.5 quadrillion Btu of energy – enough heat to meet about 10% of the global electricity consumption.
tons of municipal solid waste are generated annually
%
of which is transported to landfills, where it sits, decays, and releases environmental pollutants
tons of garbage
=
tons of greenhouse gas
Comparing Plasma Gasification and Incineration
and why they are not the same thing…
Gasification is a process in which residual derived fuel is thermally heated in a very low oxygen atmosphere. Output is a hot and calorific gas, the syngas, composed mainly of CO and H2.
Gasification turns the calorific potential of a solid compound into gaseous form, which optimizes its potential for energy recovery.
Gasification has largely been used over the 20th century to produce gas from coal for homes and industry. This technique went out of use when natural gas appeared in the 1960’s.
Gasification vs. Incineration video
Waste Incinceration Plants vs. Plasma Gasification Plants
No air emissions during syngas production
No smoke stack
Solids reduced 250:1 to inert slag that has commercial value
Occurs in an oxygen-starved thermal conversion vessel
Processed residual derived fuel is converted into energy-rich syngas
Produced syngas provides energy to run the facility and for sale
Plasma Gasification
“Plasma gasification can create more renewable energy than the projected energy from solar, wind, landfill gas, and geothermal energies combined.” – Georgia Institute of Technology
FSE is partnered with CHO-Power to build plasma gasification facilities.
Morcenx France – CHO Power’s first facility, commercially operational since 2015, was designed for 55,000 tons/year of RDF from over 75,000 tons of mixed solid waste. The energy efficiency achieved is over 35%. The second-generation commercial-sized facility design incorporates several operational upgrades learned during Morcenx facility operations.
This is a graphic representation of the design model for next-generation FSE facilities. The engineering design incorporates innovative proprietary front-end processing for optimized RDF production. The facilities are scalable to meet jurisdictional requirements.
Plasma Processing Residue
The process results in a 10% by weight of a glass-like slag sand residue, which is inert, non-toxic, clean, and safe and can be recycled and used in civil construction projects.
Timeline
